The Moderating Effect of Debates on Political Attitudes
The Moderating Effect of Debates on Political Attitudes
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辩论对政治态度的调节作用
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
George Ofosu
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作者：
Sarah Brierley;Eric Kramon;George Ofosu
从理论上讲，候选人辩论可以通过提供有关候选人素质和政策立场的信息来影响选民。然而，关于辩论是否以及为什么会影响新民主国家的选民，证据有限。我们在加纳2016年选举期间对议会辩论进行了实地实验，以表明辩论可以提高选民对候选人的评价。辩论对党派选民的影响最大，他们变得更倾向于和更有可能投票给党派候选人，而不太可能投票给共同党派。实验和独特的观察数据捕捉参与者对辩论的逐秒反应表明，政策信息是推动党派温和的最重要的因果机制，特别是在强大的党派中。一项后续调查显示，这些影响在选举竞争激烈的社区持续存在，而在政党据点消失。以政策为中心的辩论有可能减少新兴民主国家的党派两极分化，但当地的政治环境决定了这些影响的持续性。
In theory, candidate debates can influence voters by providing information about candidates' quality and policy positions. However, there is limited evidence about whether and why debates influence voters in new democracies. We use a field experiment on parliamentary debates during Ghana's 2016 elections to show that debates improve voters' evaluations of candidates. Debates have the strongest effect on partisan voters, who become more favorable toward and more likely to vote for opponent-party candidates and less likely to vote for co-partisans. Experimental and unique observational data capturing participants' second-by-second reactions to the debates show that policy information was the most important causal mechanism driving partisan moderation, especially among strong partisans. A follow-up survey shows that these effects persist in electorally competitive communities, whereas they dissipate in party strongholds. Policy-centered debates have the potential to reduce partisan polarization in new democracies, but the local political context conditions the persistence of these effects.
影响因子：
7.6
作者：
CHAIKEN, S;MAHESWARAN, D
通讯作者：
MAHESWARAN, D