Alan Duggan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3718031 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan Duggan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Duggan |
| SIGNATURE | DUGGAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1690-8331 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Personal attacks or policy debates? How voters respond to negative campaign messaging
Previous research suggests the effects of negative campaigning are highly conditional on country context and the specific messages that are used. In this paper, we present an experiment on negative campaigning in an unexamined context in which existing studies could point to differing outcomes. We examine the effect of attacks placed in campaign leaflets on a candidate’s personal traits and policy positions in Great Britain. Unlike prior studies,…
Parliamentary candidates and their campaign messages at the 2019 General Election
The 2019 General Election brought about a significant change in the parliamentary balance of power. There has already been much attention devoted to how parties and their leaders campaigned in the run up to the polling day. Using original leaflet data from the OpenElections project, this study extends the focus to individual candidates by exploring the nature of local campaign communications. We find that candidates make little effort to promote …
Going negative when spoiled for choice? Destabilizing and boomerang effects of negative political messaging in multiparty systems with multimember districts
Classical electoral behaviour theories have associated possible benefits of negative campaigning with two-party plurality systems due to their zero-sum nature. Nevertheless, negative campaigning is a widely used electoral strategy outside of these contexts, despite scant evidence of its benefits for political parties and candidates who employ it. Our research question is simple – is negative campaign messaging effective for attackers in multipart…
Local Leaflets: Constituency Issue Messaging at the 2024 General Election
The 2024 general election brought about a significant change in the parliamentary balance of power. There has already been much attention devoted to the issues that dominated the national campaign. Using original leaflet data from the OpenElections project, this study extends the focus to explore the issues emphasised in local electoral communications put forward by parties and candidates in their constituency campaigns. The article reveals that …
Going on the offensive: Negative messaging in British general elections
What drives British parliamentary candidates to attack their opponents? Using an original dataset of approximately 7500 general election leaflets from four elections between 2010 and 2019, we offer the first study into the conditions under which British parliamentary candidates use negative messaging. We find that leaflets from opposition candidates and candidates contesting marginal (i.e., competitive) seats are more likely to include messages a…
Republic of Ireland 2020
i List of Abbreviations Government Ministers, Ministers of State and Opposition SpokespersonsState of the PartiesProductivity of the OireachtasOireachtas CommitteesElections 5.1. Dail Eireann Elect
Irish presidential election 2018
In late August 2018, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy set 26 October as the date of Ireland's presidential election. The race took on a decidedly uncompetitive appearance in July 2018 when incumbent Michael D. Higgins finally confirmed he would stand for re-election. He had, in the end, comfortably won the previous contest in 2011, receiving almost 40 per cent of votes on the first count and 57 per cent on the fin…
Going on the offensive: Negative messaging in British general elections
What drives British parliamentary candidates to attack their opponents? Using an original dataset of approximately 7500 general election leaflets from four elections between 2010 and 2019, we offer the first study into the conditions under which British parliamentary candidates use negative messaging. We find that leaflets from opposition candidates and candidates contesting marginal (i.e., competitive) seats are more likely to include messages a…
Parliamentary candidates and their campaign messages at the 2019 General Election
The 2019 General Election brought about a significant change in the parliamentary balance of power. There has already been much attention devoted to how parties and their leaders campaigned in the run up to the polling day. Using original leaflet data from the OpenElections project, this study extends the focus to individual candidates by exploring the nature of local campaign communications. We find that candidates make little effort to promote …
Irish presidential election 2018
In late August 2018, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy set 26 October as the date of Ireland's presidential election. The race took on a decidedly uncompetitive appearance in July 2018 when incumbent Michael D. Higgins finally confirmed he would stand for re-election. He had, in the end, comfortably won the previous contest in 2011, receiving almost 40 per cent of votes on the first count and 57 per cent on the fin…
Personal attacks or policy debates? How voters respond to negative campaign messaging
Previous research suggests the effects of negative campaigning are highly conditional on country context and the specific messages that are used. In this paper, we present an experiment on negative campaigning in an unexamined context in which existing studies could point to differing outcomes. We examine the effect of attacks placed in campaign leaflets on a candidate’s personal traits and policy positions in Great Britain. Unlike prior studies,…
Republic of Ireland 2020
i List of Abbreviations Government Ministers, Ministers of State and Opposition SpokespersonsState of the PartiesProductivity of the OireachtasOireachtas CommitteesElections 5.1. Dail Eireann Elect
Irish presidential election 2018
In late August 2018, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy set 26 October as the date of Ireland's presidential election. The race took on a decidedly uncompetitive appearance in July 2018 when incumbent Michael D. Higgins finally confirmed he would stand for re-election. He had, in the end, comfortably won the previous contest in 2011, receiving almost 40 per cent of votes on the first count and 57 per cent on the fin…
Republic of Ireland 2020
i List of Abbreviations Government Ministers, Ministers of State and Opposition SpokespersonsState of the PartiesProductivity of the OireachtasOireachtas CommitteesElections 5.1. Dail Eireann Elect
Going on the offensive: Negative messaging in British general elections
What drives British parliamentary candidates to attack their opponents? Using an original dataset of approximately 7500 general election leaflets from four elections between 2010 and 2019, we offer the first study into the conditions under which British parliamentary candidates use negative messaging. We find that leaflets from opposition candidates and candidates contesting marginal (i.e., competitive) seats are more likely to include messages a…
Going negative when spoiled for choice? Destabilizing and boomerang effects of negative political messaging in multiparty systems with multimember districts
Classical electoral behaviour theories have associated possible benefits of negative campaigning with two-party plurality systems due to their zero-sum nature. Nevertheless, negative campaigning is a widely used electoral strategy outside of these contexts, despite scant evidence of its benefits for political parties and candidates who employ it. Our research question is simple – is negative campaign messaging effective for attackers in multipart…
Local Leaflets: Constituency Issue Messaging at the 2024 General Election
The 2024 general election brought about a significant change in the parliamentary balance of power. There has already been much attention devoted to the issues that dominated the national campaign. Using original leaflet data from the OpenElections project, this study extends the focus to explore the issues emphasised in local electoral communications put forward by parties and candidates in their constituency campaigns. The article reveals that …
Personal attacks or policy debates? How voters respond to negative campaign messaging
Previous research suggests the effects of negative campaigning are highly conditional on country context and the specific messages that are used. In this paper, we present an experiment on negative campaigning in an unexamined context in which existing studies could point to differing outcomes. We examine the effect of attacks placed in campaign leaflets on a candidate’s personal traits and policy positions in Great Britain. Unlike prior studies,…
Parliamentary candidates and their campaign messages at the 2019 General Election
The 2019 General Election brought about a significant change in the parliamentary balance of power. There has already been much attention devoted to how parties and their leaders campaigned in the run up to the polling day. Using original leaflet data from the OpenElections project, this study extends the focus to individual candidates by exploring the nature of local campaign communications. We find that candidates make little effort to promote …
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