Experiments with Political Elites

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

The papers in this panel use field or survey experiments to examine the behavior of political elites, both elected representatives and candidates. Sterba and Breunig examine perceptions of fairness and redistribution among legislators in five advanced democracies. Senninger and Zhang examine the diffusion of policy opinions among Danish candidates for the European Parliament. Leuschner examines how Swedish politicians respond to protest behavior, and Da In Lee examines political ambition among ethnic minority candidates in the United States. Finally, Benstead examines how candidate gender shapes perceptions of clientelism in Algeria.

Sub Unit

• Division 51: Experimental Research

Individual Presentations

• A Field Experiment on Policy Information Sharing among Politicians - Roman Senninger, Aarhus University; Muzhou Zhang, Aarhus University

• Meritocratic Preferences among Legislators - Maj-Britt Sterba, University of Konstanz; Christian Breunig, University of Konstanz

• The Effects of Protesters' Identities on the Political Agenda - Elena Leuschner, University of Gothenburg

• Does Clientelism Help or Hurt Female Candidates? Evidence from Algeria - Lindsay J. Benstead, Portland State University

Chair

• Diana Da In Lee Princeton University

Discussant

• Salma Mousa University of California, Los Angeles