The voting decisions of a population are vital in forming the political structure of a country.
Recognizing what influences voters' selections is key for politicians, candidates, and those …

We use longitudinal data incorporating three generations of Americans to reevaluate the
character and consequences of political socialization within the family. Findings about …

According to the issue ownership theory of voting, voters identify the most credible party
proponent of a particular issue and cast their ballots for that issue owner. Despite the …

This article looks at the socio‐demographic sources of turnout decline in Canada. The
analysis is based on the Canadian Election Studies that have been conducted between …

Previous research has shown that those who won an election are more satisfied with the
way democracy works than those who lost. What is not clear, however, is whether it is the …

Early studies of electoral behavior proposed that party identification could be negative as
well as positive. Over time, though, the concept became mostly understood as a positive …

Conventional wisdom argues that national economic perceptions generally have an
important impact on the vote choice in democracies. Recently, a revisionist view has arisen …

This book explores how the governmental elites in Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand,
and South Africa understand their Westminster system. It examines in detail four interrelated …

The origins and implications of partisan identification are well-studied, but negative partisan
attitudes—dislike for a particular party—have escaped such scrutiny, even as the politics of …

While the causes of declining political trust have been investigated extensively in the
literature, much less empirical effort has been devoted to the study of its behavioural …