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Scrutinizing a relatively new field of study, the Handbook of Political Party Funding assesses the basic assumptions underlying the research, presenting an unequalled variety of case studies from diverse political finance systems. With contributions from both eminent international scholars and prominent representatives of the second generation of students in the field, this original and thought-provoking collection of current research updates our understanding of party funding regimes, while contributing to the re-examination of perennial and often problematic issues. It illustrates, using select empirical data, the range of alternative political finance structures, exposing both the limits of these regimes and their effects on parties, systems and on democratic competition. Offering diverse and detailed case studies, the chapters examine the stakes involved nationally, and the impact of financing on the political environment. At the same time, they present a picture of a field of study that is still establishing itself, offering direction for future research. Students and academics of political science, public law and comparative politics will find this an essential reference for studying party funding and its wider influence. Members of political institutions and those fighting political corruption will find this an incredibly useful Handbook for understanding the positives and negatives of party funding globally.Contributors include: M. Blumenberg, R. Boatright, L. Brenez, S.-H. Chang, B.A. Dworkin, N. Evertsson, J. Fischer, A. Francois, A. Gupta, F. Jimenez, M.A. Lopez Varas, E. Martins Paz, D. May, I. Mendez De Hoyos, J. Mendilow, A. Meyer, K.-H. Nassmacher, H. Onken, G. Orr, M. Pelletier, É. Phélippeau, D.R. Piccio, M. Pinto-Duschinsky, V.C. Reyes Jr., G. Sandri, S.E. Scarrow, V. Shale, V. Simral, J. Smulders, H. Soo Sim, S.U. Umoh, I. Van Biezen, M. Villoria, F.C. Von Nostitz, W. Wolfs

This book investigates the ideological conditions inducing political actors to highlight corruption issues through valence campaigns. Using case studies and comparative analyses of party programmes, legislatives speeches and social media data, the author demonstrates that the more parties and/or candidates present a similar policy programme, the more they rely on valence campaigns. In other words, as the ideologies of parties have become increasingly similar over recent decades, the content of political competition has substantially shifted from policy to non-policy factors, such as corruption issues. These dynamics, and the ideological considerations underpinning them, also provide a novel perspective on recent phenomena in contemporary democracies, such as the growth of negative campaigning, as well as populist strategies based on anti-elite rhetoric. The book will appeal to students and scholars interested in political corruption, valence politics, populism and electoral campaigning.

​Sechzehn renommierte Forscherinnen und Forscher der deutschen Politikwissenschaft ehren mit ihren Beiträgen Jubilar Oskar Niedermayer. Die Beiträge kreisen um Niedermayers Forschungsgebiete Partizipation, Parteien, Wahlen und politische Orientierungen. Der Sammelband wird durch eine persönliche Einleitung und ein kommentiertes Literaturverzeichnis aller Publikationen Niedermayers gerahmt.

David Christoph Lerch entwickelt ein theoretisches Modell zur Analyse von Wahlkämpfen und eine Typologie der fünf gängigen Kommunikationstypen im Wahlkampf. Dieses Modell – im Spannungsfeld zwischen den SpitzenkandidatInnen und ihrer Partei – überprüft er empirisch auf der Ebene der Bundesländer (in acht aktuellen Landtagswahlkämpfen) und legt dabei dar, wie die allgemeinen Gesetzmäßigkeiten des Wahlkampfs vom persönlichen Stil der Kandidatin oder des Kandidaten sowie von der regionalen politischen Kultur beeinflusst werden. Der Autor rundet die Untersuchung mit acht konkreten Handlungsempfehlungen un -erklärungen für alle Akteure ab, die sich direkt oder indirekt, prospektiv oder retrospektiv mit Wahlkämpfen befassen.