The Ideological Congruence Illusion
The Impact of Valence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6301002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Warwick (0000-0001-7792-6475, Simon Fraser University, corresponding author), Paul V Warwick (Simon Fraser University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 445-469 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lsq.12120 |
| OpenAlex | W2344617261 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 29 |
Considerable evidence has been generated to establish that “ideological congruence,” that is, a close matching of government policy positions with median left‐right voter opinion, generally prevails in liberal democracies. Based on a cross‐national analysis of election survey data, this article challenges that view and elaborates an alternative perspective. In this perspective, nonpolicy or valence considerations strongly influence vote choices and electoral outcomes in a directional sense—sometimes favoring the Left overall, sometimes the Right. Partly as a result, government positions typically deviate substantially from median opinion, forming a pattern that is clearly bilateralist or two‐sided rather than center‐concentrated
Cognitive psychology · Congruence (geometry · Economics · Ideology · Illusion · National election · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Statistics · Survey data collection · Valence (chemistry · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |