Harassment and intimidation of parliamentary candidates in the United Kingdom

Collignon, Sofia and Rüdig, Wolfgang (2020) Harassment and intimidation of parliamentary candidates in the United Kingdom. Political Quarterly, 91 (2). pp. 422-429. ISSN 0032-3179

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    Abstract

    The use of political violence to attain political goals has long been a source of concern. Once thought to be exclusive to countries with high levels of general violence, recent evidence suggests that harassment and intimidation of political elites in the UK is more widespread than previously thought. Using data from the 2017 general election candidate survey, we find that four in every ten candidates experienced at least one type of harassment. Evidence suggests that women and young candidates are more likely to suffer from harassment and intimidation. We conclude by formulating an agenda for future research, focussing, in particular, on the perception of harassment and the effect of harassment on political careers.

    Creators(s): Collignon, Sofia and Rüdig, Wolfgang ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2620-2570;
    Item type:Article
    ID code:72282
    Keywords:harassment and intimidation, electoral candidates, campaigns, British politics, violence in politics, women in politics, Great Britain, Political Science and International Relations
    Subjects:Political Science > Political institutions (Europe) > Great Britain
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Government and Public Policy > Politics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:06 May 2020 12:34
    Last modified:21 Jan 2021 11:55
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/72282
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