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What brings you to the party? Voter preferences on parties through policy and valence dynamics(Published in Party Politics, May, 2025)

Journal Title
/掲載ジャーナル名
Party Politics
Publication Year and Month
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May, 2025
Paper Title
/論文タイトル
What brings you to the party? Voter preferences on parties through policy and valence dynamics
DOI
/論文DOI
10.1177/13540688251339631
 Author of Waseda University
/本学の著者
ENDO, Masahisa(Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences):Last Author
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Abstract
/抄録
Recent studies of party politics suggest that non-policy attributes, or valence, of political parties significantly influence voter decision-making. However, no research to date has established exactly what types of valence matter and how they interact with parties’ policy platforms. This study therefore conducted a conjoint experiment in Japan and found that voters care more about party valence attributes with respect to presence, power, and legislative productivity, as well as the prevalence of scandals, compared to the level of continuity and experience. This pattern persists regardless of electoral system and partisanship. The results also imply that valence is not a substitute for policy and that the effects of valence and policy behave additively. These findings paint a picture of electoral competition centered on both a party’s policy offerings and its ability to meaningfully engage in the legislature rather than its continuing existence or the prevalence of incumbent members.
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