Stephanie Stark and Sofia Collignon recently published their work in Political Studies Review. They ask why some voters penalise candidates accused of sexual harassment and while some others don’t? Using an original experiment, they find that voters are less supportive of candidates accused of sexual harassment…. until partisanship is taken into consideration. Democrats are more likely than Republicans to believe claims of sexual harassment and assault—and more likely to conclude that a politician who commits such acts will also abuse the powers of his office in other ways.

This article is the result of work that started with Stephanie’s MSc dissertation, supervised by Sofia. The New Pol Com Unit is proud of its long-term commitment with students and the deep relationships formed between them and members of staff.

PSR article: https://bit.ly/3savG6Z

@TheAtlantic article: https://bit.ly/328U7qU

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