Individual and contextual variation in EU issue voting: The role of political information

Increasing politicization in EU member states about European issues can be expected to strengthen the impact of attitudes towards Europe on vote choice in European Parliament (EP) elections. At the same time this impact is likely to vary between voters and contexts as a function of political informa...

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Authors: van der Brug, Wouter; van Egmond, Marcel; van der Eijk, Cees; de Vries, Catherine
Format: Article
Publication date:2011
Country:España
Institution:IE
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2010.09.022
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/4062
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261379410001125
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:59 Ciencia Política
ODS 10 - Reducción de las desigualdades
ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
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description Increasing politicization in EU member states about European issues can be expected to strengthen the impact of attitudes towards Europe on vote choice in European Parliament (EP) elections. At the same time this impact is likely to vary between voters and contexts as a function of political information. This study explores the role of political information in explaining individual and contextual heterogeneity in the degree of EU issue voting. Using a two-step hierarchical estimation procedure to explore both individual and contextual variation, we show that while EU issue voting in the 2009 EP elections is only slightly more pronounced among the politically sophisticated, it is clearly more extensive in contexts that provide higher levels of political information on European matters.
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spelling Individual and contextual variation in EU issue voting: The role of political information van der Brug, Wouter van Egmond, Marcel van der Eijk, Cees de Vries, Catherine 59 Ciencia Política ODS 10 - Reducción de las desigualdades ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas Increasing politicization in EU member states about European issues can be expected to strengthen the impact of attitudes towards Europe on vote choice in European Parliament (EP) elections. At the same time this impact is likely to vary between voters and contexts as a function of political information. This study explores the role of political information in explaining individual and contextual heterogeneity in the degree of EU issue voting. Using a two-step hierarchical estimation procedure to explore both individual and contextual variation, we show that while EU issue voting in the 2009 EP elections is only slightly more pronounced among the politically sophisticated, it is clearly more extensive in contexts that provide higher levels of political information on European matters. Yes Published Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2010.09.022 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/4062 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261379410001125
spellingShingle Individual and contextual variation in EU issue voting: The role of political information
van der Brug, Wouter
59 Ciencia Política
ODS 10 - Reducción de las desigualdades
ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
title Individual and contextual variation in EU issue voting: The role of political information
title_full Individual and contextual variation in EU issue voting: The role of political information
title_fullStr Individual and contextual variation in EU issue voting: The role of political information
title_full_unstemmed Individual and contextual variation in EU issue voting: The role of political information
title_short Individual and contextual variation in EU issue voting: The role of political information
title_sort Individual and contextual variation in EU issue voting: The role of political information
topic 59 Ciencia Política
ODS 10 - Reducción de las desigualdades
ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
topic_facet 59 Ciencia Política
ODS 10 - Reducción de las desigualdades
ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
url https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2010.09.022
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/4062
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261379410001125