This study analyses congruence across various issues in 16 European democracies.
Making use of public opinion and expert survey data, our analyses show that congruence …

The level of congruence between parties and their voters can vary greatly from one policy
issue to another, which raises questions regarding the effectiveness of political …

The emergence of the economic and financial crisis has already shown important electoral
and political consequences in southern Europe. Drawing on the experience of two bailed …

This book offers a critical overview on the literature on party change and provides original
data on several dimensions of party organizations, focusing in particular on Portuguese …

This book examines whether parties' ability to channel voter interests into political
institutions has in fact declined in the wake of decline of party membership figures and the …

To what extent are political parties responsive to voters before and after elections (that is,
during the campaign and in office)? And what explains responsiveness at both of these …

Drawing on surveys of voters and MPs in Greece, this article analyses elite–mass interaction
on key policy (austerity, European integration, immigration) and ideological issues after the …

Scholars have emphasized the decline of party membership and a decrease in party
activism. Yet these general patterns hide a diversity of party members with distinct profiles …

This paper studies social tax expenditures as an instrument of social policy, considering its
broader social and political ramifications, particularly regressive distributive impacts, the …

Introdução: O ensaio bibliográfico analisa a literatura internacional dedicada a investigar
empiricamente o grau de congruência entre as preferências políticas dos eleitores e de …