Voters might be fed up with politicians, but they will listen to people ‘like them’

Hobolt, Sara ORCID: 0000-0002-9742-9502, Leeper, Thomas J. and Tilley, James (2016) Voters might be fed up with politicians, but they will listen to people ‘like them’. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (23 Jun 2016). Website.

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The EU referendum campaign has made it apparent that a large number of voters are reluctant to trust politicians and experts. But who do they trust? Based on a unique study of 3,000 British voters, Sara Hobolt, Thomas J. Leeper and James Tilley conclude that a largely overlooked factor is the influence of the behaviour of people from the same social group. They show that informing respondents of the intention to vote of those ‘like them’ has a clear impact on their opinion about the referendum.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Author(s)
Divisions:	European Institute
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN1187 Scotland
Date Deposited:	23 Mar 2017 14:03
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 15:05
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/70442

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