Bonilla The Importance of Campaign Promises

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-91096-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten

Campaign promises are a cornerstone of representative democracy. Candidates make promises to signal to voters their intentions in office and voters evaluate candidates based on those promises. This study unpacks the theorized pathway regarding campaign promises: not whether promises are kept, but what purpose promises serve, what they signal, and how they affect voter decision-making. The author explores the pathways and conditions influencing promises and finds that promises tend to have a polarizing effect on voters' opinions of politicians, attracting similarly-positioned voters and strongly repelling voters who disagree with a candidate's position. In addition, voters perceive promise breakers as less honest and less likely to follow through than candidates who more weakly took the same position. With a wealth of data and fascinating case studies, this book is full of important insights into electoral psychology and the study of promises, campaigning, and representation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bonilla, Tabitha

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Why and How Promises Matter: 1. A closer look at campaign promises; 2. Promises as signals of commitment; Part II. Promises As a Special Type of Position-Taking: 3. Campaign promises from 1960-2012; 4. Voter perceptions of promises; Part III. The Effect of Promises on Voter Behavior: 5. How promises polarize voters; 6. Further testing the effects promises; 7. Promising in retrospect; 8. Promises in 2016 and beyond; Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

Bonilla, Tabitha
Tabitha Bonilla is Assistant Professor in Human Development and Social Policy and Political Science and Faculty Fellow in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University.