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The consequences of appearing divided: An analysis of party evaluations and vote choice
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Leadership Competition and Disagreement at Party National Congresses
Theories often explain intraparty competition based on electoral conditions and intraparty rules. This article further opens this black box by considering intraparty statements of preferences. In…
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Should We Measure Professionalism with an Index? A Note on Theory and Practice in State Legislative Professionalism Research
Legislative professionalism has played a prominent role in state politics research for decades. Despite the attention paid to its causes and consequences, recent research has largely set aside…
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Competing on the issues
Parties campaign on a range of topics to attract diverse support. Little research, however, looks at why parties narrow or expand the scope of their campaign or shift attention across issues.…
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Ruling divided
Issue salience and ideological disagreement often predict coalition government behavior. However, research on portfolio allocation has yet to fully specify the complex relationship between issue…
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Verba volant, scripta manent? Intra-party politics, party conferences, and issue salience in France
Intra-party groups influence parties’ policy priorities. However, scholars have yet to map the pathways with the greatest impact. We argue that party congresses serve as venues for decision-making,…
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Maintaining Partisan ties
Parties coordinate on a range of activities. They invite leaders from other parties to their national meetings, run joint electoral platforms and even form parliamentary factions and coalition…
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Being Heard above the Noise: The Role of Incumbent Issue Diversity in Election Campaigns
Historical policy reputations influence voters’ perceptions of parties’ electoral campaigns. In the face of their recent experiences in office, government parties’ thoughtfully crafted electoral…
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Diverse parties, diverse agendas? Female politicians and the parliamentary party’s role in platform formation
Parties’ parliamentary delegations contain a multitude of interests. While scholars suspect that this variation affects party behavior, most work on parties’ policy statements treats parties as…
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Symbols of priority? How the media selectively report on parties' election campaigns
Leaders and members of parliament serve as a political party's public face. Their image casts a shadow in which observers interpret policy statements. It is hypothesized in this article that media…
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