Doctoral Dissertation Research in Political Science: Campaign Strategy in Multi-Ethnic Democracies

政治学博士论文研究：多民族民主国家的竞选策略

基本信息

批准号：
0719854
负责人：
Karen Ferree
金额：
$ 1.2万
依托单位：
University of California-San Diego
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2007
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2007-08-01 至 2008-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0719854&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Doctoral Dissertation Research Political Science

项目摘要

Primary Investigators: Karen Ferree and Jeremy HorowitzTitle: Doctoral Dissertation Research: Campaign Strategy in Multi-Ethnic Democracies0719854AbstractDo democratic elections heighten ethnic tension in plural societies? To investigate why electoral competition sometimes leads to ethnic polarization, this project focuses on the role that political parties and candidates play in politicizing ethnic cleavages. It seeks to understand why some parties exploit such cleavages to mobilize supporters while others downplay them. The project examines how variation in demographic and political factors affects campaign strategy. Empirically, the project collects data on campaign messages employed by presidential and parliamentary candidates in Kenya. The resulting dataset will be used to examine the factors that encourage or discourage divisive ethnic appeals. By focusing on sub-national variation within one country, the project holds institutional factors constant, making it possible to examine how demographic and political factors affect campaign decisions. It also goes beyond current studies by collecting detailed data on the content of campaign messages employed by a large number of candidates. The project opens further avenues for innovative research by creating a unique dataset that will be made available to other researchers and collaborators. Through collaboration with the University of Nairobi, it creates opportunities for the participation of underrepresented groups. Finally, by investigating the factors that affect campaign strategy, this project contributes to efforts to encourage moderation and stability in ethnically divided societies.

主要调查人员：Karen Ferree和Jeremy Horowitztitle：博士学位论文研究：多民主民主国家的竞选战略0719854Abstractdo民主选举加剧了多元社会的种族张力？为了调查为什么选举竞争有时会导致种族两极分化，该项目着重于政党和候选人在政治化种族分裂中发挥的作用。它试图理解为什么有些政党利用这种分裂来动员支持者，而另一些政党则淡化了支持者。该项目研究了人口和政治因素的差异如何影响竞选战略。从经验上讲，该项目收集了肯尼亚总统和议会候选人所采用的竞选信息的数据。最终的数据集将用于检查鼓励或阻止分裂种族上诉的因素。通过关注一个国家内的次国差异，该项目使制度因素持续不断，从而可以研究人口和政治因素如何影响竞选决策。通过收集有关大量候选人使用的广告系列消息内容的详细数据，它也超越了当前的研究。该项目通过创建一个独特的数据集来开辟创新研究的途径，该数据集将提供给其他研究人员和合作者。通过与内罗毕大学的合作，它为参与不足的团体的参与创造了机会。最后，通过调查影响竞选战略的因素，该项目有助于努力鼓励种族分裂的社会中的节制和稳定。