IV Political Process: Public Opinion, Attitudes, Parties, Forces, Groups and Elections / Vie Politique: Opinion Publique, Attitudes, Partis, Forces, Groupes et Élections
Date | 01 June 2019 |
DOI | 10.1177/002083451906900304 |
Published date | 01 June 2019 |
Subject Matter | Abstracts |
IV
POLITICAL PROCESS : PUBLIC OPINION,
ATTITUDES, PARTIES, FORCES, GROUPS AND ELECTIONS
VIE POLITIQUE : OPINION PUBLIQUE,
ATTITUDES, PARTIS, FORCES, GROUPES ET ÉLECTIONS
69.3706
ABĂSEACĂ, Raluca ; PLEYERS, Geoffrey — Le cycle de
69.3710
AKBABA, Sertan — Re-narrating Europe in the face of
mobilisation post-2011 en Roumanie aux échelles natio-
populism: an analysis of the anti-immigration discourse
nale, régionale et globale (The post-2011 cycle of politi-
of populist party leaders. Insight Turkey 20(3), Summer
cal activism in Romania on a national, regional, and
2018 : 199-218.
global scale). Revue d'Études comparatives Est-Ouest
49(3), Sept. 2018 : 33-64.
Populist discourse is gaining more and more ground in Europe. As
evidenced by the growing success of radical right-wing parties, a ubiqui-
Since January 2017, Romania has seen a wave of demonstrations of a
tous right-wing populism is haunting Europe. This populist discourse is a
scale unprecedented since 1990. To explain these demonstrations, they
counter to the long-standing narratives of Europe. Clearly, with the
must be both placed in the cycle of mobilization that began in the country
alarming growth rate of the politics of fear and hatred, Europe is in
in 2011, and connected with scales of action and analysis. The motiva-
contradiction with its own core values. It is the consistent and main-
tions, actors, and dynamics of this wave of activism are at the same time
stream positioning of populist discourse, establishing itself in the name of
deeply rooted in a specific national situation, a part of the changes in civil
protecting European identity. This argument is tested upon a case study
society in Central and Eastern Europe, and in line with a wave of global
of right-wing populist party leaders’ anti-immigration discourse from the
mobilization. [R]
Netherlands, Finland, Italy and Hungary; these narratives, which were
once perceived as marginal, are currently occupying and dominating the
national and European discourse. [R]
69.3707
ABDULLAH, Walid Jumblatt — The Mahathir effect in
Malaysia’s 2018 election: the role of credible personali-
ties in regime transitions. Democratization 26(3), Apr.
69.3711
ALABRESE, Eleonora, et al.— Who voted for Brexit?
2019 : 521-536.
Individual and regional data combined. European Journal
The 14th Malaysian General Elections (Pilihanraya Umum, 14, PRU 14)
of Political Economy 56, Jan. 2019 : 132-150.
in 2018 proved to be a watershed election as Barisan Nasional (National
Previous analyses of the 2016 Brexit referendum used region-level data
Front, BN) lost power for the first time in history. Pakatan Harapan
or small samples based on polling data. The former might be subject to
(Al iance of Hope, PH), led by former BN leader and Prime Minister
ecological fallacy and the latter might suffer from small-sample bias. We
Mahathir Mohamad, captured the majority of parliamentary seats. This
use individual-level data on thousands of respondents in Understanding
article analyses the impact of Mahathir specifically, and credible person-
Society, the UK's largest household survey, which includes the EU
alities in general, in unseating dominant one-party regimes. I argue that
referendum question. We find that voting Leave is associated with older
credible personalities are vital in causing transitions in dominant one-
age, white ethnicity, low educational attainment, infrequent use of
party systems. Explanations on transitions from authoritarian regimes in
smartphones and the internet, receiving benefits, adverse health and low
the literature have typically revolved around incumbent weakness and
life satisfaction. These results coincide with corresponding patterns at
opposition strength. While dissatisfaction toward the regime is a neces-
the aggregate level of voting areas. We therefore do not find evidence of
sary condition for transition, it is not sufficient. [R, abr.]
ecological fallacy. [R, abr.]
69.3708
ACKERMANN, Kathrin ; ZAMPIERI, Eros ; FREITAG, Markus
69.3712
ALPTEKIN, Hüseyin — Kurdish votes in the June 24, 2018
— Personality and voting for a right wing populist party
elections: an analysis of electoral results in Turkey’s
— evidence from Switzerland. Swiss Political Science Re-
Eastern cities. Insight Turkey 20(4), Fall 2018 : 211-229.
view 24(4), Dec. 2018 : 545-564.
