The spatial model of elections identifies factors that motivate party elites to shift their policy
positions, including changes in voters' policy preferences, rival parties' policy shifts, past …

The question of whether political parties make a systematic difference in terms of public
policies is one of the classics of comparative public policy research. However, unstable …

This article investigates the impact of niche party success on the policy agendas of
mainstream parties. Following from the expected electoral effects of issue politicization, the …

Long gone are the times when class-based political parties with extensive membership
dominated politics. Instead, party politics has become issue-based. Surprisingly few studies …

Names: Strömbäck, Jesper editor.| Kiousis, Spiro editor. Title: Political public relations:
concepts, principles, and applications/edited by Jesper Strömbäck and Spiro Kiousis …

This study addresses the dynamics of the issue space in multiparty systems by examining to
what extent, and under what conditions, parties respond to the issue ownership of other …

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 …

Do parties listen to their voters? This article addresses this important question by moving
beyond position congruence to explore whether parties respond to voters' issue priorities. It …

How can one explain the significant vote losses of mainstream parties across Europe in
recent years? In this article, it is argued that mainstream party convergence is an important …

Comparative political science has largely ignored the marked cross-national variation in
Green party electoral performance. This article uses a unique aggregate dataset of 347 …