Estimating parties' left-right positions
Determinants of voters' perceptions' proximity to party ideology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4170404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathrin Barbara Busch (0000-0002-6951-0776, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Pages | 159-178 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Electoral Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-3794 • E-ISSN: 1873-6890 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.electstud.2016.01.003 |
| OpenAlex | W2230457154 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 66 |
The article aims to explore whether the accuracy of voters' perceptions of party ideology are affected by party position shifts and by the media's turn to non-left-right issues, such as political leadership, during election campaigns. Using data from the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) and a country-specific left-right index based on data by the Comparative Manifestos Project (CMP), multilevel analyses reveal that emphasizing leadership issues can lead voters to reflect left-right positions more accurately. A party's left-right position shift between elections does not lead to a significant difference in voters' perceptions, while a shift on the economic sub-dimension of left-right ideology can even lead voters to more position clarity. However, multiple parties' shifting their positions seems to overburden respondents' cognitive capacity
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Differentiation and Integration
| Unique citing works | 32 |
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| Citations per year | 3,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |