Tag: Yves Dejaeghere

Political habits learned in home country are determinants of EU expats’ registration in European elections

Political habits learned in home country are determinants of EU expats’ registration in European elections

The European Union has seen, over recent decades, the creation of political structures spanning the continent. It has coincided with increased citizen mobility, with millions of Europeans opting to live, work and stay in other EU member states. Here, Yves Dejaeghere, Luana Russo, and Louise Nikolic show that political habits that have been acquired in […]

When voters with high political knowledge change their votes, it is usually to ideologically similar parties

When voters with high political knowledge change their votes, it is usually to ideologically similar parties

Electoral volatility has been much discussed of late, with the rise of small parties leading to switches from across the political spectrum. While much research has taken place into the extent of vote switching, rather less has taken place into the ideological ‘distance’ between the parties that are switched between. Ruth Dassonneville and Yves Dejaeghere have done […]