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Goodwin, Robert E. and Saward, Michael (2005) Dog whistles and democratic mandates. The Political Quarterly, Vol.76 (No.4). pp. 471-476. doi:10.1111/j.1467-923X.2005.00708.x ISSN 0032-3179.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2005.00708.x
Abstract
Manipulative mixed messages from candidates to voters affect what governments are entitled to do in office. A party that wins an election gains a 'mandate to rule'. But there is a second type of mandate: a 'policy mandate' to enact specific policy proposals central to the winning party's campaign. Mixed-message politics in general can undermine policy mandates, and the use of 'dog whistle politics' - telling one group of voters one thing, while allowing or encouraging another group to believe another - makes the inferring of policy mandates especially problematic. Referendums provide only a partial remedy to dog whistle politics. Winning a clear policy mandate means forgoing dog whistle politics, despite the short term electoral advantage they may deliver.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | The Political Quarterly | ||||
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0032-3179 | ||||
Official Date: | 2005 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.76 | ||||
Number: | No.4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 471-476 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-923X.2005.00708.x | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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