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Does a Candidate's Social Class Matter?
Fri, August 30, 12:00 to 1:30pm, Marriott, Madison BSession Submission Type: Created Panel
Session Description
What do voters infer from a candidate's social class or occupation? Do voters care what class candidates come from? These papers discuss how candidates' social classes matter in campaigns and elections.
Sub Unit
Individual Presentations
Competence versus Warmth: How Candidates Use their Class Background in Campaigns - Sophie Hill, Harvard University
Must Voters Choose Between Political Competence and Descriptive Representation? - Jens Olav Dahlgaard, Copenhagen Business School; Rasmus T Pedersen, The Danish Center for Social Science Research; Lene Holm Pedersen, University of Copenhagen
Voter Preferences for Candidates with Different Personal and Policy Attributes - Reto Wuest, University of Geneva; Jonas Pontusson, University of Geneva