Political conflict is often described in terms of “left” and “right” even though societal conflicts stem from various sub-dimensions such as economic and cultural issues. We argue that individuals map parties’ left-right positions based on party positions on such underlying dimensions,...

Seit Januar 2006 führen die britischen Konservativen unter ihrem neuen Vorsitzenden David Cameron Gespräche über eine Neuordnung ihrer Beziehungen zu den Fraktionen und Parteien im Europäischen Parlament (EP). Spätestens anläßlich der Wahlen zum EP im Juni 2009 wird die Fraktion der...

Habit formation theory and the transformative voting hypothesis both imply that voting has downstream consequences for turnout and political involvement. Although several studies have applied causal research designs to study this question, the long-run evidence is extremely limited, especially...

Does voting have downstream consequences for turnout and political preferences? While research initially showed strong support for the notion that the experience of voting fosters civic habits and political engagement, recent work has cast doubt on how universal these patterns are. We contribute...