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Negativity and political behavior : a theoretical framework for the analysis of negative voting in contemporary democracies
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Political studies review, 2022, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 282-291
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GARZIA, Diego, FERREIRA DA SILVA, Frederico, Negativity and political behavior : a theoretical framework for the analysis of negative voting in contemporary democracies, Political studies review, 2022, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 282-291 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/75297
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Recent developments in Western societies have motivated a growing consideration of the role of negativity in public opinion and political behavior research. In this article, we review the scant (and largely disconnected) scientific literature on negativity and political behavior, merging contributions from social psychology, public opinion, and electoral research, with a view on developing an integrated theoretical framework for the study of negative voting in contemporary democracies. We highlight that the tendency toward negative voting is driven by three partly overlapping components, namely, (1) an instrumental–rational component characterized by retrospective performance evaluations and rationalization mechanisms, (2) an ideological component grounded on long-lasting political identities, and (3) an affective component, motivated by (negative) attitudes toward parties and candidates. By blueprinting the systematic relationships between negative voting and each of these components in turn, and suggesting multiple research paths, this article aims to stimulate future studies on negative voting in multi-party parliamentary systems to motivate a better understanding of the implications of negativity in voting behavior in contemporary democracies.
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Published online: May 2022
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This work was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (PCEFP1_186898).