1st Edition
Tension, Dilemma and Conflict in Party-Candidate Campaign Strategies Diverging Positions and Districts in National Elections
By Lukas Hohendorf
Copyright 2025
280 Pages
52 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
280 Pages
52 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the campaign communication of political candidates in parliamentary democracies, set within the broader trends of globalization and political personalization.
It explores how district candidates balance local voter preferences, national party demands, and personal beliefs in their campaigns. Using Germany as a case study and drawing on a wide range of data sources, the book... Read more
1. Introduction
2. The Party-Candidate-Delegation Perspective on Individual Campaign Positions
3. Campaign and Survey Positions
4. The Locality of Party Politics
5. Strategies of Campaigning
6. Spatial and Nonspatial Representations
7. Cheap Talk versus Steadfast Rebellion
8. Conclusion
Biography
Lukas Hohendorf is a visiting fellow at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS).
