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Leader Change, Time in Office and the Determinants of Voter Perceptions
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Abstract There is a significant literature on the role of both parties and leaders in electoral politics and a broad understanding of the strength of the relationship between the two in voters' minds. However, less has been done to determine if there is systematic variation in whether voters see a party and ... view more
There is a significant literature on the role of both parties and leaders in electoral politics and a broad understanding of the strength of the relationship between the two in voters' minds. However, less has been done to determine if there is systematic variation in whether voters see a party and its leader as one and the same. I address this question by using the Comparative Study of Electoral System to measure the impact of leader changes on voter perceptions. I find that new leaders are less likely to be evaluated according to the party they represent, with some evidence that maintaining the same leader over a long period of time increases the association between leader and party.... view less
Keywords
electoral system; leader; evaluation; party; presidential system; voter; perception; leadership change
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES); leader evaluations; party organisation; political parties; presidentialisation; voter perceptions
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 146-161
Journal
Parliamentary Affairs, 76 (2023) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsab040
ISSN
1460-2482
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed