Publications

Forthcoming

• (forthcoming, with S. Iyengar) Affective polarization: conceptual debates and approaches, in Mariano Torcal and Eelco Harteveld, Handbook of Affective Polarization (expected publication in 2025). draft version
• (forthcoming) Affective Polarization in Europe: A State-of-the-Art Review, European Political Science Review. Paper
• (forthcoming, with J.-M. Eberl) Divided by the jab: affective polarisation based on COVID vaccination status. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. Paper

• (2025, with E. Harteveld) Elite Cooperation and Affective Polarization: Evidence From German Coalitions. Political Studies, 73(4): 1547-1568. Paper
• (2025) Partisan affect and political tolerance in the context of shifting norms: the effect of coalition signals towards the radical right. Journal of European Public Policy. Paper

• (2024, with L.M. Huber and T.M. Meyer) Social group appeals in party rhetoric: Effects on policy support and polarization. The Journal of Politics, 86(4). Paper
• (2024, with S. Riaz and D. Bischof) Out-group Threat and Xenophobic Hate Crimes: Evidence of Local Intergroup Conflict Dynamics between Immigrants and Natives. The Journal of Politics, 86(4). Paper
• (2024, with J. Jessen and D. Kuehnle) Long-run effects of earlier voting eligibility on turnout and political involvement. The Journal of Politics, 86(3): 1045-1059. Paper
• (2024, with K. Praprotnik) Affective polarization and coalition signals. Political Science Research and Methods, 12(2): 336-353. Paper
• (2024, with J. Vanagt, K. Praprotnik and L. Russo) Affective Polarization Among Radical-Right Supporters: Dislike Differentiation and Democratic Support. Politics and Governance, 12: Article 8531. Paper

• (2023) Niche parties and party competition, in: Routledge Handbook of Political Parties. draft chapter
• (2023, with T. Meyer) How do Voters Form Perceptions of Party Positions? British Journal of Political Science, 53(4): 1351-1362. Paper
• (2023, with E. Hübscher and T. Sattler) Voters and the IMF: Experimental Evidence From European Crisis Countries. Comparative Political Studies. Paper
• (2023, with E. Hübscher and T. Sattler) Does austerity cause polarization? British Journal of Political Science, 53(4): 1170-1188. Paper
• (2023, with E. Harteveld) Does affective polarisation increase turnout? Evidence from Germany, The Netherlands and Spain. West European Politics, 46(4): 732-759. Paper

• (2022, with T. Abou-Chadi and D. Cohen) The centre-right versus the radical right: the role of migration issues and economic grievances. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 48(2): 366-384. Paper
• (2022, with L. Rudolph) Europe's migration crisis: Local contact and out‑group hostility. European Journal of Political Research, 61(1): 268-280. Paper
• (2022, with S. Vasilopoulou) Emotions and domestic vote choice, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 32(3): 635-654. Paper

• (2021) Affective Polarization in Multiparty Systems, Electoral Studies. Paper Do-file for AP scores (Note: updated on 17 Oct 2022)
• (2021, with H. Giebler and T. M. Meyer) The changing meaning of left and right: Supply- and demand-side effects on the perception of party positions, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 31(2). Paper
• (2021, with K. Glinitzer and T. Gummer) Learning Facts about Migration: Politically Motivated Learning of Polarizing Information about Refugees. Political Psychology, 42(6): 1053-1069. Paper
• (2021, with E. Hübscher and T. Sattler) Voter responses to fiscal austerity, British Journal of Political Science, 51(4): 1751-1760. Paper
• (2021, with T.M. Meyer) Issue engagement across Members of Parliament: the role of issue specialization and party leadership, Legislative Studies Quarterly, 46(3): 653-678. Paper
• (2021, with D. Morisi) Bringing people closer to the elites: the effect of information on populist attitudes, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 33(3): 664-677. Paper

• (2020, with T. Abou-Chadi) Electoral fortunes of social democratic parties: do second dimension positions matter? Journal of European Public Policy, 27(2): 246-272. Paper
• (2020, with D. Bischof) What makes parties adapt to voter preferences? The role of party organisation, goals and ideology, British Journal of Political Science, 50(1): 391-401. Paper
• (2020, with N. Vivyan and K. Glinitzer) Costly signals: Voter responses to parliamentary dissent in Austria, Britain and Germany, Legislative Studies Quarterly, 45(4): 645-678. Paper
• (2020, with T.M. Meyer) The Rise of Populism in Modern Democracies, in: R. Rohrschneider and J. Thomassen, The Oxford Handbook of Political Representation in Liberal Democracies, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Draft version
• (2020, with T.M. Meyer) Perceptions of parties' left-right parties: The impact of salience strategies, Party Politics, 26(5): 664-674. Paper
• (2020, with T. M. Meyer and M. Haselmayer) Who gets into the papers? Party campaign messages and the media, British Journal of Political Science, 50(1): 281-302. Paper
• (2020, with N. Vivyan, K. Glinitzer and J.-M. Eberl) Do humble beginnings help? How politician class roots shape voter evaluations, Electoral Studies, 63. Paper

• (2019, with T. Abou-Chadi) The electoral appeal of party strategies in post-industrial societies: When can the Mainstream Left Succeed? Journal of Politics, 81(4): 1405-1419. Paper
• (2019, with D. Bischof) Do voters polarize when radical parties enter parliament? American Journal of Political Science, 63(4): 888-904. Paper
• (2019, with R. Campbell, P. Cowley & N. Vivyan) Legislator Dissent as a Valence Signal, British Journal of Political Science, 49(1): 105-128. Paper
• (2019, with R. Campbell, P. Cowley and N. Vivyan) Why friends and neighbors? Explaining the electoral appeal of local roots, Journal of Politics, 81(3): 937-951. Paper
• (2019, with M. Haselmayer and T. M. Meyer) Fighting for attention: Media coverage of negative campaign messages, Party Politics, 25(3): 412-423. Paper
• (2019, with T. Kernecker) Niche Parties in Latin America, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 29(1): 102-124. Paper
• (2019, with D. Morisi) Anxiety, Fear and Political Decision-Making, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Link Download
• (2019, with T. Meyer) It Sounds Like They are Moving: Understanding and Modeling Emphasis-Based Policy Change, Political Science Research and Methods, 7(1): 757-774. Paper

• (2018, with L. Ennser-Jedenastik and T.M. Meyer) The relevance of empirical political science in Austria: Ask important questions, study them rigorously, and let people know, Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 47(3): 33-42. Paper
• (2018, with J.-M. Eberl and H. G. Boomgaarden) Party Advertising in Newspapers: A source of media bias? Journalism Studies, 19(6): 782-802. Paper
• (2018, with S. Toubeau) The Economy and Party Preferences in Multi-Level Systems: The Influence of Economic Perceptions and Partisan Congruence in Six Regions, Electoral Studies, 54: 22-34. Paper
• (2018, with A.C. Eggers and N. Vivyan) Corruption, accountability, and gender: do female politicians face higher standards in public life? The Journal of Politics, 80(1): 321-326. Paper

• (2017, with J.-M. Eberl and H. G. Boomgaarden) One bias fits all? Three types of media bias and their effects on party preferences. Communication Research, 44(8): 1125–1148. Paper
• (2017, with S. Vasilopoulou) Fear, anger and enthusiasm about the European Union: Effects of emotional reactions on public preferences towards European integration, European Union Politics, 18(3): 382–405. Paper
• (2017) Selective Exposure, Information Utility, and the Decision to Watch Televised Debates. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 29(4): 533-553. Paper
• (2017) Why do Party Members Leave? Parliamentary Affairs, 70(2): 344-360. Paper
• (2017, with Thomas Meyer) The Radical Right as Niche Parties? The Ideological Landscape of Party Systems in Western Europe, 1980-2014. Political Studies, 65(1). Paper
• (2017, with J.-M. Eberl & H. G. Boomgaarden) Are Perceptions of Candidate Traits Shaped by the Media? The Effects of Three Types of Media Bias. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 22(1): 111-132. Paper

• (2016, with Thomas Meyer) Issue engagement in election campaigns: the impact of electoral incentives and organizational constraints, Political Science Research and Methods, 4(3): 555-571. Paper
• (2016, with Nick Vivyan) House or home? Constituent preferences over legislator effort allocation, European Journal of Political Research, 55(1): 81-99. Paper
• (2016, with Simon Toubeau) Party Competition over Decentralisation: The influence of ideology and electoral incentives on issue emphasis, European Journal of Political Research, 55(2): 340-357. Paper

• (2015, with Roman Senninger) Political parties and the EU in national election campaigns: who talks about Europe, and how? Journal of Common Market Studies, 53(6): 1336-1351. Paper
• (2015, with Thomas Meyer) Negative issue ownership, West European Politics, 38(4): 797-816. Paper
• (2015, with Simon Toubeau) Explaining party positions on decentralization, British Journal of Political Science, 45(1): 97-119. Paper Supplemental information Link to journal
• (2015, with Nick Vivyan) What do voters want from their MPs? Political Quarterly.

