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Wotawa, Franz; Werwath, Christian; D’Antonio, Oliver

doi:10.5771/9783845253541

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“…Nevertheless, the left's slide towards the centre has not been uniform, nor has it led to a broader convergence of economic positions (Evans and de Graaf, 2012). Particularly on the right, the economic conflict remains structural, backed by groups such as small and large employers and farmers who still show support for the centre right (Oesch and Rennwald, 2018;Walter et al, 2014).…”

Section: Continuity and Change In Party-group Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Diverging from Oesch (2006Oesch ( , 2008, we include managers in the category of large employers: in terms of public perception (both are often criticized by left-wing parties) and political behaviour, managers are very similar to large employers (Oesch and Rennwald, 2018). Farmers also seem to still support their traditional allies, which in Germany and the Netherlands are the Christian democratic parties and the former agrarian radical right party in Switzerland (Knutsen, 2006;Rennwald, 2014;Walter et al, 2014). We also include the umbrella category of 'employees', which does not summarize certain professional groups but captures explicit references to the general employed population.…”

Section: Operationalization Of Dependent Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Group Appeals of Parties in Times of Economic and Identity Conflicts and Realignment

Stuckelberger

Tresch

2022

Political Studies

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Party–group relations are today characterized by various forms of alignments. These include the persistence of traditional class alignments, the realignment of economic groups due to identity politics and alignments of groups at the centre of identity politics. This study analyses the group-based messaging of parties in relation to these three groups. We argue that, contrary to the catch-all party thesis, positive and negative group appeals of parties are (still) structured by parties’ support among social groups and by groups either liked or disliked by their voters. Our argument is tested through a content analysis of election materials in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, combined with survey data. The results indicate that group appeals are indeed shaped by electoral support among social groups and attitudes towards them. Results also suggest that the former effect is present for traditionally aligned economic and identity politics groups, but not for realigned economic groups.

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Section: Continuity and Change In Party-group Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%