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Powerful or warm? Liberal and conservative voters favour different traits in a politician

Laustsen, Lasse (2018) Powerful or warm? Liberal and conservative voters favour different traits in a politician. Democratic Audit Blog (16 Jan 2018). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

A politician’s personality has always been important to voters. Lasse Laustsen (Aarhus University) carried out analyses of American and Danish data to find out which character traits most appeal to liberal and conservative voters. Liberals – who take a more benevolent view of human co-operation – tend to prefer warm, co-operative individuals; conservatives, mindful of [...]

Item Type: Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL: https://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information: © 2018 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited: 29 Apr 2021 11:18
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 10:58
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109568

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