The Micro-foundations of party competition and issue ownership: the reciprocal effects of citizens’ issue salience and party attachments

Neundorf, A. and Adams, J. (2018) The Micro-foundations of party competition and issue ownership: the reciprocal effects of citizens’ issue salience and party attachments. British Journal of Political Science, 48(2), pp. 385-406. (doi: 10.1017/S0007123415000642)

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Abstract

While previous research on the reciprocal effects of citizens’ issue attitudes and their party support emphasize citizens’ issue positions, political competition revolves equally around issue salience – that is, debates over which issue areas political parties should prioritize. Using multi-wave panel survey data from Germany and Great Britain, this study analyzes the reciprocal effects of citizens’ issue salience and their party support, and concludes that citizens’ issue priorities both influence and are influenced by their party attachments and, moreover, that these effects are linked to parties’ long-term associative issue ownership. This effect is strongest among supporters of a small issue-orientated niche party, the German Greens.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Neundorf, Professor Anja
Authors: Neundorf, A., and Adams, J.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
Journal Name:British Journal of Political Science
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
ISSN:0007-1234
ISSN (Online):1469-2112
Published Online:06 April 2016
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2016 Cambridge University Press
First Published:First published in British Journal of Political Science 48(2): 385-406
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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