Values have a larger influence on the party choices of voters in European countries that have polarised party systems

Loughran, Thomas (2014) Values have a larger influence on the party choices of voters in European countries that have polarised party systems [Online resource]

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Do values influence the choices of voters when they make their decisions on who and what to vote for, and if so to what extent? Analysing data and political parties from 15 different European democracies, Thomas Loughran argues that voters in political systems with more polarised systems are more value driven than those in less polarised systems.