Do Spitzenkandidaten really make a difference? An experiment on the effectiveness of personalized European Parliament election campaigns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7772508 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katjana Gattermann (0000-0002-4258-3588, University of Amsterdam, corresponding author), Franziska Marquart (0000-0002-8800-9303, University of Amsterdam) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 612-633 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Union Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1465-1165 • E-ISSN: 1741-2757 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1465116520938148 |
| OpenAlex | W4238590490 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 49 |
This article investigates the impact of pan-European candidates in European Parliament election campaigns. It focusses on the two 2019 nominees for the European Greens, who were Dutch and German, respectively. We conducted a pre-registered experiment in the Netherlands and Germany in early April 2019 to test the effects of (non-)personalized campaign posters on (a) turnout intention and (b) vote intention for the Greens alongside possible mediating effects of campaign and candidate evaluations. Our results suggest that while personalized campaigns as opposed to non-personalized campaigns may not matter per se for turnout and vote intention, individual candidates can make a difference in European elections, particularly with respect to vote intention. As such, the results have important implications for our understanding of European Parliament election campaigns
General election · German · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Turnout · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |