Positivity breeds Positivity: Evidence that Positive In-party Affective Evaluations Predict Positive Out-party Evaluations in Western Publics James Adams (UC Davis) Noam Gidron (Hebrew University in Jerusalem)Will Horn (Princeton University)Yair Amitai (Hebrew University in Jerusalem) Political observers voice growing concerns over cross-party distrust and hostility in western publics, commonly labeled affective polarisation. Scholars typically measure affective polarisation […] Lire la suite

Inequality and voting: How widening socio-economic gaps explain mainstream party decline  David Weisstanner (University of Oxford)Sarah Engler (University of Zurich) The political landscape of Western democracies has changed substantively over the past decades; mainstream parties have lost ground to radical left and radical right parties. Previous studies focusing on socio-structural transformations, such as occupational change or globalization, […] Lire la suite

Does bottom-up spillover effect exist for radical right party? Evidence from Germany Chan Ka-Ming La littérature antérieure suggère que le résultat électoral d’un parti peut façonner sa part des voix et le calcul des électeurs lors d’une élection ultérieure. Pourtant, ce processus de mise à jour des informations peut-il aider à expliquer le succès du […] Lire la suite

Voting for Disabled Candidates: The Roles of Voter Preferences and Belief Stereotypes Stefanie Reher (University of Strathclyde) Despite important advances in the rights of disabled people over the past decades, stigma and prejudice against them remain widespread. Given ample evidence that voters use group stereotypes when evaluating candidates and casting their votes, we might expect […] Lire la suite

Do elections (still) matter? Mandate, institutions and policies in Western Europe Emiliano Grossman (Centre d'Étude Européennes / Sciences Po) Isabelle Guinaudeau (Centre Émile Durkheim / Sciences Po Bordeaux) Are election campaigns relevant to policymaking, as they should in a democracy? This book sheds new light on this central democratic concern based on an ambitious study of […] Lire la suite

Ce contenu n'est pas disponible dans la langue sélectionnée. Making Sense of Electoral Behaviour in Seniors’ Residences Florence Vallée-Dubois (Université de Montréal) Does placing polling stations in seniors’ residences have a positive impact on turnout? Does it benefit parties that are more popular among older citizens? I explore these questions using original data on electoral […] Lire la suite

Ce contenu n'est pas disponible dans la langue sélectionnée. What about modes? Differences Between Modes in the 21st Century’s Electoral Polls  Claire Durand (Université de Montréal)Timothy P. Johnson (University of Illinois at Chicago) The 21st Century has seen an important transition in survey modes used for electoral polls. This transition has not ended yet. It is […] Lire la suite

Do Neighborhoods Empower or Disenfranchise? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Effects of Spatial Disadvantage and Ethnoracial Segregation on Voter Registration in France Haley McAvay (University of York)Pavlos Vasilopoulos (University of York) Prior research from different national contexts indicates persistent ethnic/racial disparities in  political participation. Studies have sought to explain these disparities by focusing on  compositional differences […] Lire la suite

Vox Populi, Vox Dei? Alienation, Mobilisation and Models of Democracy Miriam Sorace (University of Kent)Diane Bolet (Policy Institute, King's College London) Les attitudes à l’égard de la démocratie gagnent en importance, comme l’attestent les récents succès des partis populistes et la montée des comportements antisystème. Cette étude arbitre de manière innovante entre la mobilisation cognitive […] Lire la suite

L'ombre du confucianisme: les valeurs traditionnelles conditionnent le biais de négativité chez les Asiatiques de l'Est Baowen Liang (Université de Montréal) La théorie du biais de négativité soutient que les gens accordent plus d'attention aux informations négatives qu'aux informations positives. On fait valoir que le biais est une conséquence de l'aversion au risque qui s'est […] Lire la suite