Imitating the newcomer: How, when and why established political parties imitate the policy positions and issue attention of new political parties in the electoral and parliamentary arena: the case of the Netherlands

Simon Otjes

Imitating the newcomer: How, when and why established political parties imitate the policy positions and issue attention of new political parties in the electoral and parliamentary arena: the case of the Netherlands

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Abstract

This thesis studies, how, when and why established political parties imitate new political parties. It examines new party effects on both the policy positions of established parties and the attention established political parties spend on issues. It examines this effect in both the electoral and parliamentary arena. This study focuses on a single country, the Netherlands.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	Leiden University
Supervisors/Advisors	Andeweg, Rudy, Supervisor, External person Pellikaan, Huub, Co-supervisor, External person van Holsteyn, J., Assessment committee, External person Koole, R.A., Assessment committee, External person Lucardie, Anthonie, Assessment committee Harmel, R., Assessment committee, External person
Award date	31-Oct-2012
Place of Publication	[Leiden]
Publisher	Leiden University Press
Print ISBNs	978-94-6203285-9
Publication status	Published - 31-Oct-2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

political parties
new political parties
electoral arena
parliamentary arena
Dutch politics

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