A growing literature has focused attention on 'expressive'rather than 'instrumental'behaviour
in political settings, particularly voting. A common criticism of the expressive idea is that it is …

To address concerns over the applicability of the electoral system literature to new and
developing democracies, we present a framework for understanding the interplay between …

Why do voters support corrupt politicians? One reason is that voters care about both
corruption and partisan control of government; the more voters care about which party wins …

The potential influence of perceived popularity of political parties or candidates on individual
vote choice is most commonly studied in terms of a 'bandwagon effect'. However, there is …

Polls and coalition signals can help strategic voters in multiparty systems with proportional
representation and coalition governments to optimise their vote decision. Using a laboratory …

Strategic coalition voting assumes that voters cast their vote in a way that maximizes the
probability that a preferred coalition will be formed after the election. We identify three …

Radical-right behavior is increasing across Western democracies, often very quickly.
Previous research has shown, however, that political attitudes and preferences do not …

Accurate expectations about the outcome of elections play a central role in psychological
and economic theories of voting. In the paper, three questions about voters' expectations are …

Strategic voting is an important explanation for aggregate political phenomena, but we know
little about how strategic voting varies across types of voters. Are richer voters more strategic …

Using Cox's' SF-ratio'(the ratio of the vote won by the'second loser'to that of the'first loser'),
we examine strategic voting in mixed-member electoral systems in ten countries and a total …