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Supply-side dynamics of parties’ group appeals: How dominance affects the choice between symbolic and policy-based appeals

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Party Politics: The International Journal for the Study of Political Parties and Political Organizations

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Abstract

Party Politics, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 231-246, March 2026.
Social group appeals are a crucial but often overlooked aspect of party competition. Challenger parties differ from dominant parties not only in their issue entrepreneurship and anti-establishment rhetoric, but also in how they approach social groups. ...