In light of the unexpectedly high turnout in the 2019 European Parliament election, we
explore how major transnational policy issues mobilize voters in European electoral …

In the last two decades Voting Advice Applications (VAAs) have become popular tools
among voters, especially in several countries with a multi-party system. In this paper we test …

Political choice is central to citizens' participation in elections. Nonetheless, little is known
about the individual‐level mechanisms that link political choice and turnout. It is argued in …

Following the defeat of Hillary Clinton in the presidential election of 2016, many prominent
scholars and political pundits argued that a successful Democratic Party in the future must …

Numerous studies conclude that declining turnout is harmful for democracy. However, we
uncover the arguably positive effect that political parties become more responsive to the …

Does ideological incongruence hurt parties in elections? Research on the representational
relationship between parties and voters suggests that ideological congruence can boost a …

How does the degree to which European citizens see themselves represented by political
parties relate to their willingness to participate in an election? We argue that the closer …

Partisanship and cognitive mobilization are generally seen as independent and counter-
balancing influences on vote choice. While the former is typically regarded as a shortcut …

This article contributes to the literature on representation by examining how the ideological
polarisation of the electorate affects parties' programmatic positions in multiparty systems …

Do evaluations of presidential candidates in the US affect the level of voter turnout? Voters'
affections towards presidential candidates, we contend, can either stimulate or inhibit voter …