James Adams

Are Niche Parties Fundamentally Different from Mainstream Parties? The Causes and the Electoral Consequences of Western European Parties' Policy Shifts, 1976–1998

James Adams, Michael Clark, Lawrence Ezrow et al. · American Journal of Political Science · 2006 · 693 citations · Full text

Political Process, Public Opinion, Political Polarization +17

Understanding Change and Stability in Party Ideologies: Do Parties Respond to Public Opinion or to Past Election Results?

James Adams, Michael Clark, Lawrence Ezrow et al. · British Journal of Political Science · 2004 · 503 citations

Democracy, Public Policy, Ideological Positions +14

Policy Adjustment by Parties in Response to Rival Parties’ Policy Shifts: Spatial Theory and the Dynamics of Party Competition in Twenty-Five Post-War Democracies

James Adams, Zeynep Somer‐Topcu · British Journal of Political Science · 2009 · 349 citations

Political Process, Political Behavior, Social Sciences +16

Causes and Electoral Consequences of Party Policy Shifts in Multiparty Elections: Theoretical Results and Empirical Evidence

James Adams · Annual Review of Political Science · 2012 · 310 citations

Party Policy Shifts, Political Process, Political Behavior +16

Is Anybody Listening? Evidence That Voters Do Not Respond to European Parties’ Policy Statements During Elections

James Adams, Lawrence Ezrow, Zeynep Somer‐Topcu · American Journal of Political Science · 2011 · 294 citations

Political Process, European Union Law, Public Opinion +17