Why have social democratic parties lost vote shares? Which programs resonate with their electorate?
3 short Policy Briefs with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, from the project “Transformation of the Left in Knowledge Societies” organized by H. Kitschelt and myself. tinyurl.com/3pk9mtc3 Thread:

On voter transitions: The Myth of Voter Losses to the Radical Right. library.fes.de/pdf-files/id/i…
“Both past and future losses are predominantly to green and left-libertarian parties” jointly with Tarik Abou-Chadi, Macarena Ares, Daniel Bischof 🧐, Thomas Kurer, von Ditmars, Markus Wagner.

On programs: The Resonance of Progressive Programs among the Potential Social Democratic Electorate library.fes.de/pdf-files/id/i…
'Old Left, New Left, Left National and Centrist programs & electoral pay-offs”, jointly with Tarik Abou-Chadi, Reto Mitteregger (@indubioproreto.bsky.social),Mosimann, Rehm,Markus Wagner.

This figure in the policy brief on programs – by Philip Rehm and Herbert Kitschelt – shows that SD parties have lost voters to different parties for different reasons. Hence, no single reaction will appeal to all of them. library.fes.de/pdf-files/id/i…