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dc.contributor.author | Savani, M | - |
dc.contributor.author | Collignon, S | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-05-10T13:17:11Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-05-10T13:17:11Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023-04-25 | - |
dc.identifier | ORCID iDs: Manu M. Savani https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6621-8975; Sofia Collignon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5562-1010. | - |
dc.identifier | 102613 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Savani, M.M. and Collignon, S. (2023) 'Values and candidate evaluation: How voters respond to allegations of sexual harassment', Electoral Studies, 83, 102613, pp. 1 - 13. doi: 10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102613. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0261-3794 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/26435 | - |
dc.description | Data availability: Data will be made available on request. | en_US |
dc.description | Supplementary data are available online at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379423000355?via%3Dihub#appsec1 . | - |
dc.description.abstract | Copyright © 2023 The Authors. How do voters respond to candidates accused of sexual harassment? The literature on political scandals demonstrates that candidate characteristics, scandal type, and voter characteristics matter; as well as party affiliation. However, empirical evidence suggests that not all co-partisans react the same way. Why is this the case? Our study uses Schwartz's (1996) theory of values to hypothesise that voters prioritising ‘universalism’ and ‘benevolence’ are less likely to vote for candidates accused of sexual harassment compared to voters who prioritise ‘self-enhancement’ values. Using an original, mixed methods, online survey experiment (n = 704), we show that American voters do become less favourable towards candidates linked to allegations of sexual harassment; but a sizeable minority would nevertheless vote for a co-partisan candidate accused of sexual harassment. Values are an important mechanism to explain this heterogeneity. Qualitative data corroborates our findings, and helps explain why sexual harassment allegations are not always a barrier to electoral success. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | We thank Brunel University London for supporting the study through a Research Development Fund Award, and Royal Holloway University of London for additional financial support. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 1 - 13 | - |
dc.format.medium | Print-Electronic | - |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | - |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | - |
dc.subject | voting behaviour | en_US |
dc.subject | values | en_US |
dc.subject | scandal | en_US |
dc.subject | survey experiment | en_US |
dc.subject | mixed methods | en_US |
dc.subject | sexual harassment and abuse | - |
dc.title | Values and candidate evaluation: How voters respond to allegations of sexual harassment | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102613 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Electoral Studies | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
pubs.volume | 83 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1873-6890 | - |
dc.rights.holder | The Authors | - |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Social and Political Sciences Research Papers |
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