This volume examines the interrelationship between democratic legitimacy at the European
level and the ongoing Eurozone crisis that began in 2010. Europe's crisis of legitimacy …

How have social democratic parties responded to the recent economic crisis? For many
observers, the Great Recession and the prevalence of austerity in response to it have …

Prior research shows that the effect of partisanship on social expenditure declined over time
in Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) countries. In this …

Does the organization of the assembly affect whether governments deliver policy that
reflects the public's changing preferences? Cross‐national analyses of public opinion and …

Traditional theories of representation posit that political parties have incentives to respond to
public opinion, which, in turn, is reflected in public policy as parties come together to form …

ABSTRACT The Great Recession undoubtedly reduced the electoral prospects of incumbent
parties, coherently with the expectations of the economic vote theory. Yet, the exceptionality …

This research delves into the abundant landscape of party positioning data, highlighting a
scarcity of interconnected voter and party positioning sources. Leveraging Voting Advice …

This paper investigates the effect of macro-economic conditions on partisan policymaking
through an analysis of novel data on the fulfilment of 2412 Italian pledges. Are parties able …

ABSTRACT A burgeoning literature suggests that the loss of autonomy of national
representatives induced by supranational integration–ie European integration and …

This paper examines how referendums on internationally contested issues can activate
nationalist discourses. To this end, it carries out a case study of the 'Icesave conflict'between …