Issue salience, issue ownership, and issue-based vote choice

Bélanger, Éric; Meguid, Bonnie M.

doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2008.01.001

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“…This effect can be further enhanced by negativity bias in the media as well (Soroka, 2006). Second, issues on top of voters' heads are more salient factors determining their vote (Bélanger and Meguid, 2008). For example, Fournier et al (2003: 57) claim that "issue importance influences the capacity to rate the government's performance: individuals who feel that an issue is important are more likely to evaluate the government on that issue".…”

Section: Literature and Theorymentioning

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Macroeconomics, economic crisis and electoral outcomes: A national European pool

Dassonneville

Lewis‐Beck

2014

Acta Polit

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An abundance of comparative survey research argues the presence of economic voting as an individual force in European elections, thereby refuting a possible ecological fallacy. But the hypothesis of economic voting at the aggregate level, with macroeconomics influencing overall electoral outcomes, seems less sure. Indeed, there might be a micrological fallacy at work, with the supposed individual economic vote effect not adding up to a national electoral effect after all. Certainly that would account for the spotty evidence linking macroeconomics and national election outcomes. We examine the possibility of a micrological fallacy through rigorous analysis of a large time-series cross-sectional dataset of European nations. From these results, it becomes clear that the macroeconomy strongly moves national election outcomes, with hard times punishing governing parties, and good times rewarding them. Further, this economy-election connection appears asymmetric, altering under economic crisis. Indeed, we show that economic crisis, defined as negative growth, has much greater electoral effects than positive economic growth. Hard times clearly make governments more accountable to their electorates.

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Section: Literature and Theorymentioning

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Macroeconomics, economic crisis and electoral outcomes: A national European pool

Dassonneville

Lewis‐Beck

2014

Acta Polit

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“…Green and Hobolt (2008) identify a link between issue ownership and how parties strive to raise the salience level of that particular issue. However, these efforts primarily tend to pay off when they also coincide with voters' own perceptions of the importance of the issue, which are never simply a function of party mobilisation (Belanger and Meguid, 2008). This raises the possibility of a mismatch between party approaches and the electorate's responses or priorities.…”

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Immigration into the mainstream: Conflicting ideological streams, strategic reasoning and party competition

Odmalm

Bale

2014

Acta Polit

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“…Issue ownership refers to the fact that voters link certain parties to certain issues. Ownership is more likely to make voters vote for the issue-owning parties if those voters consider the issue to be important (Bélanger & Meguid, 2008;Walgrave, Lefevere, & Tresch, 2012). When the issues that a party owns become more salient, that party benefits (Petrocik, 1996).…”

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“…Issue ownership should have the largest effect on voters who care about the issue most. There is a well-documented effect of voter salience combined with issueownership perceptions on vote choice (Bélanger & Meguid, 2008;Walgrave et al, 2012 …”

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A perfect match? The impact of statement selection on voting advice applications' ability to match voters and parties

Lefevere

Walgrave

2014

Electoral Studies

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A perfect match? The impact of statement selection on voting advice applications' ability to match voters and parties Lefevere, J.M.; Walgrave, S. General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible.

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Issue salience, issue ownership, and issue-based vote choice

Cited by 547 publications

References 49 publications

Macroeconomics, economic crisis and electoral outcomes: A national European pool

Macroeconomics, economic crisis and electoral outcomes: A national European pool

Immigration into the mainstream: Conflicting ideological streams, strategic reasoning and party competition

A perfect match? The impact of statement selection on voting advice applications' ability to match voters and parties

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