The impact of local protests on political elite communication: evidence from Fridays for Future in Germany

L Schürmann - Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Climate Strike Movement (or Fridays for Future) is one of the most
prominent transnational protest movements nowadays. In this paper, I examine the reactions …

Social movement partyism and congressional opposition to certifying the 2020 presidential election results in the United States

N Van Dyke, K Dodson, P Almeida… - American Behavioral …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
At times, radicalized rightwing movements may influence political institutions to the point of
weakening core democratic practices and promoting the tools of autocrats. We advance a …

[BOOK][B] Do elections (still) matter?: Mandates, institutions, and policies in western europe

E Grossman, I Guinaudeau - 2021 - books.google.com
Are election campaigns relevant to policymaking, as they should in a democracy? This book
sheds new light on this central democratic concern based on an ambitious study of …

“Indoctrinated by the left!.”: How politicians respond to street protest on social media

L Staes, R Wouters - New Media & Society, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
On social media, politicians present themselves on public issues to achieve re-election.
Protest provides one opportunity for politicians to do so. In this study, we ask: How do …

Movement versus Party: The Electoral Effects of Anti-Far Right Protests in Greece

AA Ellinas, I Lamprianou - American Political Science Review, 2024 - cambridge.org
The way social protest affects electoral outcomes remains a lacuna. This article helps fill this
gap by examining how social protest against far right actors affects their electoral standing …

Do different parties respond to different problems? A comparative study of parliamentary questions across multiple countries

S Bevan, E Borghetto, H Seeberg - Journal of European Public …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The identification of problem information is an important driver of political attention in
parliament. This is widely acknowledged in the literature on party competition but there has …

Blessing or curse for congruence? How interest mobilization affects congruence between citizens and elected representatives

I De Bruycker, A Rasmussen - JCMS: Journal of Common …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This article examines the role of interest mobilization in strengthening or weakening
congruence between elected representatives and citizens on EU policy issues. It argues that …

Collaborative governance in all policy phases?

J Torfing, PO Öberg - Handbook on Lobbying and Public Policy, 2024 - elgaronline.com
Despite the problems related to biased participation, the risk of destructive conflicts, and
limited democratic accountability, recent decades have seen a growing appreciation of the …

Moralism without populism? The salience of corruption in the electoral manifestos and legislature speeches of Czech and Slovak parties

A Michal - Parliamentary Affairs, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Corruption remains a significant political issue in Central Europe. This article examines its
salience in political discourse in Czechia and Slovakia, where recent anti-corruption …

Defenders of the status quo: energy protests and policy (in) action in Sweden

K Uba, C Engeman - Social Forces, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Are the positions that protesters take—in favor or against change—consequential for their
ability to affect policy? While previous research suggests that protests can inform legislative …