Does party colour matter? The effect of government partisanship on pledges’ left–right location

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Main Author: Belchior, A. M.
Publication Date: 2024
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: Despite extensive research on the ‘politics matter’ hypothesis, the findings achieved so far remain ambiguous. Inspired by that hypothesis, this research focuses on electoral promises, a chief but as yet untested indicator. It examines whether government party colour explains the adoption of an ideologically committed policy agenda in electoral manifestos. To answer this goal the research looks at the left–right placement of manifesto pledges of the Portuguese governing parties between 1995 and 2019. The results indicate that partisanship significantly explains the executive’s party agenda-setting and that this relationship prevails over time. Findings also suggest that the partisan effect is mediated by issue salience.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Does party colour matter? The effect of government partisanship on pledges’ left–right location
title Does party colour matter? The effect of government partisanship on pledges’ left–right location
spellingShingle Does party colour matter? The effect of government partisanship on pledges’ left–right location
Belchior, A. M.
Electoral pledges
Government partisanship
Left-right
Issue salience
Party manifestos
Portugal
title_short Does party colour matter? The effect of government partisanship on pledges’ left–right location
title_full Does party colour matter? The effect of government partisanship on pledges’ left–right location
title_fullStr Does party colour matter? The effect of government partisanship on pledges’ left–right location
title_full_unstemmed Does party colour matter? The effect of government partisanship on pledges’ left–right location
title_sort Does party colour matter? The effect of government partisanship on pledges’ left–right location
author Belchior, A. M.
author_facet Belchior, A. M.
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Belchior, A. M.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Electoral pledges
Government partisanship
Left-right
Issue salience
Party manifestos
Portugal
topic Electoral pledges
Government partisanship
Left-right
Issue salience
Party manifestos
Portugal
description Despite extensive research on the ‘politics matter’ hypothesis, the findings achieved so far remain ambiguous. Inspired by that hypothesis, this research focuses on electoral promises, a chief but as yet untested indicator. It examines whether government party colour explains the adoption of an ideologically committed policy agenda in electoral manifestos. To answer this goal the research looks at the left–right placement of manifesto pledges of the Portuguese governing parties between 1995 and 2019. The results indicate that partisanship significantly explains the executive’s party agenda-setting and that this relationship prevails over time. Findings also suggest that the partisan effect is mediated by issue salience.
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