Intra-Party Heterogeneity and Voter Perceptions of Party Positions

• In Event: JSS: Emerging Perspectives on Political Parties

Brief Overview

Do voters correctly perceive left-right positions of political parties? This paper introduces intraparty heterogeneity to the study of voter perceptions and argues that multiple, diverging perceptions can be correct if party elites are heterogeneous.

Author

• Michael Imre, University of Mannheim