Edited by Henrik Oscarsson, Professor, Department of Political Science, and Research Director of the Swedish National Election Studies (SNES), University of Gothenburg and Sören Holmberg, Senior Professor, Department of Political Science, and former Research Director, SNES, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

'The Research Handbook on Political Partisanship brings new life into one of the oldest concepts of electoral research. Presenting a broad spectrum of theoretical perspectives and empirical analyses, the book is much more useful for present and future research than the literature reviews seen in many other handbooks. An updated understanding of the role of political identification today requires the in-depth discussions of its ''two faces'', given in this Handbook. Party identification can be a ''helper'' and guide in a complex political landscape, but it can also be a ''blinder'', barring competing views and preferences. The book argues not only for the need of parties to maintain emotional ties to their voters, but also for the need to keep party identification as an important tool for future students and scholars of political behaviour.'--Bernt Aardal, University of Oslo, Norway'Party identification is a critical and contested concept and this volume - teeming with thoughtful perspective and original evidence from subject experts - is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand its origins, nature, and consequences.'--Elizabeth Zechmeister, Vanderbilt University, US

• Contents:1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Political Partisanship 1Henrik Oscarsson and Sören Holmberg2 Party identification: down but not out 14Sören Holmberg and Henrik OscarssonPART I POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP AND DEMOCRACY3 Party government and democracy 31Jacques Thomassen4 Partisanship: conceptualizations and consequences 47Lisa Madeleine Carius-Munz5 Media and political partisanship 60Adam Shehata and Jesper Strömbäck6 The blinders of partisanship 74Russell J. Dalton7 The origins and effect of negative partisanship 89Alexa BankertPART II MEASURING POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP8 Measuring the direction and strength of partisan identity 103Leonie Huddy, Caitlin Davies and Joseph Sandor9 Measuring party attachments with survey questionnaires 123Martin Rosema and Sabrina J. Mayer10 Measuring elite‒mass linkages through the Internet 141Florence Ecormier-Nocca and Nicolas Sauger11 Partisan ambivalence in multi-party systems 154Marco R. SteenbergenPART III ORIGINS AND DETERMINANTS OF POLITICALPARTISANSHIP12 Party identification and its evolution over time 167Eva H. Önnudóttir and Ólafur fi. Har›arson13 The formative period of party identification 177Martin Kroh14 The populist right-wing partisan 190Anders Widfeldt15 The role of political parties in partisanship 202Carlos Shenga16 Partisanship in the digital age 211Rachel K. Gibson and Stephen Ward17 Party identification: resilience under strain 225Elisabeth Gidengil and Neil Nevitte18 Partisanship and ideology in Japan 236Masahiro YamadaPART IV POLITICAL EFFECTS OF PARTISANSHIP19 Does a partisan public increase democratic stability? 256John H. Aldrich, Austin Bussing, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Nicolas Madan,Katelyn Mehling Ice, Kristen M. Renberg and Hannah M. Ridge20 Partisanship and political participation 266Ian McAllister21 Attitudinal consequences of partisanship for new parties 281Eva Anduiza and Roberto Pannico22 Partisan bias in economic perceptions 294Lie Philip Santoso23 Partisanship in the process of party choice 308Mark N. Franklin and Georg Lutz24 Partisanship, policy-making and democracy 328Spyros Kosmidis25 Beyond party identification 335Eric Guntermann26 Partisanship and citizen deliberation 349Kimmo Grönlund27 Partisanship and political trust 358Marc Hooghe28 The consequences of partisanship in Africa 368Robert Mattes and Matthias KrönkeIndex 381

Edited by Henrik Oscarsson, Professor, Department of Political Science, and Research Director of the Swedish National Election Studies (SNES), University of Gothenburg and Sören Holmberg, Senior Professor, Department of Political Science, and former Research Director, SNES, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

'The Research Handbook on Political Partisanship brings new life into one of the oldest concepts of electoral research. Presenting a broad spectrum of theoretical perspectives and empirical analyses, the book is much more useful for present and future research than the literature reviews seen in many other handbooks. An updated understanding of the role of political identification today requires the in-depth discussions of its ''two faces'', given in this Handbook. Party identification can be a ''helper'' and guide in a complex political landscape, but it can also be a ''blinder'', barring competing views and preferences. The book argues not only for the need of parties to maintain emotional ties to their voters, but also for the need to keep party identification as an important tool for future students and scholars of political behaviour.'--Bernt Aardal, University of Oslo, Norway'Party identification is a critical and contested concept and this volume - teeming with thoughtful perspective and original evidence from subject experts - is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand its origins, nature, and consequences.'--Elizabeth Zechmeister, Vanderbilt University, US

• Contents:1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Political Partisanship 1Henrik Oscarsson and Sören Holmberg2 Party identification: down but not out 14Sören Holmberg and Henrik OscarssonPART I POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP AND DEMOCRACY3 Party government and democracy 31Jacques Thomassen4 Partisanship: conceptualizations and consequences 47Lisa Madeleine Carius-Munz5 Media and political partisanship 60Adam Shehata and Jesper Strömbäck6 The blinders of partisanship 74Russell J. Dalton7 The origins and effect of negative partisanship 89Alexa BankertPART II MEASURING POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP8 Measuring the direction and strength of partisan identity 103Leonie Huddy, Caitlin Davies and Joseph Sandor9 Measuring party attachments with survey questionnaires 123Martin Rosema and Sabrina J. Mayer10 Measuring elite‒mass linkages through the Internet 141Florence Ecormier-Nocca and Nicolas Sauger11 Partisan ambivalence in multi-party systems 154Marco R. SteenbergenPART III ORIGINS AND DETERMINANTS OF POLITICALPARTISANSHIP12 Party identification and its evolution over time 167Eva H. Önnudóttir and Ólafur fi. Har›arson13 The formative period of party identification 177Martin Kroh14 The populist right-wing partisan 190Anders Widfeldt15 The role of political parties in partisanship 202Carlos Shenga16 Partisanship in the digital age 211Rachel K. Gibson and Stephen Ward17 Party identification: resilience under strain 225Elisabeth Gidengil and Neil Nevitte18 Partisanship and ideology in Japan 236Masahiro YamadaPART IV POLITICAL EFFECTS OF PARTISANSHIP19 Does a partisan public increase democratic stability? 256John H. Aldrich, Austin Bussing, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Nicolas Madan,Katelyn Mehling Ice, Kristen M. Renberg and Hannah M. Ridge20 Partisanship and political participation 266Ian McAllister21 Attitudinal consequences of partisanship for new parties 281Eva Anduiza and Roberto Pannico22 Partisan bias in economic perceptions 294Lie Philip Santoso23 Partisanship in the process of party choice 308Mark N. Franklin and Georg Lutz24 Partisanship, policy-making and democracy 328Spyros Kosmidis25 Beyond party identification 335Eric Guntermann26 Partisanship and citizen deliberation 349Kimmo Grönlund27 Partisanship and political trust 358Marc Hooghe28 The consequences of partisanship in Africa 368Robert Mattes and Matthias KrönkeIndex 381