Voters often choose parties that share similar positions to them on certain issues. Andreas Goldberg and Jonas Lefevere argue that this behaviour is more prevalent among voters with more extreme issue positions. So, better understanding the role of policy issues in electoral competition requires considering voters’ positional extremity
Postdoctoral Researcher, Media, Movements & Politics Research Group, University of Antwerp / Assistant Professor of Political Communication, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Jonas's research focuses on political communication.
He has a particular interest in the impact of media on the public, the impact of election campaigns on voting behaviour, and the role of issues in voting behaviour and party-political communication strategies.
He has published extensively on these topics in a variety of journals, including Political Communication, the European Journal of Political Research, Public Opinion Quarterly, Communication Research, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, and Party Politics.
