Browsing Department of Comparative Politics by Journals "European Journal of Political Research"
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Competition and interaction: Party ties to interest groups in a multidimensional policy space
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Political parties and interest groups play a vital role in incorporating societal interests into democratic decision-making. Therefore, explaining the nature and variation in the relationship between them will advance our ... -
Consequences of affective polarization: Avoidance, intolerance and support for violence in the United Kingdom and Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Affective polarization – that is, antipathy towards political opponents – sits high on the academic and political agenda. This is because it is thought to have a multitude of damaging consequences, both for how citizens ... -
Interest group networks in the European Union
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Interest group networks are crucial for understanding European Union (EU) integration, policymaking and interest representation. Yet, comparative analysis of interest organisation networks across EU policy areas is limited. ... -
Legislators, organizations and ties: understanding interest group recognition in the European Parliament
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)What explains Members of European Parliament's (MEPs’) decisions to recognize some interest groups as relevant policy actors? Addressing this question is fundamental for understanding the role of political elites in shaping ... -
A nativist divide? Anti-immigration attitudes and diffuse support for democracy in Western Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Earlier research has shown a strong connection between anti-immigration attitudes and political trust in Western Europe. In this research note, we examine if nativists’ low levels of specific political support translate ... -
Organised interests in the media and policy congruence: The contingent impact of the status quo
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)While a multitude of studies have investigated the link between opinion and policy, we have little knowledge of how and when organised interests affect this linkage. We argue that the alignment of organised interests affects ... -
The scope of exclusionary public response to the European refugee crisis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)We know from previous research that an exclusionary reaction in public opinion is likely following a sudden and large-scale influx of refugees of the sort experienced in many European countries in 2015. Yet, we know much ... -
Unravelling the ‘devolution paradox’: Citizen preferences for self-rule and for shared rule
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Recent survey research has revealed a ‘devolution paradox’: some citizens who favour stronger regional governments inconsistently desire policy uniformity across regions and state-wide intervention in policy provision. It ... -
Voter preferences as a source of descriptive (mis)representation by social class
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This paper presents the results of a conjoint survey experiment in which Swiss citizens were asked to choose among parliamentary candidates with different class profiles determined by occupation, education and income. ...