Democratic Satisfaction, Leaders, and Mobilization: Fresh Insights from CSES

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

This panel draws together leading experts in the field of comparative electoral research and offers new insights on how democratic satisfaction and political leaders influence vote choice cross-nationally. It also provides new evidence as to how political actors are mobilizing the electorate to vote in the 21st century. Thematically, the four papers are fused together by their focus on factors that shape the dynamics of citizen-government connections. Empirically, they are united in their use of data from the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES), a project celebrating its 25th anniversary, and which allows scholars to explore electoral behavior comparatively from a micro and a macro perspective and over-time.

Sub Unit

• DIVISION 36: Elections and Voting Behavior

Individual Presentations

• Gender Differences in the Impact of Winning on Satisfaction with Democracy - Shane P. Singh, University of Georgia; Neil S Williams, University of Georgia

• Leader or Party? Evaluating the Personalization Thesis and Vote Choice 1996-2016 - Ian McAllister, Australian National University; Stephen Patrick Quinlan, GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

• Political Parties & New Modes of Mobilization in Comparative Perspective - John H. Aldrich, Duke University; Rachel K. Gibson, University of Manchester; Pedro C. Magalhaes, University of Lisbon

• The Impact of Role Models on Youth Socialization in Politics - Semra Sevi, Université de Montréal

Chair

• Ian McAllister Australian National University

Discussant

• Alberto Simpser Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico