All Outputs (3)

Electoral Shocks: The Volatile Voter in a Turbulent World (2019)
Book

'Electoral Shocks' offers a novel perspective on British elections, focusing on the role of electoral shocks in the context of increasing electoral volatility. It demonstrates and explains the long-term trend in volatility, how shocks have contribute... Read More about Electoral Shocks: The Volatile Voter in a Turbulent World.

Unintended consequences of negative campaigning: Backlash and second-preference boost effects in a multi-party context (2019)
Journal Article

This study examines effects of negative campaigning by political parties on citizens’ electoral preferences in the 2015 General Election in England. We do so by using a large Internet panel study and an operationalisation of (perceived) negative camp... Read More about Unintended consequences of negative campaigning: Backlash and second-preference boost effects in a multi-party context.

Measures of campaign negativity: comparing approaches and eliminating partisan bias (2019)
Journal Article

We compare measures of the tone of parties’ campaigns in the 2015 General Election in England, based on, respectively, coverage of parties’ campaigns in six national newspapers, citizens’ perceptions, and expert judgments. It is the most extensive st... Read More about Measures of campaign negativity: comparing approaches and eliminating partisan bias.