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To what degree is policy-making responsive to electoral losers? A comparative analysis of policy responsiveness in European democracies

Lore Baeten (UGent) and Anna Kern (UGent)
(2021) Belgium : State of the Federation 2021, Proceedings.
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While the loser-winner gap in perceptions of legitimacy has been extensively documented in the literature (e.g. Anderson et al. 2005), relatively little is known about the mechanisms that brings about this gap. One potential explanation is that losers (i.e. citizens who voted for parties that lost the election) are dissatisfied because they are less likely to obtain their preferred policies. But to what degree is that actually the case? To what degree is policy-making responsive to electoral losers? And does this potential winner-loser gap in responsiveness vary across different political systems? In this paper we evaluate to what degree policy making in Europe is more responsive to preferences of electoral winners as compared to preferences of electoral losers. We do so by linking multicounty survey data from the European Social Survey with Chapel Hill expert surveys and we evaluate different definitions of electoral losing (i.e. voting for a party who lost in terms of seat share, voting for a party that ended up in the opposition, voting for a party that did not make it into parliament). Policy responsiveness in Belgium is hence studied in a comparative perspective.
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Winner-Loser Gap, Elections, Political Trust, Policy Making, Policy Responsiveness, Substantive Representation

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Baeten, Lore, and Anna Kern. “To What Degree Is Policy-Making Responsive to Electoral Losers?  A Comparative Analysis of Policy Responsiveness in European Democracies.” Belgium : State of the Federation 2021, Proceedings, 2021.
APA
Baeten, L., & Kern, A. (2021). To what degree is policy-making responsive to electoral losers?  A comparative analysis of policy responsiveness in European democracies. Belgium : State of the Federation 2021, Proceedings. Presented at the Belgium : State of the Federation 2021, Namur, Belgium (online).
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Baeten, Lore, and Anna Kern. 2021. “To What Degree Is Policy-Making Responsive to Electoral Losers?  A Comparative Analysis of Policy Responsiveness in European Democracies.” In Belgium : State of the Federation 2021, Proceedings.
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Baeten, Lore, and Anna Kern. 2021. “To What Degree Is Policy-Making Responsive to Electoral Losers?  A Comparative Analysis of Policy Responsiveness in European Democracies.” In Belgium : State of the Federation 2021, Proceedings.
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Baeten L, Kern A. To what degree is policy-making responsive to electoral losers?  A comparative analysis of policy responsiveness in European democracies. In: Belgium : State of the Federation 2021, Proceedings. 2021.
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L. Baeten and A. Kern, “To what degree is policy-making responsive to electoral losers?  A comparative analysis of policy responsiveness in European democracies,” in Belgium : State of the Federation 2021, Proceedings, Namur, Belgium (online), 2021.
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  abstract     = {{While the loser-winner gap in perceptions of legitimacy has been extensively documented in the literature (e.g. Anderson et al. 2005), relatively little is known about the mechanisms that brings about this gap. One potential explanation is that losers (i.e. citizens who voted for parties that lost the election) are dissatisfied because they are less likely to obtain their preferred policies. But to what degree is that actually the case? To what degree is policy-making responsive to electoral losers? And does this potential winner-loser gap in responsiveness vary across different political systems? In this paper we evaluate to what degree policy making in Europe is more responsive to preferences of electoral winners as compared to preferences of electoral losers. We do so by linking multicounty survey data from the European Social Survey with Chapel Hill expert surveys and we evaluate different definitions of electoral losing (i.e. voting for a party who lost in terms of seat share, voting for a party that ended up in the opposition, voting for a party that did not make it into parliament). Policy responsiveness in Belgium is hence studied in a comparative perspective.}},
  author       = {{Baeten, Lore and Kern, Anna}},
  booktitle    = {{Belgium : State of the Federation 2021, Proceedings}},
  keywords     = {{Winner-Loser Gap,Elections,Political Trust,Policy Making,Policy Responsiveness,Substantive Representation}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  location     = {{Namur, Belgium (online)}},
  pages        = {{15}},
  title        = {{To what degree is policy-making responsive to electoral losers?  A comparative analysis of policy responsiveness in European democracies}},
  url          = {{https://events.unamur.be/event/48/}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}