Social role theory provides a framework to help understand the complexity of gender in the
political sphere. We demonstrate how SRT both helps to explain extant research findings …

This article analyses barriers to women's political representation in Indonesia and the ways
that women candidates overcome them. Surveying the literature and drawing on three data …

Late in the 2016 US Presidential primary, Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton for playing
the “woman's card.” Theories of system justification suggest that attitudes about gender …

Why do people assume female politicians are less likely than men to engage in the illegal
use of public positions for private gain? We argue that voters may perceive women as …

Research on negative campaigning has largely overlooked the role of stereotypes. In this
study, we argue that the gender and partisan stereotypes associated with traits and policy …

This contribution focuses on analysing political communication in Italy during the 2022
national elections, with particular attention to the TikTok platform, where prominent Italian …

While policy appeals receive the bulk of scholars' attention, recent studies show that group
appeals are prevalent in parties' election campaign materials to voters over time. Yet, few …

Extant research points to the importance of social identity and group attitudes for political
behavior. Even though this should have important consequences for political …

Political advertising on social media heavily capitalizes on the fact that citizens leave behind
data traces through their online behaviors. Even though this allows parties to target citizens …

This book examines changes in voters' electoral choices over time and investigates how
these changes are linked to a growth in electoral volatility. Ruth Dassonneville's core …