Using an innovative framework for the study of voting behavior in parliamentary democracies, this book sheds new light on the ongoing personalization of politic

What do Beppe Grillo, Silvio Berlusconi, Emmanuel Macron (and also Donald Trump) have in common? They are prime examples of the personalization of politics and

The implications of the personalization of politics are necessarily widespread and can be found across many different aspects of contemporary democracies. Perso

One of the key shifts in contemporary politics is the trend towards greater personalization. Collective actors such as political parties are losing relevance. C

With the weakening of the structural determinants of politics in Western democracies, it is commonly assumed that individual politicians and politicians as indi