Political representatives frequently make decisions with far-reaching implications for citizens and societies. Most of these decisions are choices in situations in which the probabilities of gains and losses are hard to estimate. Although decision-making is crucial to politics, existing research...

In contrast to national elections, both parties and voters are assumed to think that "less is at stake" in European elections: Campaigns are less intense, turnout is lower, and citizens are more inclined to "vote with their hearts". The latter should be reflected in differing rationales of...

Political representatives frequently make decisions with far-reaching implications for citizens and societies. Most of these decisions are choices in situations in which the probabilities of gains and losses are hard to estimate. Although decision-making is crucial to politics, existing research...