Retrospective pledge voting and political accountability: the costs of broken promises
Auteur :
Matthieß, Theres
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783031542909
Date de publication :
18 août 2024
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book examines retrospective pledge voting; Adopting a multi-methods approach, the book demonstrates that citizens do punish government parties that have shown a poor performance in fulfilling their election pledges, and that more sceptical citizens with negative pre-existing opinions punish pledge breakage more severely.