Bridge policies and welfare politics: how the preferences of voters feed into social policymaking

Pinggera, Michael (2021) Bridge policies and welfare politics: how the preferences of voters feed into social policymaking. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog (20 Jan 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

How do parties integrate the views of voters into their policy platforms? Drawing on a new study of social policy in seven European countries, Michael Pinggera explains that parties increasingly focus on ‘bridge policies’ – policies that are popular among both their support base and the general electorate.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2021 15:09
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:54
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/108752

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