Publications

I publish in several different areas of party behavior and competition:
Party Responsiveness and Party Competition
"Who's to Blame? How Performance Evaluation and Partisanship Influence Responsibility Attribution in Grand Coalition Governments" (with Sylvia Kritzinger and Carolina Plescia). 2022. European Journal of Political Research. 61.3: 660-677.
“Responding to Far Right Challengers: Does Accommodation Pay Off?” (with Heike Kluever). 2020. Journal of European Public Policy. 27.2: 273‐291.
"Helping or Hurting? How Governing as a Junior Coalition Partner Influences Electoral Outcomes" (with Heike Kluever). 2020. Journal of Politics. 82.4: 1231-1242.
"The Path to Right-Wing Populism in Europe" (with Jude Hays and Junghyun Lim). Electoral Studies. 2019. 60.
"Party Convergence and Vote Switching: Explaining Mainstream Party Decline across Europe" (with Heike Klüver). 2019. European Journal of Political Research. 58.4: 1021-1042.
“Challenges to Multi-Party Governments: How Governing in Coalitions Affects Party Responsiveness to Voters” (with Heike Klüver). Forthcoming. Party Politics. DOI:10.1177/1354068815627399.
“Does Anybody Notice? How Position Shifts of Coalition Parties are Perceived by Voters” (with Heike Klüver). 2017. European Journal of Political Research. 56.1: 115-132.
“Who Responds? Voters, Parties, and Issue Attention” (with Heike Klüver). 2016. British Journal of Political Science. 46.3: 633-654.
“Voter Polarization and Party Responsiveness: Why Parties Emphasize Divided Issues, but Remain Silent on Unified Issues” (with Heike Klüver). 2015. European Journal of Political Research. 54.2: 343-362.
“Do Parties Respond? How Electoral Context Influences Party Competition” (with Heike Klüver). Electoral Studies. 2014. 35: 48-60.
“It Takes Two: How Euroskeptic Public Opinion and Party Divisions Influence Party Positions” (with Christopher Williams). 2017. West European Politics. 40.4: 741-762.
“Differentiated Party Response: The Effect of Euroskeptic Public Opinion on Party Positions” (with Christopher Williams). European Union Politics. 2015. 16.2: 176-193.
Party Strategy in Europe and Latin America
"Strategic Alliances: Red, Green, or “Watermelon” Candidates in Mexican Legislative Elections" (with Amalia Pulido). Forthcoming. Party Politics.
“Unusual Bedfellows: PRI-PVEM Electoral Alliances in Mexican Legislative Elections” (with Amalia Pulido). 2017. Journal of Politics in Latin America. 9.2: 63-92.
“Coordination and Presidential Coattails: Do Parties’ Presidential Entry Strategies Affect Legislative Vote Share?” (with Karleen Jones West). 2017. Party Politics. 23.5: 578-588.
“Bottoms Up: How Subnational Elections Influence Parties’ Decisions to Run in Presidential Elections in Europe and Latin America” (with Karleen Jones West). 2015. Research & Politics. 2.3. DOI: 10.1177/2053168015602039.
“Alone or Together? Party Entry Strategies in Presidential Elections in Europe and South America” (with Karleen Jones West). 2015. Party Politics. 21.3: 393-403
“Credibility vs. Competition: The Impact of Party Size on Decisions to Enter Presidential Elections in South America and Europe” (with Karleen Jones West). 2013. Comparative Political Studies. 46.4: 513-539.
Voters and Parties in European Parliament Elections
“Motivating the European Voter: Parties, Issues, and Campaigns in European Parliament Elections” (with Sara B. Hobolt). 2012. European Journal of Political Research. 51.6: 701-727.
“How Salient is Europe? An Analysis of European Election Manifestos, 1979-2004.” 2012. European Union Politics. 13.4: 558-579.
“Thinking Locally, Acting Supranationally: Niche Party Behavior in the European Parliament” (with Christian B. Jensen). 2010. European Journal of Political Research. 49.2: 174-201.
“A Vote Against Europe? Explaining Defection in the 1999 and 2004 European Parliament Elections” (with Sara B. Hobolt and James R. Tilley). 2009. British Journal of Political Science. 39.1: 93-115.
Party Behavior in the European Parliament
“Bringing Salience Back In: Explaining Voting Defection in the European Parliament” (with Heike Klüver). 2015. Party Politics. 21.4: 553-564.
“Thinking Locally, Acting Supranationally: Niche Party Behavior in the European Parliament” (with Christian B. Jensen). 2010. European Journal of Political Research. 49.2: 174-201.
Green Parties and Party Competition on the Environment
"It's the Economy Stupid: When New Politics Parties Take on Old Politics Issues (with Christopher Williams). 2020. West European Politics. 44.4: 802-824.
“Going Green: Explaining Issue Competition on the Environment” (with Sara B. Hobolt and Catherine E. de Vries). 2014. European Journal of Political Research. 53.2: 363-380.
Political Survival of Small Parties in Europe. 2011. New Comparative Politics Series. University of Michigan Press. [Paperback published January 2015.]
“Testing the ‘Party Matters’ Thesis: What Explains Compliance with the Kyoto Protocol?” (with Christian B. Jensen). 2011. Political Studies. 59.1: 99-115.
“Holding Their Own: Explaining the Persistence of Green Parties in France and the UK.” 2009. Party Politics. 15.5: 615-34.
“The Evolution of New Parties: From Electoral Outsiders to Downsian Players—Evidence from the French Greens.” 2007. French Politics. 5.2: 121-43.