Research handbook on political partisanship / edited by Henrik Oscarsson (professor, Department of Political Science, and research director of the Swedish National Election Studies (SNES), University of Gothenburg) and Sören Holmberg (senior professor, Department of Political Science, and former research director, SNES, University of Gothenburg, Sweden).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Oscarsson, Gustav Henrik Ekengren, editor.

Holmberg, Sören, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Party affiliation.

Democracy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

"The strength of partisanship is a matter of historic importance and debate in modern democracies. Based on cutting-edge global data, the Research Handbook of Political Partisanship argues that partisanship is down, but not out, in contemporary societies. Contributors focus on four key areas of research: the role and importance of partisanship for democratic rule; how to measure and secure data on partisanship; explanations of the origins and development of partisanship; and the effects of partisanship on citizens' attitudes and behaviours, and on the function of democratic systems. Engaging with key contemporary debates, from the rise of right-wing populist parties to the effects of digitalization partisanship, this timely Research Handbook highlights the significance of political partisanship not only in the present but for the future of democracies internationally. Featuring contributions from leading scholars, this book is critical for graduate students of political science and sociology, as well as for advanced researchers investigating elections and electorates, voter trends and contemporary political parties. Policymakers and political consultants will also benefit from its insights into the political engagement of voters and the future of party-based democracy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to the research handbook on political partisanship / Henrik Oscarsson and Sören Holmberg

2. Party identification: down but not out / Sören Holmberg and Henrik Oscarsson

Part I: Political partisanship and democracy

3. Party government and democracy / Jacques Thomassen

4. Partisanship: conceptualizations and consequences / Lisa Madeleine Carius-Munz

5. Media and political partisanship / Adam Shehata and Jesper Strömbäck

6. The blinders of partisanship / Russell J. Dalton

7. The origins and effect of negative partisanship / Alexa Bankert

Part II: Measuring political partisanship

8. Measuring the direction and strength of partisan identity / Leonie Huddy, Caitlin Davies and Joseph Sandor

9. Measuring party attachments with survey questionnaires / Martin Rosema and Sabrina J. Mayer

10. Measuring elite-mass linkages through the internet / Florence Ecormier-Nocca and Nicolas Sauger

11. Partisan ambivalence in multi-party systems / Marco R. Steenbergen

Part III: Origins and determinants of political partisanship

12. Party identification and its evolution over time / Eva H. Önnudóttir and Ólafur fi. Hararson

13. The formative period of party identification / Martin Kroh

14. The populist right-wing partisan / Anders Widfeldt

15. The role of political parties in partisanship / Carlos Shenga

16. Partisanship in the digital age / Rachel K. Gibson and Stephen Ward

17. Party identification: resilience under strain / Elisabeth Gidengil and Neil Nevitte

18. Partisanship and ideology in Japan / Masahiro Yamada

Part IV: Political effects of partisanship

19. Does a partisan public increase democratic stability? / John H. Aldrich, Austin Bussing, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Nicolas Madan, Katelyn Mehling Ice, Kristen M. Renberg and Hannah M. Ridge

20. Partisanship and political participation / Ian McAllister

21. Attitudinal consequences of partisanship for new parties / Eva Anduiza and Roberto Pannico

22. Partisan bias in economic perceptions / Lie Philip Santoso

23. Partisanship in the process of party choice / Mark N. Franklin and Georg Lutz

24. Partisanship, policy-making and democracy / Spyros Kosmidis

25. Beyond party identification / Eric Guntermann

26. Partisanship and citizen deliberation / Kimmo Grönlund

27. Partisanship and political trust / Marc Hooghe

28. The consequences of partisanship in Africa / Robert Mattes and Matthias Krönke

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781788111997 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.