Populism is a concept that is currently in vogue among political commentators and, more
often than not, used pejoratively. The phenomenon of populism is typically seen as …

Using an innovative framework for the study of voting behavior in parliamentary
democracies, this book sheds new light on the ongoing personalization of politics. The …

The importance of social media as a way to monitor an electoral campaign is well
established. Day-by-day, hour-by-hour evaluation of the evolution of online ideas and …

The book provides a comprehensive view on the internal life of parties and investigates the
dynamics of intra-party politics in different party environments to explain in which …

Meine Damen und Herren, Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz. 2 It was not the scriptwriters' original
intent and arguably represented one of the greatest surprises in German electoral history …

The increase of electoral volatility in established democracies is typically interpreted as
proof that short-term factors are increasingly important determinants of vote choice. The …

Leaders without Partisans examines the changing impact of party leader evaluations on
voters' behavior in parliamentary elections. The decline of traditional social cleavages, the …

This paper provides an empirical assessment of the relationship between media exposure
and leader effects on voting through an analysis of Italy––an ideal case for the study of the …

With the entering of official presidential candidates in the competition, the 2014 elections to
the European Parliament signalled the penetration of 'personality politics'(Lobo and Curtice …

This article sheds light on the obstacles that women face as members of the government by
answering the questions: How does the sex of ministers shape the way MPs' assess the …