PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

Kritzinger, Sylvia, Plescia, Carolina, Raube, Kolja, Wilhelm, James and Wouters Jan. Assessing the 2019 European Parliament Elections. Forthcoming with Routledge.

Keywords: European parliament elections; Second-order elections; Turnout; Voting behaviour

Plescia, Carolina (2016) Split-ticket voting in mixed-member electoral systems: a theoretical and methodological investigation. ECPR press.

Winner of the ECPR Jean Blondel Prize
Book review on Party Politics

ARTICLES

Plescia, Carolina, Blais André and Daoust Jean-Francois. Do European elections enhance satisfaction with European Union democracy? Forthcoming in European Union Politics.

Keywords: Satisfaction with democracy; EP election; Winners and losers; Exclusive national identity

Plescia, Carolina, Blais André and Högström John. Do People Want a ‘Fairer’ Electoral System? An Experimental Study in Four Countries. Forthcoming in European Journal of Political Research.

Keywords: Electoral rules; Voter satisfaction; Proportionality; Voting experiment
Featured on Democratic Audit

Plescia, Carolina, Kritzinger, Sylvia and Eberl, Jakob-Moritz. ‘The Enemy Within’: Campaign Attention and Motivated Reasoning in Voter Perceptions of Intra-Party Conflict. Forthcoming in Party Politics.

Keywords: Intra-party conflict perceptions; Election Campaign; Motivated reasoning
Featured on VieCER blog

Eberl, Jakob-Moritz, Huber Lena and Plescia, Carolina (2020). A Tale of Firsts: The 2019 Austrian Snap Election. West European Politics, 43:6, 1350-1363.

Keywords: Austria; Election Results; Election Campaign; Scandals

Plescia, Carolina, Kritzinger Sylvia and Oberluggauer Patricia (2019). Party Competition on the Drawing Board: The Issue Strategy of the Victorious Sebastian Kurz at the 2017 Austrian Election. West European Politics, 43:3, 639-664.

Keywords: Issue Diversity; Issue Competition; Election Strategy; Issue Yield Model; Twitter data

Plescia, Carolina (2019). On the Subjectivity of the Experience of Victory: Who are the Election Winners? Political Psychology, 44:4: 797-814.

Keywords: Satisfaction with Democracy; Winner/Loser of Elections; Party Identification
Featured on Democratic Audit

Plescia, Carolina, Kritzinger, Sylvia and De Sio, Lorenzo (2019). Filling the Void? Political Responsiveness of Populist Parties. Representation, 55:4, 513-533.

Keywords: Populism; Policy Responsiveness; Issue Competition

Plescia, Carolina and Eberl, Jakob-Moritz (2019). ‘Not my government!’ The role of norms and populist attitudes on voter preferences for government formation after the election. Forthcoming in Party Politics.

Keywords: Coalition Governments; Coalition Compromises; Political Knowledge; Populist Attitudes
Featured on Falter
Featured on Democratic Audit

Eberl, Jakob-Moritz and Plescia, Carolina (2018). Coalitions in the news: How saliency and tone in news coverage influence voters’ preferences and expectations about coalitions. Electoral Studies, 55: 30-39.

Keywords: Coalition governments; Voters’ Preferences; Voters’ expectations; Media Effects

Bodlos, Anita and Plescia, Carolina (2018). The 2017 Austrian snap election: A shift rightward. West European Politics, , 41(6): 1354-1363.

Keywords: Austria; Election Results; Election Campaign

Morisi, Davide and Plescia, Carolina (2018). Learning from the other side: how social networks influence turnout in a referendum campaign. Italian Political Science Review, 48(2): 155-175.

Keywords: Italy; Referendum Campaign; Social Networks; Turnout
Winner of the pre-registrationOSF prize
Winner of of the RISP/ITANES Preregistration Challenge Competition

Nyhuis, Dominic and Plescia, Carolina (2018). The non-ideological component of coalition preferences. Forthcoming in Party Politics, 24(6): 686-697.

Keywords: Coalition governments; Voters’ Preferences; Political Ideology; Valence Politics

Plescia, Carolina and Kritzinger, Sylvia(2018). Credit or Debit? The Effect of Issue Ownership on Retrospective Economic Voting. Acta Politica, 53(2): 248-268.

Keywords: Issue Ownership; Retrospective Economic Voting; Welfare State

Plescia, Carolina and Staniek, Magdalena (2017). In the Eye of the Beholder: Voters’ Perceptions of Party Policy Shifts. West European Politics, 40(6): 1288-1309.

Keywords:Comparative Manifesto Project Data; Voters’ Perceptions; Issue Salience
Winner of the Gordon Smith and Vincent Wright Memorial Prize

Plescia, Carolina (2017) On the Mismeasurement of Sincere and Strategic Voting in Mixed-Member Electoral Systems. Electoral Studies, 48:19-29.

