In recent years the 'cost of governing'has significantly increased for some mainstream
political parties. In a context of financial uncertainty, multiple crises and growing constraints …

Over the past half century, the behavior of German voters has changed profoundly. After a
long period of stability, elections have dramatically altered their character-at first rather …

Over the past half century, the behavior of German voters has changed profoundly—at first
rather gradually but during the last decade at accelerated speed. Electoral decision-making …

This paper looks at German regional elections and evaluates the patterns of voting that can
be observed in aggregate results and individual behaviour. In the first step, I summarize the …

Previous research has shown that in addition to party identification chancellor candidate
evaluations play an important role in determining vote choice in German federal elections. In …

As laid out in Chapter 1, concurrently with the establishment of the AfD since 2013, the
German party system changed dramatically: at the 2017 election, polarization increased and …

Neben den Piraten sind die Republikaner beispielhaft dafür anzuführen, dass Erfolge auf
Landesebene nicht zwingend zu einem Erfolg auf Bundesebene führen müssen. Diese …

Using data from the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) as well as official statistics,
this chapter sheds light on decision-making processes, voter preferences, and vote choices …

This book explores the impact of politicians' expressions of anger on viewers. Electoral
candidates may alter their emotional behaviour strategically during election campaigns as a …

This study looks at the effect of coalitions between parties on how similar citizens perceive
the parties that participate in these coalitions to be. We build on different strands of literature …