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Plescia, Carolina. 2016. Split-ticket voting in mixed-member electoral systems: a theoretical and methodological investigation; Ecpr Press Colchester.

2016

Marsh, Michael, and Carolina Plescia. 2016. "Split-Ticket Voting in an STV System: Choice in a Non-Strategic Context." Irish Political Studies 31(2): 163-181. doi.org/10.1080/07907184.2015.1059323

Fernandes, Jorge M., Miguel M. Pereira, and Carolina Plescia. 2016. "Strategic voting in local elections: evidence from Portugal (1979–2013)." Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 26(3): 312-335. doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2016.1176350

Thomas, Kathrin, David Johann, Sylvia Kritzinger, Carolina Plescia, and Eva Zeglovits. 2017. "Estimating Sensitive Behavior: The ICT and High-Incidence Electoral Behavior." International Journal of Public Opinion Research 29(1): 157-171. doi:10.1093/ijpor/edw002

Plescia, Carolina, and Julian Aichholzer. 2017. "On the nature of voters’ coalition preferences." Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 27(3): 254-273. doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2016.1270286

Plescia, Carolina. 2017. "The Effect of Pre-Electoral Party Coordination on Vote Choice: Evidence from the Italian Regional Elections." Political Studies 65(1): 144-160. doi.org/10.1177/0032321715607512

Plescia, Carolina, and Magdalena Staniek. 2017. "In the eye of the beholder: voters’ perceptions of party policy shifts." West European Politics 40(6): 1288-1309. doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2017.1309623

Plescia, Carolina. 2017. "Portfolio-specific accountability and retrospective voting: The case of Italy." Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana Di Scienza Politica 47(3): 313-336. doi.org/10.1017/ipo.2017.11.

Plescia, Carolina. 2017. "On the mismeasurement of sincere and strategic voting in mixed-member electoral systems." Electoral Studies 48: 19-29. doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2017.05.003

2017

Plescia, Carolina, and Sylvia Kritzinger. 2017. "Retrospective voting and party support at elections: credit and blame for government and opposition." Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 27(2): 156-171. doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2016.1243543

Morisi, Davide, and Carolina Plescia. 2018. "Learning from the other side: How social networks influence turnout in a referendum campaign." Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana Di Scienza Politica 48(2): 155-175. doi:10.1017/ipo.2017.30

Bodlos, Anita, and Carolina Plescia. 2018. "The 2017 Austrian snap election: a shift rightward." West European Politics 41(6): 1354-1363. doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2018.1429057

Plescia, Carolina, and Lorenzo De Sio. 2018. "An evaluation of the performance and suitability of R × C methods for ecological inference with known true values." Quality & Quantity 52: 669–683. doi.org/10.1007/s11135-017-0481-z

Plescia, Carolina, and Sylvia Kritzinger. 2018. "Credit or debit? The effect of issue ownership on retrospective economic voting." Acta Polit 53: 248–268. doi.org/10.1057/s41269-017-0049-x

Eberl, Jakob-Moritz, and Carolina Plescia. 2018. "Coalitions in the news: How saliency and tone in news coverage influence voters preferences and expectations about coalitions." Electoral Studies 55: 30-39. doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2018.07.004

2018

Nyhuis, Dominic, and Carolina Plescia. 2018. "The nonideological component of coalition preferences." Party Politics 24(6): 686-697. doi.org/10.1177/1354068817690933

Plescia, Carolina, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Lorenzo De Sio. 2019. "Filling the Void? Political Responsiveness of Populist Parties." Journal of Representative Democracy 55(4): 513-533. doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2019.1635197

2019

Plescia, Carolina. 2019. "On the Subjectivity of the Experience of Victory: Who Are the Election Winners?." Political Psychology 40: 797-814. doi.org/10.1111/pops.12562

Kritzinger, Sylvia, Carolina, Plescia et al. 2020. Assessing the 2019 European Parliament Elections; Routledge London. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367816926.

Plescia, Carolina, André Blais, and John Högström. 2020. "Do people want a ‘fairer’ electoral system? An experimental study in four countries." European Journal of Political Research 59:4, 733-751. doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12372

Eberl, Jakob-Moritz, Lena Maria Huber, and Carolina Plescia. 2020. "A tale of firsts: the 2019 Austrian snap election." West European Politics 43:6, 1350-1363. doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2020.1717836

2020

Giannetti, Daniela, Luca Pinto, and Carolina Plescia. 2020. "The first Conte government: ‘government of change’ or business as usual?." Contemporary Italian Politics 12:2, 182-199. doi.org/10.1080/23248823.2020.1745512

Plescia, Carolina, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Patricia Oberluggauer. 2020. "Parties’ issue strategies on the drawing board: the 2017 Austrian case." West European Politics 43:3, 639-664. DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2019.1655965

Bernhard, Kittel, Sylvia Kritzinger, Hajo Boomgaarden, Barbara Prainsack, Jakob-Moritz Eberl,Fabian Kalleitner, Noëlle S. Lebernegg, Julia Partheymüller, Carolina Plescia, David D. Schiestl, and Lukas Schlogl. 2021. "The Austrian Corona Panel Project: monitoring individual and societal dynamics amidst the COVID-19 crisis." European Political Science 20(1): 318-344. doi.org/10.1057/s41304-020-00294-7

