Where Do They Go and Why, How Do They Vary and What Is Their Impact: Assessing Leaders' Campaign Visits in England 2010–2019.
Leaders' visits are now an integral part of British general election campaigns. Yet, outside of a few cross-sectional explorations of leaders on the campaign trail, it remains under-explored. Here, we redress this imbalance. Using a unique data source collected by the authors over the four most rece...
| Published in: | Political Studies Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 657 - 682 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
May2025
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