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Jonathan B. Slapin

Jonathan B. Slapin

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Political Science

D-Index
29
Citations
4337
World Ranking
1276
National Ranking
35

Overview

Jonathan B. Slapin is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and focuses on research within the social sciences. Their academic work primarily addresses political science and international relations, with additional contributions to communication, gender studies, development, and strategy and management.

The main topics covered in Slapin's research include:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • International Development and Aid
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • European Union Policy and Governance

Frequent co-authors of Slapin include:

  • Sven-Oliver Proksch (37 collaborations)
  • Catherine E. De Vries (34 collaborations)
  • Sara B. Hobolt (34 collaborations)
  • Michele Fenzl (3 collaborations)
  • Simone Dietrich (2 collaborations)

Their publications appear in several prominent venues such as:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • International Studies Quarterly
  • The Journal of Politics
  • American Journal of Political Science
  • Journal of European Public Policy

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Slapin include:

  • From Text to Political Positions on Foreign Aid: Analysis of Aid Mentions in Party Manifestos from 1960 to 2015 (2020, International Studies Quarterly)
  • Communicating the Rift: Voter Perceptions of Intraparty Dissent in Parliaments (2022, The Journal of Politics)
  • Gender and Reactions to Speeches in German Parliamentary Debates (2024, American Journal of Political Science)
  • Out of Sight Out of Mind? Voter Attitudes About Cooperation with Radical Parties in Europe (2023, Journal of European Public Policy)
  • Party Competition, Personal Votes, and Strategic Disloyalty in the U.S. States (2020, Political Research Quarterly)

Slapin has contributed to several book publications. Titles published by Oxford University Press include Foundations of European Politics with editions in 2021 and an upcoming 2025 edition. The University of Zurich also published Foundations of European Politics: A Comparative Approach in 2021.

Best Publications

  • A Scaling Model for Estimating Time-Series Party Positions from Texts

    Jonathan B. Slapin;Sven-Oliver Proksch

  • Position Taking in European Parliament Speeches

    Sven-Oliver Proksch;Jonathan B. Slapin

  • Institutional Foundations of Legislative Speech

    Sven-Oliver Proksch;Jonathan B. Slapin

  • The Politics of Parliamentary Debate

    Sven-Oliver Proksch;Jonathan B Slapin

  • The Politics of Parliamentary Debate: Parties, Rebels and Representation

    Sven-Oliver Proksch;Jonathan B. Slapin

  • Parliamentary questions and oversight in the European Union

    Sven-Oliver Proksch;Jonathan B. Slapin

  • How to Avoid Pitfalls in Statistical Analysis of Political Texts: The Case of Germany

    Sven-Oliver Proksch;Jonathan B. Slapin

  • Look who’s talking: Parliamentary debate in the European Union:

    Jonathan B Slapin;Sven-Oliver Proksch

  • Institutional hokey-pokey: the politics of multispeed integration in the European Union

    Christian B. Jensen;Jonathan B. Slapin

  • Bargaining Power at Europe's Intergovernmental Conferences: Testing Institutional and Intergovernmental Theories

    Jonathan B. Slapin

  • Ideological Clarity in Multiparty Competition: A New Measure and Test Using Election Manifestos

    James Lo;Sven-Oliver Proksch;Jonathan B. Slapin

  • Institutions and coalition formation: The German election of 2005

    Sven-Oliver Proksch;Jonathan B. Slapin

  • Party System Dynamics in Post-war Japan: A quantitative content analysis of electoral pledges

    Sven-Oliver Proksch;Jonathan B. Slapin;Michael F. Thies

  • Balancing Competing Demands: Position-Taking and Election Proximity in the European Parliament

    René Lindstädt;Jonathan B. Slapin;Ryan J. Vander Wielen

  • Ideology, Grandstanding, and Strategic Party Disloyalty in the British Parliament

    Jonathan B. Slapin;Justin H. Kirkland;Joseph A. Lazzaro;Patrick A. Leslie

  • How effective are preferential trade agreements? Ask the experts

    Julia Gray;Jonathan B. Slapin

  • Parliamentary Questions, Oversight, and National Opposition Status in the European Parliament

    Christian B. Jensen;Sven-Oliver Proksch;Jonathan B. Slapin

  • Who Is Powerful?: Examining Preferences and Testing Sources of Bargaining Strength at European Intergovernmental Conferences

    Jonathan B. Slapin

  • Adaptive behaviour in the European Parliament: Learning to balance competing demands

    René Lindstädt;Jonathan B Slapin;Jonathan B Slapin;Ryan J Vander Wielen

  • Exit, Voice, and Cooperation: Bargaining Power in International Organizations and Federal Systems

    Jonathan B. Slapin

  • A Scaling Model for Estimating Time-Series Policy Positions from Texts

    Jonathan B. Slapin;Sven-Oliver Proksch

  • Words as Data: Content Analysis in Legislative Studies

    Jonathan B Slapin;Sven-Oliver Proksch

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Daniel Kelemen
R. Daniel Kelemen Georgetown University
Anand Menon
Anand Menon King's College London
Thomas König
Thomas König University of Mannheim
Helen V. Milner
Helen V. Milner Princeton University

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