Party loyalty and electoral dealignment

André, Audrey; Depauw, Sam; Beyens, Stefanie

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“…Partisanship influences MPs' behavior in a number of ways. Firstly, parliamentary parties are to various extents hierarchically structured and impose the obligation to vote in accordance with party policy on individuals (André et al 2013;Detterbeck 2011). Such cases are only of limited suitability to picture predominance of identities.…”

Section: Organizational Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Social identities in the policy process

2018

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This paper introduces social identity theory and self-categorization theory to policy process research. Drawing from the prominent and widely acknowledged psychological social identity approach, it develops the theoretical concept of social identities in the policy process (SIPP) and advances the understanding of policy actors' behavior. Compared to psychological foundations of existing theories of the policy process, the social identity approach emphasizes the importance of social group membership for forming common views on policy content and shaping policy actors' behavior as beneficial to the in-group. Policy actors thus act in accordance with their salient social identity. This salience is dependent on the strength of a social identity, determined by the feeling of belonging, positive evaluation, and emotional bond to a group. Additionally, social identities are moderated by internal and external factors. SIPP distinguish three levels of analysis, ranging from the psychological microlevel concerned with individual behavior and preferences, over the socio-psychological mesolevel of intra-and intergroup dynamics toward a macroperspective of general types of social identities. In policy subsystems, five such types appear relevant: organizational identities, local identities, sectoral identities, demographic identities, and informal identities. By integrating SIPP into the analytical categories of theories of the policy process, this paper calls for a future research agenda establishing a further theoretical lens for a better understanding of policy processes.

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Section: Organizational Identitymentioning

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Social identities in the policy process

2018

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“…Where recent work has explored dealignment's behavioural consequences in declining voting cohesion (André et al. ; Kam ), this article suggests it might also have institutional consequences, producing more decentralised legislative policy making.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Dealignment has already been shown to have behavioural consequences for parliaments; several studies have linked it to an increase in legislators’ inclination to vote rebelliously (André et al. ; Kam ). However, existing work is yet to rigorously test whether it has also had institutional consequences…”

Section: Partisan Dealignment and Committee Powermentioning

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Partisan dealignment and committee power in five Westminster parliaments

Fleming

2018

European J Political Res

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What explains the power of parliamentary committees? A large literature on the United States Congress sees strong legislative committees as a consequence of legislators’ incentives to cultivate a personal vote. These incentives are typically understood to be determined by formal electoral rules. How legislatures are elected thus shapes how they are organised. This article argues that explanations of legislative organisation should also consider a non‐institutional source of personal vote‐seeking incentives: voters’ partisanship. Where partisan dealignment is more extensive, legislators have stronger incentives to develop a personal vote. Where committee systems are more powerful, legislators have better opportunities to do so. Partisan dealignment should thus lead to stronger committee systems. This argument is supported by analysis of original data on the postwar evolution of committee systems in five ‘Westminster’ parliaments. Partisan dealignment is associated with larger committee systems, and with larger expansions of committee systems.

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“…An individual MP is thus loyal when avoiding sanctions and/or when the preferences are in line with fellow partisans. This is easy when the main principal is the national party; when other interests conflict with the party line, MPs should consider potential repercussions for deviating from the party line – and the label under which they were elected (Andeweg and Thomassen, 2010; André et al, 2013). Rebellious MPs face the threat of being sanctioned by expulsion from the party, thereby possibly damaging future opportunities by not maintaining the label that got them elected.…”

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“…Party unity (and loyalty as one dimension of the latter) is generally expected to be higher under proportional representation than plurality electoral systems (Bowler et al, 1999; Cain et al, 1987; Mayhew, 1974) in the list tier of mixed-member systems (Heitshusen et al, 2005; Herron, 2002; Kerevel, 2010; Sieberer, 2010). Additional work encompasses the electoral system with partisan de-alignment (André et al, 2013) or the election year and issue salience (Traber et al, 2014). Others emphasise the effect of closed versus open list ballot structures and intraparty competition (Carey and Shugart, 1995), and re-selection and centralised party control over nomination procedures (Rahat and Hazan, 2001; Siavelis and Morgenstern, 2008) at the pre-election stage.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Ambition as a micro-foundation of party loyalty

Kernecker

2015

Party Politics

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The micro-foundations of party unity are still an understudied topic in comparative politics. This article explores the effects of political ambition on party loyalty in Members of the Chamber of Deputies’ (MCDs) claimed votes based on attitudinal data. Ambition theory posits that ambitious politicians should act according to the (s)electorate they are aiming to win for the next election, therefore acting prospectively in their legislative votes. Findings suggest that MCDs seeking office in the national executive branch are more likely to follow the party line and less likely to side with their district or vote inconsistently. While inclusiveness of candidate selection procedures alone does not have an effect, its interaction with differing ambitions does. The results provide us with a first systematic analysis of ambition and its effect on party loyalty in 14 countries by examining the individual MCD more closely.

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Party loyalty and electoral dealignment

Cited by 19 publications

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Social identities in the policy process

Social identities in the policy process

Partisan dealignment and committee power in five Westminster parliaments

Ambition as a micro-foundation of party loyalty

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