• (2014) Fear and anger in Great Britain: blame assignment and emotional reactions to the financial crisis, Political Behavior, 36(3): 683-703. Paper Supplemental information (short summary published in Phil Cowley and Robert Ford, Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box: 50 things you need to know about British election; blog post here.)
• (2014, with Julian Aichholzer, Sylvia Krizinger and Eva Zeglovits) How has radical right support transformed established political conflicts? The case of Austria, West European Politics, 37(1): 113-137. Paper
• (2014, with Thomas Meyer) Which issues do parties emphasise? Salience strategies and party organisation in multiparty systems. West European Politics, 37(5): 1019-1045.
• (2014, with Eva Zeglovits) Survey questions about party competence: insights from cognitive interviews, Electoral Studies, 34: 280-290. Paper
• (2014, with Zoe Lefkofridi and Johanna Willmann) Left-authoritarians and policy representation in Western Europe: electoral choice across ideological dimensions, West European Politics, 37(1): 65-90. Paper Supplemental information
• (2014, with Jessica Tarlov and Nick Vivyan) Partisan bias in opinion formation on episodes of political controversy, Political Studies, 62(1): 136-158. Paper (short summary available through YouGov Cambridge here.)

• (2013, with Thomas Meyer) Mainstream or niche? Vote-seeking incentives and the programmatic strategies of political parties, Comparative Political Studies, 46(10): 1246-1272. Paper Supplemental information
• in German: (2013, with Jakob-Moritz Eberl and Eva Zeglovits) Politische TV-Ereignisse umdenken: Zwischen Second Screen und E-merging Media, Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. Paper

• (2012, with Jessica Tarlov and Nick Vivyan) Representative misconduct, voter perceptions and accountability: evidence from the 2009 House of Commons expenses scandal, Electoral Studies, 31(4): 750-763. Paper (condensed and edited version published as 'Where did Electoral Accountability Fail? MP Misconduct, Constituent Perceptions and Vote Choice', in Jennifer vanHeerde-Hudson (ed.), The Political Costs of the 2009 Expenses Scandal, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.)
• (2012, with Nick Vivyan) Do voters reward rebellion? The electoral accountability of MPs in Britain, European Journal of Political Research, 51(2): 235-264. Paper Supplemental materials
• (2012, with Outi Ruusuvirta) Matching voters to parties: Voting advice applications and models of party choice, Acta Politica, 47(4): 400-422. Paper
• (2012, with David Johann and Sylvia Kritzinger) Voting at 16: Turnout and the quality of vote choice, Electoral Studies, 31(2): 372-383. Paper Blog post here.
• (2012) Defining and measuring niche parties, Party Politics, 18(6): 845-864. Paper
• (2012) When do parties emphasize extreme positions? How incentives for policy differentiation influence issue importance, European Journal of Political Research, 51(1): 64-88. Paper
• (2012, with Sylvia Kritzinger) Ideological dimensions and vote choice: age group differences in Austria, Electoral Studies, 31(2): 285-296. Paper
• (2011) The Right in the European Parliament since 1979, Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 12(1): 52-67. Paper
• (2008) Debating Europe in the French Socialist Party: the 2004 internal referendum on the European Constitution, French Politics, 6(3): 257-279. Journal Paper
• (2008, with Andreas Maurer and Roderick Parkes) Explaining group membership in the European Parliament: the British Conservatives and the Movement for European Reform, Journal of European Public Policy, 15(2): 246-262. Journal

• (2012) Christopher Kam, Party Discipline and Parliamentary Politics, Parliamentary Affairs, 65(2). Link
• (2007) David A. Rochefort, Quantitative Methods in Practice: Readings from PS, Political Studies Review, 5(1).
• (2006) Simon Lightfoot, Europeanizing Social Democracy? The Rise of the Party of European Socialists, Political Studies Review, 4(2).