The effects of party identification on perceptions of pledge fulfilment: evidence from Portugal
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Data de Publicação: | 2019 |
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Resumo: | Empirical research has found that, despite citizens’ perceptions to the contrary, political parties tend to deliver on their campaign promises. What are the reasons for this mismatch between perceptions and performance? Research to date has paid insufficient attention to the reasons for such a mismatch, neglecting the effects of political predispositions such as party identification and sympathy for the government. This article argues that it is such political predispositions that cause biased perceptions of pledge fulfilment. Bias towards perceiving pledges as unfulfilled is expected to be higher for voters whose political predispositions are more unfavourable to government. The argument is supported by data on Portuguese voters and party manifestos in the 2011 election, contributing to better understanding of the mechanisms of political accountability. |
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The effects of party identification on perceptions of pledge fulfilment: evidence from PortugalCitizens’ political perceptionsParty pledgesParty identificationGovernment decision-makingIssue salienceEmpirical research has found that, despite citizens’ perceptions to the contrary, political parties tend to deliver on their campaign promises. What are the reasons for this mismatch between perceptions and performance? Research to date has paid insufficient attention to the reasons for such a mismatch, neglecting the effects of political predispositions such as party identification and sympathy for the government. This article argues that it is such political predispositions that cause biased perceptions of pledge fulfilment. Bias towards perceiving pledges as unfulfilled is expected to be higher for voters whose political predispositions are more unfavourable to government. The argument is supported by data on Portuguese voters and party manifestos in the 2011 election, contributing to better understanding of the mechanisms of political accountability.SAGE Publications2022-04-05T14:39:04Z2019-01-01T00:00:00Z20192022-04-05T15:38:37Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/25054eng0192-512110.1177/0192512118791298Belchior, A. M.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-09T17:52:14Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/25054Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:26:00.198911Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The effects of party identification on perceptions of pledge fulfilment: evidence from Portugal |
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The effects of party identification on perceptions of pledge fulfilment: evidence from Portugal |
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The effects of party identification on perceptions of pledge fulfilment: evidence from Portugal Belchior, A. M. Citizens’ political perceptions Party pledges Party identification Government decision-making Issue salience |
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The effects of party identification on perceptions of pledge fulfilment: evidence from Portugal |
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The effects of party identification on perceptions of pledge fulfilment: evidence from Portugal |
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The effects of party identification on perceptions of pledge fulfilment: evidence from Portugal |
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The effects of party identification on perceptions of pledge fulfilment: evidence from Portugal |
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The effects of party identification on perceptions of pledge fulfilment: evidence from Portugal |
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Belchior, A. M. |
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Belchior, A. M. |
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Belchior, A. M. |
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Citizens’ political perceptions Party pledges Party identification Government decision-making Issue salience |
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Citizens’ political perceptions Party pledges Party identification Government decision-making Issue salience |
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Empirical research has found that, despite citizens’ perceptions to the contrary, political parties tend to deliver on their campaign promises. What are the reasons for this mismatch between perceptions and performance? Research to date has paid insufficient attention to the reasons for such a mismatch, neglecting the effects of political predispositions such as party identification and sympathy for the government. This article argues that it is such political predispositions that cause biased perceptions of pledge fulfilment. Bias towards perceiving pledges as unfulfilled is expected to be higher for voters whose political predispositions are more unfavourable to government. The argument is supported by data on Portuguese voters and party manifestos in the 2011 election, contributing to better understanding of the mechanisms of political accountability. |
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