The electoral consequences of welfare state retrenchment: Blame avoidance or credit claiming in the era of permanent austerity?
This article challenges the dominant assumptions in the literature that cutting social policy
incurs voter wrath and that political parties can efficiently internalise electoral fallout with …
incurs voter wrath and that political parties can efficiently internalise electoral fallout with …
Why austerity? The mass politics of a contested policy
The effects of austerity in response to financial crises are widely contested and assumed to
cause significant electoral backlash. Nonetheless, governments routinely adopt austerity …
cause significant electoral backlash. Nonetheless, governments routinely adopt austerity …
Voter responses to fiscal austerity
E Hübscher, T Sattler, M Wagner - British Journal of Political Science, 2021 - cambridge.org
Governments have great difficulties designing politically sustainable responses to rising
public debt. These difficulties are grounded in a limited understanding of the popular …
public debt. These difficulties are grounded in a limited understanding of the popular …
Political parties' welfare image, electoral punishment and welfare state retrenchment
Will voters punish the government for cutting back welfare state entitlements? The
comparative literature on the welfare state suggests that the answer is yes. Unless …
comparative literature on the welfare state suggests that the answer is yes. Unless …
Policy instruments and welfare state reform
A core, but so far untested, proposition of the new politics perspective, originally introduced
by Paul Pierson, is that welfare state cutbacks will be implemented using so-called …
by Paul Pierson, is that welfare state cutbacks will be implemented using so-called …
Are governments paying a price for austerity? Fiscal consolidations reduce government approval
What are the political effects of fiscal consolidations? Theoretical considerations suggest
that consolidations should reduce the public's support for their governments, but empirical …
that consolidations should reduce the public's support for their governments, but empirical …
Clarity of responsibility beyond the pocketbook: How political institutions condition EU issue voting
CE De Vries, EE Edwards… - Comparative political …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
One of the most influential findings of the voting behavior literature of the past two decades
was the realization that the clarity of the domestic institutional context influences the …
was the realization that the clarity of the domestic institutional context influences the …
Government responses to fiscal austerity: The effect of institutional fragmentation and partisanship
C Jensen, PB Mortensen - Comparative Political Studies, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
How does the institutional context affect government responses to fiscal austerity? Despite
the “institutional turn” in political science, we still possess an incomplete understanding of …
the “institutional turn” in political science, we still possess an incomplete understanding of …
Framing effects and comparative social policy reform: Comparing blame avoidance evidence from two experiments
G Wenzelburger, F Hörisch - Journal of comparative policy …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Following Paul Pierson's work on the New Politics of the welfare state, numerous
studies on welfare state reforms have shown that governments enacting welfare cuts …
studies on welfare state reforms have shown that governments enacting welfare cuts …
Waking up the giant? Hospital closures and electoral punishment in Sweden
A Lindbom - How welfare states shape the democratic public, 2014 - elgaronline.com
Paul Pierson's (1994) influential theory regarding the New Politics of the Welfare State (NP)
argues that important parts of the electorate object to welfare retrenchment. This assumption …
argues that important parts of the electorate object to welfare retrenchment. This assumption …