The Conceptualisation and Measurement of Issue Ownership

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serval:BIB_6CF6DA799871
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
The Conceptualisation and Measurement of Issue Ownership
Journal
West European Politics
Author(s)
Walgrave S., Tresch A., Lefevere J.
ISSN
0140-2382
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
38
Number
4
Pages
778-796
Language
english
Abstract
Issue ownership means that some parties are considered by the public at large as being more able to deal with, or more attentive to, certain issues. The theory has been used to explain both party behaviour - parties are expected to focus on owned issues - and voter behaviour - when a voter considers a party to own an issue, this affects the odds of voting for that party. The purpose of this article is, first, to provide a look backward at the existing research through a literature review of the studies that were conducted in the past decade-and-a-half. Secondly, it takes stock of the current conceptualisation and argues that issue ownership is a multidimensional concept. Thereafter the article discusses how this multidimensionality affects both the role of issue ownership in voter and in party behaviour. Finally, the article outlines a number of shortcomings of the extant literature and discusses potential avenues for future research.
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