How established parties reduce other parties’ electoral support: the strategy of parroting the pariah

Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 1 - 27
Published: Jan 2, 2018
Abstract
In every democracy, established political parties are challenged by other parties. Established parties react in various ways to other parties’ presence. A key hypothesis in the relevant literature is that established parties can decrease another party’s electoral support by parroting it, i.e. adopting its core policy issue position. This article argues, and demonstrates empirically, that this hypothesised effect mainly occurs in the event that a...
Paper Details
Title
How established parties reduce other parties’ electoral support: the strategy of parroting the pariah
Published Date
Jan 2, 2018
Volume
41
Issue
1
Pages
1 - 27
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