Dewan, Torun, Humphreys, Macartan and Rubenson, Daniel (2014) The elements of political persuasion: content, charisma and cue. The Economic Journal, 124 (574). F257 - F292. ISSN 0013-0133
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Political campaigns employ complex strategies to persuade voters to support them. We analyse the contributions of elements of these strategies using data from a field experiment that randomly assigned canvassers to districts, as well as messaging and endorsement conditions. We find evidence for a strong overall campaign effect and show effects for both message-based and endorsement-based campaigns. However, we find little evidence that canvassers varied according to their persuasive ability or that endorser identity matters. Overall the results suggest a surprisingly muted role for idiosyncratic features of prospective persuaders.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.res.org.uk/view/economichome.html |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 Royal Economic Society |
| Divisions: | Government |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2014 08:50 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Apr 2024 00:09 |
| Funders: | London School of Economics and Ryerson University, Columbia University |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/56056 |
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