Plescia, Carolina, and Jakob-Moritz Eberl. 2021. "‘Not my government!’: The role of norms and populist attitudes on voter preferences for government formation after the election." Party Politics 27(1): 103-113. doi.org/10.1177/1354068819827513

Plescia, Carolina, Jean-François Daoust, and André Blais. 2021. "Do European elections enhance satisfaction with European Union democracy?." European Union Politics 22(1): 94–113. doi.org/10.1177/1465116520970280

Aichholzer, Julian, Sylvia Kritzinger and, Carolina Plescia. 2021. "National identity profiles and support for the European Union." European Union Politics 22(2): 293–315. doi.org/10.1177/1465116520980068

Kritzinger, Sylvia, Martial Foucault, Romain Lachat, Julia Partheymüller, Carolina Plescia, and Sylvain Brouard. 2021. "‘Rally round the flag’: the COVID-19 crisis and trust in the national government." West European Politics 44(5-6): 1205–1231. doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2021.1925017

Plescia, Carolina, Semra Sevi and André Blais. 2021. "Who Likes to Vote by Mail?." American Politics Research 49(4): 381-385. doi.org/10.1177/1532673X21100568

2021

Plescia, Carolina, Sylvia Kritzinger and Jakob-Moritz Eberl. 2021. "‘The enemy within’: Campaign attention and motivated reasoning in voter perceptions of intra-party conflict." Party Politics 27(5): 917-927. doi.org/10.1177/1354068820906407

Högstrom, John, André Blais and Carolina Plescia. 2022. "Do voters prefer more parties on the ballot?" Acta Politica 57(1): 459–471. doi.org/10.1057/s41269-021-00203-w

Plescia, Carolina, and Sylvia Kritzinger. 2022. "When marriage gets hard: Intra-coalition conflict and electoral accountability." Comparative Political Studies 55(1): 32–59. doi.org/10.1177/00104140211024

Partheymüller, Julia, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Carolina Plescia. 2022. "Misinformedness about the European Union and the Preference to Vote to Leave or Remain." JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies 60(5): 1449–1469. doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13316

Plescia, Carolina. 2022. "Voters’ short-term responsiveness to coalition deals." Party Politics 28(5): 927-938. doi.org/10.1177/13540688211029794

Plescia, Carolina, Alejandro Ecker, and Thomas M. Meyer. 2022. "Do party supporters accept policy compromises in coalition governments?" European Journal of Political Research 61(1): 214–229. doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12450

Plescia, Carolina, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Jae-Jae Spoon. 2022. "Who’s to Blame? How Performance Evaluation and Partisanship Influence Responsibility Attribution in Grand Coalition Governments." European Journal of Political Research 61(1): 660–677. doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12478

2022

Blais, André, Semra Sevi, and Carolina Plescia. 2022. "Are voters’ views about proportional outcomes shaped by partisan preferences? A survey experiment in the context of a real election." Political Science Research and Methods 10(1): 445-451. doi:10.1017/psrm.2021.24

Daoust, Jean-François, Carolina Plescia, and André Blais. 2023. "Are People More Satisfied with Democracy When They Feel They Won the Election? No." Political Studies Review 21:1, 162-171. doi.org/10.1177/14789299211058390

Plescia, Carolina, and Francesco Zucchini. 2023. "Government alternation and proximity voting: How policy change opportunities shape electoral behavior." West European Politics 46(1): 148–172. doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2021.1994843

Plescia, Carolina, Sylvia Kritzinger, and Shane P. Singh. 2023. "Who Would Vote NOTA? Explaining a ‘none of the Above’ Choice in Eight Countries." European Journal of Political Research 62:1, 118–34. doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12497.

Daoust, Jean-François, Carolina Plescia, and André Blais. 2023. "Are people more satisfied with democracy when they feel they won the election? No." Political Studies Review 21:1, 162–171. https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299211058390.

Blais, André, Damien Bol, et al. 2023. "What kind of electoral outcome do people think is good for democracy?" Political Studies 71:4, 1068–1089. https://doi.org/10.1177/00323217211055560.

2023

Högström, John, André Blais, and Carolina, Plescia. 2023. Using a Survey Experiment in Multiple Countries to Examine Voter’s Satisfaction With Specific Parts of the Electoral Process; SAGE Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529627947.

2024

Goldberg, Andreas C., and Carolina Plescia 2024. "Election integrity across Europe: who thinks elections are held fairly and why?" European Political Science Review 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773924000055.

Abdala, M. Belén, Carolina Plescia, Anna Lia Brunetti, and Ming M. Boyer. 2025. "Trust in Government or in Technology? What Really Drives Internet Voting" Political Research Quarterly 71:4, 1068–1089. https://doi.org/10.1177/10659129251321424.

2025

Plescia, Carolina. 2025. The Meanings of Voting for Citizens: A Scientific Challenge, a Portrait, and Implications; Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/9780198946335.001.0001. [OPEN ACCESS]

Boyer, Ming M., Cal Le Gall, and Carolina Plescia. "Negative Campaigns, Negative Votes? Meanings of Voting and Political Campaigns" The International Journal of Press/Politics forthcoming

Forthcoming

Boyer, Ming M., Carolina Plescia, and André Blais. "Voting Against or Against Voting?" European Journal of Political Research forthcoming

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