The crisis of local leadership: A passing trend or a systematic problem? [PDF]
In this paper, the author will examine the influence of the electoral system at the local level and the party system with a hegemonic or (pre)dominant party on the development of local political leadership.
Klačar Bojan
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Authoritarian values and the welfare state: the social policy preferences of radical right voters
What kind of welfare state do voters of populist radical right parties (PRRPs) want and how do their preferences differ from voters of mainstream left- and right-wing parties? In this paper, we draw on an original, representative survey of public opinion
Marius R. Busemeyer +2 more
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Political Behavior in the EU Multi-Level System
Together with its further widening and deepening, the character of the EU has changed fundamentally during the last two decades. Acknowledging this development, the politics-dimension has become visibly more relevant in research on the EU. This “politics
Daniela Braun +2 more
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Electoral Competition with Rationally Inattentive Voters
This paper studies how voters’ selective ignorance interacts with policy design by political candidates. It shows that the selectivity empowers voters with extreme preferences and small groups, that divisive issues attract most attention, and that ...
Filip Matějka, Guido Tabellini
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Mainstream Voters, Non-Voters and Populist Voters: What Sets Them Apart?
Three different constituencies are becoming increasingly common across Western European electorates: mainstream voters, non-voters and populist voters. Despite their distinct behaviours in electoral politics, we have limited empirical knowledge about the
Cédric M. Koch +2 more
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Do natural disasters help the environment? How voters respond and what that means
This paper examines whether voters’ experience of extreme weather events such as flooding increases voting in favor of climate protection measures. While the large majority of individuals do not hold consistent opinions on climate issues, we argue that ...
Leonardo Baccini, Lucas Leemann
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The Effect of Political Marketing Mix on Voters Intention Based on Demographic Characteristic; Case Study: 10th Parliament Election [PDF]
In recent years a lot of parties and candidates competing in this arena have turned to using marketing techniques. That is why such terms as personal marketing, political marketing and campaigns marketing are used in the meantime.
Maryam Karbasforoshha +2 more
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Regjeringsslitasje, startvansker og svingninger i politikken
Regjeringspartier mister ofte velgere ved valg. Denne regjeringsslitasjen er et forholdsvis langsiktig fenomen som har hatt en tendens til å øke over tid. I artikkelen diskuteres et mer kortsiktig fenomen, dvs.
Hilmar Rommetvedt
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Voters’ involvement, attitude, and confidence in the era of new media
Social network sites have now become one of the important media channels for election campaigns. Researches in the domain of social sciences are starting to form a picture of how social network site itself might affect political participation.
Hang Lee
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Can Voters Detect Malicious Manipulation of Ballot Marking Devices?
Ballot marking devices (BMDs) allow voters to select candidates on a computer kiosk, which prints a paper ballot that the voter can review before inserting it into a scanner to be tabulated.
Matthew Bernhard +6 more
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