The times they are a-changin
Party campaign strategies in the 2018 Italian election
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6407786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincenzo Emanuele (0000-0002-1589-5025, Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli), Nicola Maggini (0000-0002-6844-1641, University of Florence), Aldo Paparo (0000-0003-3542-3145, Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 665-687 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2019.1655966 |
| OpenAlex | W2977813458 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 34 |
The 2018 Italian election produced striking results, with both a historic success for the two challenger parties (League and M5S) and massive defeats for the two mainstream parties (PD and FI). This article analyses party campaign strategies and their consistency with the opportunity structures provided by the configuration of Italian public opinion. Relying on issue-yield theory, original survey data were collected for both issue support and priority among Italian voters, and party emphases on issues in the electoral campaign – through Twitter data. The findings indicate a generalised ideological inconsistency of the constituencies of the main parties, while campaign strategies appear much more ideologically consistent. Moreover, it is found that parties focused mostly on conflict-mobilisation strategies, rather than on problem solving. Finally, the article shows that, in general, parties acted strategically, by aligning their campaign to the available opportunities, although with relevant variations across parties
Consistency (knowledge bases · Ideology · League · Mainstream · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public relations · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |