Causes and electoral consequences of party policy shifts in multiparty elections: Theoretical results and empirical evidence
J Adams - Annual Review of Political Science, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The spatial model of elections identifies factors that motivate party elites to shift their policy
positions, including changes in voters' policy preferences, rival parties' policy shifts, past …
positions, including changes in voters' policy preferences, rival parties' policy shifts, past …
Measuring policy positions in political space
M Laver - Annual Review of Political Science, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Spatial models are ubiquitous within political science. Whenever we confront spatial models
with data, we need valid and reliable ways to measure policy positions in political space. I …
with data, we need valid and reliable ways to measure policy positions in political space. I …
Are niche parties fundamentally different from mainstream parties? The causes and the electoral consequences of Western European parties' policy shifts, 1976–1998
Do “niche” parties—such as Communist, Green, and extreme nationalist parties—adjust
their policies in response to shifts in public opinion? Would such policy responsiveness …
their policies in response to shifts in public opinion? Would such policy responsiveness …
[图书][B] Performance politics and the British voter
HD Clarke - 2009 - books.google.com
What matters most to voters when they choose their leaders? This book suggests that
performance politics is at the heart of contemporary democracy, with voters forming …
performance politics is at the heart of contemporary democracy, with voters forming …
The political conditioning of economic perceptions
G Evans, R Andersen - The Journal of Politics, 2006 - journals.uchicago.edu
Economic theories of voting argue that party popularity and vote are heavily influenced by
the performance of the economy. Inferences about the direction of causality between …
the performance of the economy. Inferences about the direction of causality between …
Understanding change and stability in party ideologies: Do parties respond to public opinion or to past election results?
Previous research explains the evolution of parties' ideological positions in terms of decision
rules that stress the uncertainty of the political environment. The authors extend this …
rules that stress the uncertainty of the political environment. The authors extend this …
Mean voter representation and partisan constituency representation: Do parties respond to the mean voter position or to their supporters?
Do political parties respond to shifts in the preferences of their supporters, which we label
the partisan constituency model, or to shifts in the mean voter position (the general …
the partisan constituency model, or to shifts in the mean voter position (the general …
[图书][B] A unified theory of voting: Directional and proximity spatial models
Professors Merrill and Grofman develop a unified model that incorporates voter motivations
and assesses its empirical predictions--for both voter choice and candidate strategy--in the …
and assesses its empirical predictions--for both voter choice and candidate strategy--in the …
Multinomial probit and multinomial logit: a comparison of choice models for voting research
JK Dow, JW Endersby - Electoral studies, 2004 - Elsevier
Several recent studies of voter choice in multiparty elections point to the advantages of
multinomial probit (MNP) relative to multinomial/conditional logit (MNL). We compare the …
multinomial probit (MNP) relative to multinomial/conditional logit (MNL). We compare the …
When moderate voters prefer extreme parties: Policy balancingin parliamentary elections
O Kedar - American Political Science Review, 2005 - cambridge.org
This work develops and tests a theory of voter choice in parliamentary elections. I
demonstrate that voters are concerned with policy outcomes and hence incorporate the way …
demonstrate that voters are concerned with policy outcomes and hence incorporate the way …