Morales, L., Pardos-Prado, S. and Ros, V. (2015) Issue emergence and the dynamics of electoral competition around immigration in Spain. Acta Politica, 50(4), pp. 461-485. (doi: 10.1057/ap.2014.33)
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Abstract
This article examines the changing dynamics of electoral competition around an increasingly salient issue in Spanish politics: immigration. We argue that, although the issue is close to a ‘valence’ one in terms of the views of the electorate, the behaviour of the three main state-wide parties – analysed with data from party manifestos for the 1993–2011 period and of electoral campaign rhetoric between 2000 and 2011 – departs from the expectations of issue ownership competition. The result for the Spanish mainstream has therefore been a recurring ambivalence between adopting clear spatial positions on the issue and playing the competence card.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Pardos-Prado, Professor Sergi |
Authors: | Morales, L., Pardos-Prado, S., and Ros, V. |
College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics |
Journal Name: | Acta Politica |
Publisher: | Springer |
ISSN: | 0001-6810 |
ISSN (Online): | 1741-1416 |
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