Negative Campaigning in a non-US Context

Abstract

The phenomenon negative campaigning has been widely discussed and examined for the last two decades, resulting in numerous studies about its definition, determinants, and effects. The existing work stems primarily from the U.S. case, a presidential and first-past-the-post system. Recently, European scholars have entered the field in order to test the existing theories of negativity in different political contexts and, moreover, to develop new theoretical insights – often facilitated by genuine international comparative studies. To encourage cooperation and mutual inspiration of European scholars working on this emerging topic, the present panel invites papers dealing with the issue of negative campaigning in a non-U.S. context. Since there is still much work to be done, papers pursuing a wide range of research questions are welcomed; e.g. studies on the historical development of negative campaigning in different countries, the effect of system variables on the characteristics of negative campaigning, or studies that investigate the effects of negative campaigning regarding turnout, political engagement, political knowledge, and party choice. Key words: Negative campaigning, Multiparty systems, Elections Papers: - Christian Elmelund-Præstekær (University of Southern Denmark): 'No Time like the Present: Negative Campaigning during Decades of Mediatization in the Case of Denmark'. - Annemarie Walter (University of Amsterdam): ‘Negative Campaigning in Western Europe: a Comparative Study’ - Jonathan Sullivan (University of Nottingham) and Tim Veen (University of Mannheim): ‘Examining the Defence of Negativity in Taiwan’ - Rasmus Tue Pedersen (University of Copenhagen) ‘Covering the Fight: the News Media and Negative Campaigning’ - Thorsten Faas (University of Mannheim) ‘Why Are They Going Negative? Linking Prospect Theory to the Study of Electoral Campaign'

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