Voters’ perceptions of government performance and attributions of responsibility: Electoral control in Poland |
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Authors: | Goldie Shabad Kazimierz M Slomczynski |
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Institution: | a Department of Political Science, The Ohio State University, 2080 Derby Hall, 154 North Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, USA b Departments of Sociology and Political Science, The Ohio State University, 238 Townshend Hall, 1885 Neil Avenue Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, USA |
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Abstract: | We test the claim that elections function as a mechanism of accountability in the case of Poland, a new democracy with a fluid party system. We ask whether individuals’ vote intentions are based on assessments of governing parties’ performance. Taking into consideration attributions of responsibility for such performance, accountability exists if assessments of poor performance decrease the probability of voting for a ruling party. We use two criteria of performance: perceived change in unemployment rate and level of corruption between two consecutive elections. Using data from the Polish POLPAN panel survey, our results confirm the existence of a heterogeneous sanctioning model. |
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Keywords: | Electoral control Vote intentions Unemployment and corruption Polish party system |
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