Electoral mobilisation in turbulent times

This symposium examines how European parties mobilize electorally in an era of recurrent crises and rapid political transformation. Building on the updated PolDem dataset, which tracks media coverage of national election campaigns across fifteen European countries from 1972 to 2023, the symposium in...

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Main Authors: Wang, Chendi (Author) , Borbáth, Endre (Author) , Altiparmakis, Argyrios (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: January 13, 2026
In: Party politics
Year: 2026, Pages: 1-12
ISSN:1460-3683
DOI:10.1177/13540688261415743
Online Access:Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688261415743
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Author Notes:Chendi Wang, Endre Borbáth, Argyrios Altiparmakis
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Summary:This symposium examines how European parties mobilize electorally in an era of recurrent crises and rapid political transformation. Building on the updated PolDem dataset, which tracks media coverage of national election campaigns across fifteen European countries from 1972 to 2023, the symposium investigates how issue salience, party positioning, and voter behaviour interact under turbulent conditions. The introduction situates the contributions around three core themes: (1) measuring and comparing party communication across media and manifestos; (2) mapping cross-national and longitudinal variation in political conflict lines; and (3) identifying the drivers of politicization across economic, cultural, and political dimensions. Together, the articles offer an integrated, content-based perspective on campaign dynamics that links short-term issue emphasis to long-term party-system structuration. The collection advances our understanding of how crises reshape electoral competition and democratic representation in Europe.
Item Description:Gesehen am 30.04.2026
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1460-3683
DOI:10.1177/13540688261415743