Selective Professionalisation of Political Campaigning

A Test of the Party-Centred Theory of Professionalised Campaigning in the Context of the 2006 Swedish Election

Bibliographic Data

ID6344787
AuthorsJesper Strömbäck (0000-0001-7392-9791, Mid Sweden University, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume57
Issue1
Pages95-116
Publication date2009-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9248.2008.00727.x
OpenAlexW2031005610
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited20

During the last few decades, political campaigns appear to have become increasingly professionalised. However, at present most of the evidence for the professionalisation of political campaigning comes from countries such as the United States and Britain, and there is less evidence with regard to countries with party-centred systems, proportional elections and multiple parties. Moreover, there is a noticeable lack of systematic and comparative research on the extent to which political campaigns have become professionalised. At present, the only theory of professionalised campaigning that has been operationalised to allow systematic comparisons is the party-centred theory of professionalised campaigning. However, so far it has only been applied once. Thus the usefulness and validity of the theory remains largely unclear. Against this background, the purpose of this study is to elaborate on the party-centred theory of professionalised campaigning, and to test this theory in the context of the 2006 Swedish election

Context (archaeology · General election · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Test (biology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics

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