Success and failure in electoral competition: selective issue emphasis under incomplete issue ownership

Arbeitspapier | Working paper

Political parties are often argued to compete for voters by stressing issues they feel they own - a strategy known as "selective emphasis". While usually seen as an electorally rewarding strategy, this article argues that cultivating your themes in the public debate is not guaranteed to be electorally beneficial and may even become counter-productive. It describes the conditions under which "selective emphasis" becomes counter-productive, and applies the argument to recent discussions regarding the strategies of mainstream parties confronting the extreme right. (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Extent: Seite(n): 14
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Schwerpunkt Märkte und Politik, Forschungsprofessur und Projekt The Future of Fiscal Federalism (SP II 2012-102)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Politikwissenschaft ; politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ; Partei ; Wettbewerb ; Parteipolitik ; politisches Programm ; politische Strategie ; Konfrontationspolitik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Geys, Benny
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
• (where): Deutschland, Berlin
• (when): 2012

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/56052
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST