{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7130950421","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-026-00781-8","title":"Disconnect between the public face and the voting behavior of political representatives","display_name":"Disconnect between the public face and the voting behavior of political representatives","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-02-23","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7130950421","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-026-00781-8"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1007/s41109-026-00781-8","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-026-00781-8","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S3035517252","display_name":"Applied Network Science","issn_l":"2364-8228","issn":["2364-8228"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319965","host_organization_name":"Springer Nature","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Applied Network Science","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-026-00781-8","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5126566536","display_name":"Christian Ivert Andersen","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I83467386","display_name":"IT University of Copenhagen","ror":"https://ror.org/02309jg23","country_code":"DK","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I83467386"]}],"countries":["DK"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Christian Ivert Andersen","raw_affiliation_strings":["IT University of Copenhagen, Rued Langgaards Vej 7, 2300, Copenhagen, Denmark"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"IT University of Copenhagen, Rued Langgaards Vej 7, 2300, Copenhagen, Denmark","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I83467386"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5036998377","display_name":"Michele Coscia","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5984-5137"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I83467386","display_name":"IT University of Copenhagen","ror":"https://ror.org/02309jg23","country_code":"DK","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I83467386"]}],"countries":["DK"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Michele Coscia","raw_affiliation_strings":["IT University of Copenhagen, Rued Langgaards Vej 7, 2300, Copenhagen, Denmark"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"IT University of Copenhagen, Rued Langgaards Vej 7, 2300, Copenhagen, Denmark","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I83467386"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5036998377"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I83467386"],"apc_list":{"value":790,"currency":"GBP","value_usd":969},"apc_paid":{"value":790,"currency":"GBP","value_usd":969},"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.37284618,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"11","issue":"1","first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12592","display_name":"Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence","score":0.2337999939918518,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3109","display_name":"Statistical and Nonlinear Physics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/31","display_name":"Physics and Astronomy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12592","display_name":"Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence","score":0.2337999939918518,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3109","display_name":"Statistical and Nonlinear Physics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/31","display_name":"Physics and Astronomy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12268","display_name":"Deception detection and forensic psychology","score":0.0681999996304512,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3207","display_name":"Social Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13841","display_name":"Psychology of Social Influence","score":0.0284000001847744,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/voting","display_name":"Voting","score":0.840499997138977},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/parliament","display_name":"Parliament","score":0.8104000091552734},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/politics","display_name":"Politics","score":0.6638000011444092},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/salient","display_name":"Salient","score":0.5849999785423279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/voting-behavior","display_name":"Voting behavior","score":0.5680999755859375},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/face","display_name":"Face (sociological concept)","score":0.5526999831199646},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/feeling","display_name":"Feeling","score":0.4228000044822693},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/public-opinion","display_name":"Public opinion","score":0.4221999943256378}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C520049643","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189760","display_name":"Voting","level":3,"score":0.840499997138977},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781440851","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35749","display_name":"Parliament","level":3,"score":0.8104000091552734},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C94625758","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7163","display_name":"Politics","level":2,"score":0.6638000011444092},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780719617","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1030752","display_name":"Salient","level":2,"score":0.5849999785423279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.5774000287055969},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C177324205","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2540376","display_name":"Voting behavior","level":4,"score":0.5680999755859375},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779304628","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3503480","display_name":"Face (sociological concept)","level":2,"score":0.5526999831199646},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C122980154","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205555","display_name":"Feeling","level":2,"score":0.4228000044822693},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C134698397","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17946","display_name":"Public opinion","level":3,"score":0.4221999943256378},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C156160270","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1078003","display_name":"Ranked voting system","level":4,"score":0.40709999203681946},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39549134","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133080","display_name":"Public relations","level":1,"score":0.38280001282691956},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138921699","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47555","display_name":"Political economy","level":1,"score":0.3587000072002411},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C117763746","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5281306","display_name":"Disapproval voting","level":4,"score":0.3564999997615814},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C48226144","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5557375","display_name":"First-past-the-post