Keywords: Strategic Voting; Voters’ Preferences; Party Preferences; Mixed Electoral Systems

Plescia, Carolina (2017) Portfolio-specific accountability and retrospective voting: The case of Italy. Italian Political Science Review, 47(3): 313-336.

Keywords:Portfolio Allocation; Retrospective Voting; Italy; Electoral Accountability

Plescia, Carolina and De Sio, Lorenzo(2017). An Evaluation of the Performance and Suitability of RxC Methods for Ecological Inference with Known True Values. Quality & Quantity, 52(2): 669-683.

Keywords: Ecological Inference; Aggregate Data; Political Behaviour; Objective Data

Plescia, Carolina and Aichholzer, Julian (2017). On the nature of voters’ coalition preferences. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 27(3): 254-273.

Keywords:Coalition Preferences; Voters’ Perceptions; Political Behaviour

Thomas, Kathrin, Johann, David, Kritzinger, Sylvia, Plescia, Carolina and Zeglovits, Eva (2017). Estimating Sensitive Behaviour: The ICT and High Incidence Behaviour. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 29(1): 151-171.

Keywords:Item Count Technique; Social Desirability; Survey Methodology; Electoral Data

Plescia, Carolina and Kritzinger, Sylvia (2017). Retrospective voting and party support at elections: credit and blame for government and opposition. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 27(2): 156-171.

Keywords:Retrospective Voting; Electoral Accountability; Germany

Plescia, Carolina (2017). The effect of pre-electoral party coordination on vote choice: evidence from the Italian regional elections. Political Studies, 65(1): 144-160.

Keywords: Strategic Voting; Voters’ Preferences; Party Preferences; Italian Regional Elections

Fernandez, Jorge, Pereira, Miguel and Plescia, Carolina (2016). Strategic voting in local elections: Evidence from Portugal (1979-2013). Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 26(3): 312-335.

Keywords: Strategic Voting; Voters’ Preferences; Party Preferences; Portuguese Local Elections

Marsh, Michael and Plescia, Carolina (2016). Split-ticket voting in an STV system: choice in a non-strategic context. Irish Political Studies, 31(2): 163-181.

Keywords: Strategic Voting; Split-ticket Voting; Party Identification; Ireland

BOOK CHAPTERS

(2018) Expected electoral performance, candidate quality and voter strategic coordination: The case of Japan. In: John Aldrich, André Blais and Laura Stephenson (eds.) The Many Faces of Strategic Voting. The University Michigan Press.
(2018) Austria 2017: conflict mobilization in a reconstructing political landscape. In: Lorenzo De Sio and Aldo Paparo (eds.) The year of challengers? Issues, public opinion, and elections in Western Europe in 2017. Roma: CISE-Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali, pp. 187-193. (with Kritzinger, Sylvia and Oberluggauer, Patricia)
(2018) 2017 Austrian election: A move to the right. In: Lorenzo De Sio and Aldo Paparo (eds.) The year of challengers? Issues, public opinion, and elections in Western Europe in 2017. Roma: CISE-Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali, pp. 193-197. (with Kritzinger, Sylvia and Oberluggauer, Patricia)
(2018). Austria 2017: mobilitazione del conflitto politico in un sistema partitico in ricostruzione. In: Vincenzo Emanuele and Aldo Paparo (eds.) Dall’Europa alla Sicilia. Elezioni e opinione pubblica nel 2017. Roma: CISE-Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali, pp. 201-207. (with Kritzinger, Sylvia and Oberluggauer, Patricia)
(2018). Svolta a destra nelle elezioni 2017 in Austria. In: Vincenzo Emanuele and Aldo Paparo (eds.) Dall’Europa alla Sicilia. Elezioni e opinione pubblica nel 2017. Roma: CISE-Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali, pp. 207-210. (with Kritzinger, Sylvia and Oberluggauer, Patricia)
(2014). Austria: No one loses, all win? In: Lorenzo De Sio, Vincenzo Emanuele and Nicola Maggini (eds.) The European Parliament Elections of 2014. Roma: CISE-Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali, pp. 127-132. (with Kritzinger, Sylvia)
(2014). Germany: Merkel does not stand out but holds. In: Lorenzo De Sio, Vincenzo Emanuele and Nicola Maggini (eds.) The European Parliament Elections of 2014. Roma: CISE-Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali, pp. 189-194. (with Johann, David)
(2014). Austria: Nessuno perde e tutti vincono? In: Lorenzo De Sio, Vincenzo Emanuele and Nicola Maggini (eds.) Le Elezioni Europee 2014. Roma: CISE-Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali, pp. 181-185. (with Kritzinger, Sylvia)
(2014). Germania: La Merkel non trionfa ma regge. In: Lorenzo De Sio, Vincenzo Emanuele and Nicola Maggini (eds.) Le Elezioni Europee 2014. Roma: CISE-Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali, pp. 231-235. (with Johann, David)