Browsing BI Open by Author "Schönhage, Nanna Lauritz"
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Partisanship, Blame Avoidance Behaviours and Voter Reactions to Allegations of Political Misconduct
Schönhage, Nanna Lauritz; Geys, Benny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Politicians often engage in blame avoidance behaviours in order to evade electoral punishment following allegations of misconduct. A key question concerns the (in)effectiveness of such behaviours in mitigating voter opinions ... -
Politicians and Scandals that Damage the Party Brand
Schönhage, Nanna Lauritz; Geys, Benny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Scandals can cause serious damage to political parties’ brand name and reputation, which may taint all members of the party—even those not implicated in the scandal. In this article, we therefore explore how (uninvolved) ... -
The Politics of Distributing Blame and Credit: Evidence from a Survey Experiment with Norwegian Local Politicians
Schönhage, Nanna Lauritz; Bækgaard, Martin; Geys, Benny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)How do politicians attribute responsibility for good and poor policy outcomes across multiple stakeholders in a policy field where they themselves can affect service provision? Such ‘diffusion’ decisions are crucial to ... -
Strategic public policy around population thresholds
De Witte, Kristof; Geys, Benny; Schönhage, Nanna Lauritz (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Political economists have long maintained that politicians respond to both (re-)election and financial incentives. This article contributes to the latter literature by analysing whether, when and how local office-holders ...