voting","level":4,"score":0.3508000075817108},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C60454596","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1491219","display_name":"Instant-runoff voting","level":5,"score":0.32179999351501465},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C4679612","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q866298","display_name":"Aggregate (composite)","level":2,"score":0.3190999925136566},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C106259374","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7578606","display_name":"Split-ticket voting","level":4,"score":0.3149999976158142},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C198477413","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7647069","display_name":"Survey data collection","level":2,"score":0.31029999256134033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778058735","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4692253","display_name":"Aggregate data","level":2,"score":0.305400013923645},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779838221","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7856080","display_name":"Turnout","level":4,"score":0.29980000853538513},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C143838007","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5611276","display_name":"Group voting ticket","level":4,"score":0.2858999967575073},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C190253527","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295354","display_name":"Law and economics","level":1,"score":0.28220000863075256},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11027740","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7620975","display_name":"Straight-ticket voting","level":5,"score":0.2759999930858612},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3116431","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31728","display_name":"Public administration","level":1,"score":0.2721000015735626},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777094542","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q905151","display_name":"Ballot","level":4,"score":0.25679999589920044},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77805123","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272","display_name":"Social psychology","level":1,"score":0.25450000166893005}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1007/s41109-026-00781-8","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-026-00781-8","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S3035517252","display_name":"Applied Network Science","issn_l":"2364-8228","issn":["2364-8228"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319965","host_organization_name":"Springer Nature","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Applied Network Science","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:d0bafaabd85c4afcae3411a1b604f968","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/d0bafaabd85c4afcae3411a1b604f968","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Applied Network Science, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2026)","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1007/s41109-026-00781-8","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-026-00781-8","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S3035517252","display_name":"Applied Network Science","issn_l":"2364-8228","issn":["2364-8228"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319965","host_organization_name":"Springer Nature","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Applied Network Science","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":31,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W85330261","https://openalex.org/W1970481959","https://openalex.org/W1973192023","https://openalex.org/W1974511160","https://openalex.org/W2009658376","https://openalex.org/W2038793346","https://openalex.org/W2051585621","https://openalex.org/W2063757851","https://openalex.org/W2140622227","https://openalex.org/W2300577964","https://openalex.org/W2581780941","https://openalex.org/W2592290488","https://openalex.org/W2790999614","https://openalex.org/W2889326414","https://openalex.org/W3005260318","https://openalex.org/W3037440451","https://openalex.org/W3080801325","https://openalex.org/W3086232511","https://openalex.org/W3112519187","https://openalex.org/W4213160818","https://openalex.org/W4241683857","https://openalex.org/W4249279108","https://openalex.org/W4253628777","https://openalex.org/W4300170376","https://openalex.org/W4322754429","https://openalex.org/W4382447931","https://openalex.org/W4391350797","https://openalex.org/W4391359223","https://openalex.org/W4401341975","https://openalex.org/W4404043574","https://openalex.org/W4414462598"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"One":[0],"of":[1,82,98,104,116,127,211],"representative":[2],"democracy\u2019s":[3],"tenets":[4],"is":[5,16,33,38,89],"that":[6,40,90,167,204],"a":[7,12,55,99,112,189],"political":[8,184],"candidate":[9],"runs":[10],"on":[11,149,154,224],"specific":[13],"platform,":[14],"which":[15],"information":[17],"the":[18,41,68,76,87,96,102,120,124,150,155,159,183,193,197,205,222,225,230],"electorate":[19],"uses":[20],"to":[21,24,34,47,174,221],"determine":[22],"whether":[23],"vote":[25],"for":[26],"them":[27],"or":[28],"not.":[29],"If":[30],"this":[31,108,117],"promise":[32,56],"be":[35],"maintained,":[36],"it":[37,171],"fundamental":[39],"public":[42,121,194,223],"face":[43,122,195],"candidates":[44],"present":[45,219],"corresponds":[46],"their":[48,93,105,145],"actions":[49],"in":[50,60,139,163,209],"parliament":[51,210],"once":[52],"elected.":[53],"Such":[54],"has":[57],"been":[58],"put":[59,92],"question":[61],"both":[62,173],"by":[63,67,144,158],"scholars,":[64],"but":[65],"also":[66],"electorate.":[69],"In":[70,107],"different":[71,74,141],"countries":[72],"at":[73],"times,":[75],"people":[77],"have":[78],"expressed":[79],"various":[80],"degrees":[81],"dissatisfaction":[83],"with":[84,216],"democracy:":[85],"often":[86],"feeling":[88],"representatives":[91],"own":[94],"interests\u2014or":[95],"interest":[97],"powerful":[100],"minority\u2014before":[101],"ones":[103],"constituencies.":[106],"paper,":[109],"we":[110,135],"propose":[111],"network-based":[113],"quantitative":[114],"investigation":[115],"disconnect":[118,191],"between":[119,182,192],"and":[123,153,178,196],"voting":[125,198,207],"behavior":[126,208],"elected":[128],"representatives.":[129],"By":[130],"using":[131],"data":[132],"from":[133],"Denmark,":[134],"can":[136],"place":[137],"politicians":[138,212],"two":[140],"spaces,":[142],"determined":[143],"electoral":[146],"campaign":[147],"promises":[148],"one":[151],"hand,":[152],"other":[156],"hand":[157],"votes":[160],"they":[161,218],"cast":[162],"parliament.":[164],"We":[165],"find":[166,175],"our":[168],"technique":[169],"makes":[170],"possible":[172],"clear,":[176],"expected,":[177],"consistent":[179],"left-right":[180],"divides":[181],"parties;":[185],"as":[186,188],"well":[187],"larger-than-expected":[190],"behavior.":[199],"Our":[200],"preliminary":[201],"results":[202],"indicate":[203],"aggregate":[206],"does":[213],"not":[214],"match":[215],"how":[217],"themselves":[220],"salient":[226],"issues":[227],"discussed":[228],"during":[229],"election":[231],"campaign.":[232]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-05-06T08:25:59.206177","created_date":"2026-02-23T00:00:00"}
