Probing the Effect of Candidate Localness in Low-Information Elections: Evidence from the German Local Level
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DOI: 10.1177/00323217231173505
Abstract: Candidates with local ties perform better than their rivals without such attachments. We focus on the underlying mechanism of the localness effect and hypothesise that voters prefer local candidates for instrumental reasons, expecting better representation,… read more here.
Keywords: effect; level; candidate localness; information elections ... See more keywords