LEADER 02914nam 2200565I 450 001 9910595064903321 005 20220503111352.0 010 $a0-472-90291-1 024 7 $a10.3998/mpub.11989496 035 $a(CKB)5710000000040437 035 $a(NjHacI)995710000000040437 035 $a(MiU)10.3998/mpub.11989496 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7099218 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7099218 035 $a(OCoLC)1313669504 035 $a(EXLCZ)995710000000040437 100 $a20220503h20222022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRationality of irrationality $epolitical determinants and effects of party position blurring /$fKyung Joon Han 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aAnn Arbor, Michigan :$cUniversity of Michigan Press,$d2022. 210 4$dİ2022 215 $a1 online resource (232 pages) 311 $a0-472-07553-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-215) and index. 330 3 $aCitizens in democracies complain that political parties' positions on major issues are too ambiguous for them to confidently understand. Why is party position ambiguity so common? Are party positions ambiguous because political parties fail in forming a clear policy position or because they deliberately blur their position? Rationality of Irrationality argues that political parties are motivated to strategically blur their position on an issue when they struggle with a certain disadvantage in the issue. Specifically, political parties present an ambiguous position when their own supporters are divided in their stances on the issue. A political party also blurs a position stance when voters do not acknowledge that the party has ability and integrity to solve problems related to the issue. Political parties blur their position in these cases because ambiguous party positions divert voters' attention from the issue. Voters support a political party whose policy positions on major issues are close to their own stances. However, voters cannot confidently and exactly estimate party positions on an issue when they are only ambiguous. 606 $aPolitical parties$vPlatforms 606 $aPolitical party rules 606 $aPolitical psychology 606 $aRight and left (Political science) 606 $aPolitical parties$zEurope, Western 606 $aPolitical parties$zUnited States 615 0$aPolitical parties 615 0$aPolitical party rules. 615 0$aPolitical psychology. 615 0$aRight and left (Political science) 615 0$aPolitical parties 615 0$aPolitical parties 676 $a324.2 700 $aHan$b Kyung Joon$01271819 801 0$bEYM 801 1$bEYM 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910595064903321 996 $aRationality of Irrationality$92996009 997 $aUNINA