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Campaign Negativity

Campaign Negativity is a construct in political communication research that denotes the extent to which a campaign systematically employs messages designed to discredit an opponent or opposing position through negative appeals, distinguishing it from isolated negative messaging by its sustained and strategic nature.

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181

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121

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2017–2026

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117

In defense of negativity: attack ads in presidential campaigns

Choice Reviews Online · 2006 · 462 citations

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Beyond Negativity: The Effects of Incivility on the Electorate

Deborah Jordan Brooks, John G. Geer · American Journal of Political Science · 2007 · 452 citations · Full text

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The Effects of Negative Political Advertisements: A Meta-Analytic Assessment

Richard R. Lau, Lee Sigelman, Caroline Heldman et al. · American Political Science Review · 1999 · 435 citations

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Do Negative Campaigns Mobilize or Suppress Turnout? Clarifying the Relationship between Negativity and Participation

Kim Fridkin Kahn, Patrick J. Kenney · American Political Science Review · 1999 · 383 citations

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The Effects of Negativity and Motivated Information Processing During a Political Campaign

Michael F. Meffert, Sungeun Chung, Amber J. Joiner et al. · Journal of Communication · 2006 · 307 citations

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Authors

181

  1. AN
    Alessandro Nai

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    10 publications · 616 citations

    10

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  2. JM
    Jürgen Maier

    University of Koblenz and Landau, Germany

    8 publications · 414 citations

    8

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  3. CE
    Christian Elmelund‐Præstekær

    University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

    5 publications · 279 citations

    5

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  4. YK
    Yanna Krupnikov

    Stony Brook University, United States

    5 publications · 509 citations

    5

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  5. AS
    Annemarie S. Walter

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 156 citations

    4

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Institutions

121

  1. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    15 h-index

    21 publications

    940 citations

  2. University of Koblenz and Landau

    Mainz, Germany

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    432 citations

  3. Universität Koblenz

    Koblenz, Germany

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    396 citations

  4. University of Southern Denmark

    Odense, Denmark

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    295 citations

  5. University of Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    380 citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    155 citations

  7. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    218 citations

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Venues

  1. Political Communication

    9 publications · 419 citations

    9

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 6 publications · 850 citations

    6

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  3. American Politics Research

    5 publications · 249 citations

    5

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  4. Electoral Studies

    4 publications · 174 citations

    4

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  5. The International Journal of Press/Politics

    IJPP · 4 publications · 165 citations

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