This article analyzes the voting patterns in eastern Turkey for the June
Many established democracies are currently challenged by populist
24, 2018 elections and examines the cross-sectional and longitudinal
parties and movements. Switzerland is a particularly interesting case
variation in 24 eastern cities where Kurdish votes tend to matter signifi-
because it has an established right-wing populist party that is part of the
cantly. Based on the regional and district-level electoral data, the article
governmental coalition on a regular basis: the Swiss People's Party
has four major conclusions. First, the AK Party and the HDP are stil the
(SVP). We study the electoral success of the SVP from a psychological
two dominant parties in Turkey’s east. Second, HDP votes took a down-
perspective and argue that dispositions captured by the Big Five person-
ward direction in the November 2015 elections in eastern Turkey, a trend
ality traits are related to voting for the SVP. Analyzing data from the
which continued in the June 24 elections. Third, the pre-electoral coali-
Swiss Electoral Study (Selects) 2015, we find support for a negative
tions of other parties in the June 24 elections cost the HDP seats in the
relationship between openness to experience and agreeableness and
region. Final y, neither the Kurdish votes nor the eastern votes move in
voting for the SVP as well as a positive relationship between conscien-
the form of a homogenous bloc but intra-Kurdish and intra-regional
tiousness and extraversion and voting for this right-wing populist party.
differences prevail. [R]
Additional analyses indicate that attitudes toward immigration mediate
these relationships to some degree. [R] [See Abstr. 69.3836]
69.3713
ALTUN, Fahrettin — Laying the cornerstone for a new
Turkey: the June 24 elections. Insight Turkey 20(3), Sum-
69.3709
AGUILAR, Filomeno V. ; ALIS, Mary Grace Joyce P. —
mer 2018 : 89-102.
Brokers courting voters: the alliance system in a rural
On 24 June 2018, with a participation rate of more than 85 percent,
Philippine village. Philippine Political Science Journal 39(2),
Turkey elected its President and parliamentarians. While determining
2018 : 73-96.
Turkey’s political fate, the elections were also of significant importance
In lieu of the market model of vote-buying, this study probes how brokers
as they allowed for the final step of the transition to the new presidential
do their work of securing votes and what meanings people attach to the
governance system that was accepted with the April 2017 referendum.
giving and receiving of money during elections. Based on an ethnogra-
This commentary analyzes the period from the referendum to the June
phy of a rural vil age in Camarines Sur province during the 9 May 2016
2018 elections. After providing the main reasons that led to snap elec-
election campaign period, this study points to the strategic importance of
tions, the commentary analyzes the electoral campaign strategies and
ad hoc alliance systems that are not necessarily aligned with formal party
the election results. [R]
structures. Created to promote a local candidate, an alliance network
relies on vil age brokers, who engage in personalized communication
69.3714
AMENGAY, Abdelkarim ; STOCKEMER, Daniel — The
strategies to convince voters to support specific candidates. This study
radical right in Western Europe: a meta-analysis of struc-
advances a cultural model of alliance systems in which broker agency,
tural factors. Political Studies Review 17(1), Feb. 2019 : 30-
voter agency, and social relationships play key roles. [R, abr.]
40.
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Vie politique : opinion publique, attitudes, partis, forces, groupes et élections
We summarize the results of 48 peer-reviewed articles on the radical
dental news exposure also has a discursive effect on political efficacy. In
right-wing vote in Western Europe. These results come from 48 peer-
a two-wave panel study, we applied the O-S-R-O-R model of communi-
reviewed articles published from January 1990 until October 2017. We
cation effects to test these relationships. We found that political discus-
use the following inclusion criteria, the selected articles must focus on
sion with weak ties, but not strong ties, is a mediator between incidental
Western Europe, they must have the vote share of one or several radical
news exposure and internal political efficacy. [R]
right-wing parties as the dependent variable, and at least one structural
variable as the independent variable. We find that more than 20 different
structural variables have been tested. Most of them, like unemployment,
69.3720
ARNORSSON, Agust ; ZOEGA, Gylfi — On the causes of
reflect mitigate results in explaining the electoral support for radical right-
Brexit. European Journal of Political Economy 55, Dec.
wing parties. For others, like immigration, the statistical significance and
2018 : 301-323.
direction of the relationship seem to be highly dependent on the type of
We analyze the voting pattern in the June...
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