Persuasion Effects in Electoral Campaigns – A Comparative Analysis of Household Panel Data
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cite JOURNAL ARTICLE
Style
Format
Persuasion Effects in Electoral Campaigns – A Comparative Analysis of Household Panel Data
Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 131 (2011), Iss. 2 : pp. 409–418
2 Citations (CrossRef)
Additional Information
Article Details
Author Details
Ursina Kuhn, Swiss Household-Panel, FORS, c/o Université de Lausanne, Bâtiment Vidy, Route de chavannes 33, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Cited By
-
Aktivierung und Überzeugung im Bundestagswahlkampf 2013
Aktivierung und Überzeugung durch Wahlkampfereignisse
Strijbis, Oliver
2015
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-05050-4_2 [Citations: 0] -
Bundestagswahlkampf 2013: Klientelpolitik durch Steuerreform?
Peichl, Andreas | Pestel, Nico | Siegloch, Sebastian | Sommer, EricPerspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Vol. 15 (2014), Iss. 2 P.182
https://doi.org/10.1515/pwp-2014-0008 [Citations: 2]
Abstract
This study looks at the campaign effects of national elections, using household panel surveys from Germany, Great Britain and Switzerland. As household panels collect the party preferences of the same individuals on an annual basis, we are able to study individual dynamics over the electoral cycle. This makes it easier to distinguish between activation and persuasion effects than studying electoral panels conducted during campaigns. Using random effects models, we find strong evidence for the activation and persuasion effects of campaigns. Furthermore, we find that citizens with a high level of political awareness are least likely to be (de)activated and persuaded, but that, only in Great Britain, political awareness interacts significantly with the electoral cycle.