Van goudwaarde in verkiezingstijden? Electorale presidentialisering van het burgemeesterschap in Vlaanderen

Presidentialization involves a shift in focus from collective actors (such as parties) to one person, in this case the mayor. lt is a specific form of personalization which focusses on one rather than on several individuals. Electoral presidentialization, which constitutes one of the diverse features of this phenomenon, was studied at the local level in Flanders (Belgium). By formulating hypotheses based on theoretical and empirical insights on personalization (referring to several politicians), we have tried to figure out whether presidentialization differs from personalization . From our res... Mehr ...