Do radical right parties present blurry economic stances, or have they clarified their positions
while moving towards the economic left? This article questions the strategic behaviour of …

In this paper we focus on the two populist parties, one radical left and one radical right, that
have formed a coalition government after the January 2015 elections in Greece: SYRIZA …

The level of congruence between parties and their voters can vary greatly from one policy
issue to another, which raises questions regarding the effectiveness of political …

How do economic crises affect political representation in times of constrained government?
Our paper shows that among voters salience of economic issues increases during …

Populist parties enjoy stable support in various European countries. The literature on the
rise of populism argues that this support especially increases in times of crises. Surprisingly …

Political parties are a crucial link between the public and policy outcomes. However, few
studies have considered who political parties are responsive to when they take positions on …

Social scientists have only recently begun to explore the link between health and political
engagement. Understanding this relationship is vitally important from both a scholarly and a …

In this study we assess policy representation by populist radical right (PRR) parties in ten
West European countries. Going beyond aggregate left-right or socio-cultural (GAL-TAN) …

Citizen-elite congruence has long been considered an important yardstick for the quality of
democracy. The literature on citizen satisfaction with democracy, however, has reduced …

In this article we examine the phenomenon of the use of sovereignist claims, not only by
nationalist or populist leaders but also by actors who would not normally fall into these …