Does responsiveness to voters drive electoral strategy? This article challenges conventional wisdom.
It examines how political incentives shape policy-making, questioning if responsiveness is truly driven by elections. The research analyzes patterns across multiple cases and contexts.
Key findings suggest that while responsive policies exist, they don't necessarily stem from partisan electoral competition alone—other factors play significant roles too.
| Policy Responsiveness and Electoral Incentives: A (Re)assessment was authored by Luca Bernardi. It was published by Springer in Pol. Behav. in 2020. |
