All Outputs (3)

Unintended consequences of negative campaigning: Backlash and second-preference boost effects in a multi-party context (2019)
Journal Article
Walter, A. S., & van der Eijk, C. (2019). Unintended consequences of negative campaigning: Backlash and second-preference boost effects in a multi-party context. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 21(3), 612-629. https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148119842038

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
Walter, A., & Van der Eijk, C. (2019). Measures of campaign negativity: comparing approaches and eliminating partisan bias. International Journal of Press/Politics, 24(3), 363-382. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161219843404

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.

Voters’ Partisan Responses to Politicians’ Immoral Behavior (2019)
Journal Article
Walter, A. S., & Redlawsk, D. P. (2019). Voters’ Partisan Responses to Politicians’ Immoral Behavior. Political Psychology, 40(5), 1075-1097. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12582

Politicians’ moral behaviors affect how voters evaluate them. But existing empirical research on the effects of politicians’ violations of moral standards pays little attention to the heterogeneous moral foundations of voters in assessing responses t... Read More about Voters’ Partisan Responses to Politicians’ Immoral Behavior.