" This book is the final product of a five-year project funded by the European Research
Council (ERC) entitled" Investing in Education in Europe: Attitudes, Politics and …

Why do political parties prioritise some policy issues over others? While the issue ownership
theory suggests that parties emphasise policy issues on which they have an advantage in …

Right-wing populist and far right parties are on the rise across Europe. While established
parties are suffering dramatic electoral losses, right-wing parties are celebrating one …

Why do coalition parties settle some policy issues in great detail, whereas other issues are
hardly mentioned in coalition agreements? Coalition agreements are important policy …

Empirical research has found that, despite citizens' perceptions to the contrary, political
parties tend to deliver on their campaign promises. What are the reasons for this mismatch …

A number of studies have investigated when parties change their policy positions. However,
this growing body of research has had limited interaction with the literature on issue …

This article focuses on the role played by polarisation in the Spanish party system. It first
analyses the failure in the attempts to form a government after the 28 April 2019 general …

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 …

Do party policy offerings simply reflect public opinion or do parties shape public demand for
policies? Theories of party position-taking and the operation of democracy expect parties to …