Position-taking and issue salience in multi-level systems II

Abstract

This Panel invites theoretical and empirical contributions on political parties’ strategies in the electoral, parliamentary, and governmental arena in federal or regionalised states. Multilevel government provides opportunities for the study of parties’ position-taking and issue saliency strategies to gain votes, obtain offices, and implement preferred policies at different levels, as well as for the analysis of similarities and differences between party strategies at the national and sub-state levels. This Panel seeks Papers addressing parties’ positions, their emphasis of specific policy issues, their impact on the territorial integrity of countries, as well as their influence on policies country-wide and across regions.

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