The analysis of issue politics has long suffered from a fragmentation between valence and positional conceptualisations, preventing the effective development of a general model of issue-based party competition. Building on an overview of the evolution of party competition in the Western world in recent decades, this article offers a theoretical development that builds on ‘issue yield’ theory to provide a conceptualisation of political goals that generalises across positional and valence issues. This in turn allows a common measurement strategy, offering the possibility to comparatively assess various characteristics (including the electoral potential) of both positional and valence issues. Finally, it describes the specific research design derived from this framework and its implementation in comparative perspective in six West European countries during 2017–2018.

From issues to goals: a novel conceptualisation, measurement and research design for comprehensive analysis of electoral competition / D'Alimonte, Roberto; De Sio, Lorenzo; Franklin, Mark N.. - In: WEST EUROPEAN POLITICS. - ISSN 0140-2382. - 43:3(2020), pp. 518-542. [10.1080/01402382.2019.1655958]

From issues to goals: a novel conceptualisation, measurement and research design for comprehensive analysis of electoral competition

D’Alimonte, Roberto;De Sio, Lorenzo;
2020

Abstract

The analysis of issue politics has long suffered from a fragmentation between valence and positional conceptualisations, preventing the effective development of a general model of issue-based party competition. Building on an overview of the evolution of party competition in the Western world in recent decades, this article offers a theoretical development that builds on ‘issue yield’ theory to provide a conceptualisation of political goals that generalises across positional and valence issues. This in turn allows a common measurement strategy, offering the possibility to comparatively assess various characteristics (including the electoral potential) of both positional and valence issues. Finally, it describes the specific research design derived from this framework and its implementation in comparative perspective in six West European countries during 2017–2018.
2020
From issues to goals: a novel conceptualisation, measurement and research design for comprehensive analysis of electoral competition / D'Alimonte, Roberto; De Sio, Lorenzo; Franklin, Mark N.. - In: WEST EUROPEAN POLITICS. - ISSN 0140-2382. - 43:3(2020), pp. 518-542. [10.1080/01402382.2019.1655958]
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
2019 ONLINE_WEP From issues to goals a novel conceptualisation measurement and research design for comprehensive analysis of electoral competition.pdf

Solo gestori archivio

Descrizione: Versione dell'editore
Tipologia: Versione dell'editore
Licenza: DRM (Digital rights management) non definiti
Dimensione 2.05 MB
Formato Adobe PDF
2.05 MB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri
Pubblicazioni consigliate

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11385/189572
Citazioni
  • Scopus 26
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 16
social impact