Table of Contents

1. Coping with Complexity: Introduction to the Research Problem2. Voting in Complex Information Environments: A Theoretical Framework3. Electoral Instability in Parties: Concept, Measurement and Dynamics4. Seeking Information: Voter Knowledge of Party Positions5. Heuristics for Unstable Parties: How Voters Cope6. Judging Competence: The Economic Vote7. Conclusion: A New Look at Old Theories

About the Author

Dani Marinova is Juan de la Cierva Fellow at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. She completed a PhD in Political Science at Indiana University in 2012. She studies how political and economic contexts condition citizens' electoral behaviour and in turn shape democratic representation. Her research has appeared in Acta Politica, Democratization, Perspectives on Politics, Political Behavior and Political Science Research and Methods.