Controlling the Electoral Marketplace

Joost van Spanje is Associate Professor of Political Communication at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He previously conducted research at the University of Oxford, the EUI in Florence, and New York University. In recent years Joost has won a variety of awards and several personal research grants.

• Chapter One Introduction.- Chapter Two Parrot Parties: Established Parties’ Co-Optation of Other Parties’ Policy Proposals.- Chapter Three Pariah Parties: Established Parties’ Systematic Boycotting of Other Parties.- Chapter Four The 'Parroting the Pariah' Effect: Theoretical Framework.- Chapter Five The 'Parroting the Pariah' Effect: Aggregate-Level Evidence.- Chapter Six The 'Parroting the Pariah Effect': Individual-Level Evidence.- Chapter Seven Conclusion.