According to the issue ownership theory of voting, voters cast their ballot for the party that they consider to be most competent and most committed to handle an issue of importance to them. This article offers a theoretical expansion of this model, arguing that the effect of issue ownership on vote choice is conditioned by the accessibility of voters' ownership perceptions, as measured by response latencies. Through individual-level analyses of voting in the 2019 Swiss federal election, we demonstrate that the effect of voters' issue ownership perceptions on their voting decisions is strongest when their ownership attributions are highly accessible and when the issue at stake is considered important. Our results also reveal that the effect...
This article addresses the relationship between latent predispositions and political campaign commun...
This dissertation explores individual evaluations of party issue competence in 24 national legislati...
Spatial models of issue voting generally assume that citizens have a single “vote function”. A given...
According to the issue ownership theory of voting, voters cast their ballot for the party that they ...
Parties often are associated with specific issues. They can “own ” an issue when they develop a repu...
This paper analyzes the short-term dynamics of issue ownership and its effect on electoral choice. W...
The Liberal Radical party and – even more so – the Swiss People's party are the two winners of the S...
In light of the increased volatility in party preference and alleged importance of issue voting, the...
Issue ownership theory argues that when a voter considers a party to be the most competent amongst o...
Issue ownership theory argues that when a voter considers a party to be the most competent amongst o...
Parties often are associated with specific issues. They can “own ” an issue when they develop a repu...
We contribute to the literature on short term changes in voters' party preferences (or intra-campaig...
According to the issue ownership theory of voting, voters identify the political party that they fee...
In this paper, my primary goal is to test if vote conversion is in line with voters' perceptions of ...
Issue perceptions, particularly issue ownership, are increasingly used to understand voters’ elector...
This article addresses the relationship between latent predispositions and political campaign commun...
This dissertation explores individual evaluations of party issue competence in 24 national legislati...
Spatial models of issue voting generally assume that citizens have a single “vote function”. A given...
According to the issue ownership theory of voting, voters cast their ballot for the party that they ...
Parties often are associated with specific issues. They can “own ” an issue when they develop a repu...
This paper analyzes the short-term dynamics of issue ownership and its effect on electoral choice. W...
The Liberal Radical party and – even more so – the Swiss People's party are the two winners of the S...
In light of the increased volatility in party preference and alleged importance of issue voting, the...
Issue ownership theory argues that when a voter considers a party to be the most competent amongst o...
Issue ownership theory argues that when a voter considers a party to be the most competent amongst o...
Parties often are associated with specific issues. They can “own ” an issue when they develop a repu...
We contribute to the literature on short term changes in voters' party preferences (or intra-campaig...
According to the issue ownership theory of voting, voters identify the political party that they fee...
In this paper, my primary goal is to test if vote conversion is in line with voters' perceptions of ...
Issue perceptions, particularly issue ownership, are increasingly used to understand voters’ elector...
This article addresses the relationship between latent predispositions and political campaign commun...
This dissertation explores individual evaluations of party issue competence in 24 national legislati...
Spatial models of issue voting generally assume that citizens have a single “vote function”. A given...