The Logic of Issue Expansion: When Challenger Parties Move Beyond Owned Issues

• In Event: Questioning the Status Quo? Challenger Parties in European Politics

Brief Overview

This study examines when and why challenger parties move beyond their owned issues and begin discussing issue areas that have traditionally been addressed by mainstream parties.

Authors

• Christopher J Williams, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

• Jae-Jae Spoon, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus