Candidate Polarization

Candidate Polarization is a theoretical construct in political science that identifies the degree to which political candidates occupy ideologically distinct and opposing positions on public policy issues, thereby differentiating them from centrist or moderate alternatives within electoral competition.

150

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13.9K

Citations

227

Authors

171

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

57

Authors

227

  1. AI
    Alan I. Abramowitz

    Emory University, United States

    6 publications · 678 citations

    6

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  2. MP
    Mattias Polborn

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    4 publications · 155 citations

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  3. BC
    Barry C. Burden

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    4 publications · 359 citations

    4

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  4. SK
    Stefan Krasa

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    3 publications · 126 citations

    3

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  5. DB
    David Broockman

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    3 publications · 65 citations

    3

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Venues

  1. Electoral Studies

    15 publications · 842 citations

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 12 publications · 422 citations

    11

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  3. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 10 publications · 546 citations

    8

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  4. American Journal of Political Science

    AJPS · 8 publications · 1.6K citations

    8

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  5. Presidential Studies Quarterly

    8 publications · 260 citations

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