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Record Nr.

UNINA9910747093203321

Autore

Rachuj Martin

Titolo

Impact of Strategies on the Vote Share of New Parties / / Martin Rachuj

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baden-Baden : , : Nomos, , 2023

ISBN

3-7489-3895-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 pages)

Collana

Comparative politics, Volume 13 ; ; Band 82

Disciplina

324.2

Soggetti

Party System

Party competition

Political Parties

Simulation

Spatial Theory

election programs

electoral success

engagement strategy

established parties

salience theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Can established parties influence the electoral success of new parties? To answer this research question, the author examined the relationships of 168 new parties in 18 highly developed democracies with their established competitors based on their respective election programmes and election results. His analysis of the textual similarity of these election manifestos shows that established parties can influence their competitors' election results by selectively changing the emphasis of their policies. However, competition among the parties must also be taken into account. This study thus contributes to a better understanding of the dynamics of party competition and the opportunities offered by computer-assisted textual analysis in the social sciences.