Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
1. Walter, A. S. & Redlawsk, D. (2021). The Effects of Politician's Moral Violations on Voters' Moral Emotions. Political Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-021-09749-z
2. Walter, A. S. & Lipsitz, K. (2021). How Moral Value Commitments Shape Responses to Political Civility and Incivility. American Politics Research. doi:10.1177/1532673X211004137
3. Walter, A. S. & Drochon, H. (2020). Conspiracy Thinking in Europe and America: A Comparative Study. Political Studies, doi.org/10.1177/0032321720972616
4. Walter, A. S. & van der Eijk, C. (2019). Unintended Consequences of Negative Campaigning: Backlash and Second-Preference
Boost Effects in a Multi-Party Context. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 21(3), 612-629.
5. Walter, A. S. & Van der Eijk, C. (2019). Measures of Campaign Negativity: Comparing Approaches and Eliminating Partisan
Bias. Harvard International Journal of Press Politics, https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161219843404
6. Walter, A. S. & Redlawsk, D. (2019). Explaining Voters’ Partisan Responses to Politicians’ Immoral Behaviour. Political Psychology, 40 (5), 1075-1097.
7. Van der Meer, T., Walter, A. S. & van Aelst, P. (2016). How Election Debates Influence Voters’ Ability and Accuracy to Position Parties in the 2010 Dutch Election Campaign. Political Communication, 33(1), 136-157.
8. Tenscher, J., Koc-Michalska, K., Lilleker, D. G., Mykkänen, J., Walter, A.S., Findor, A., Jalali, C. & Róka, J. (2015). The Professionals Speak: The Practitioners' Perspectives on Professional Election Campaigning. European Journal of Communication. 31(2): 95-115.
9. Ridout, T. & Walter, A. S. (2015). Party System Change and Negative Campaigning in New Zealand. Party Politics, 21(6), 982-992.
10. Kleinnijenhuis, J. & Walter, A. S. (2014). News, Discussion and Associative Issue Ownership: Instability at the Micro Level versus Stability at the Macro Level. Harvard International Journal Press/Politics, 19(2), 226-245.
11. Walter, A. S., van der Brug, W. & van Praag, P. (2014). When the Stakes are High: Party Competition and Negative Campaigning. Comparative Political Studies, 47(4), 550-573. Download Appendix here
12. Walter, A. S. (2014). Negative Campaigning in Western Europe: Similar or Different?. Political Studies, 62 (S1), 42-60.
13. Walter, A. S. (2014). Choosing the Enemy: Attack Behaviour in a Multiparty System. Party Politics, 20(3), 311-324.
14. Walter, A. S. & van der Brug, W. (2013). When the Gloves Come Off: Inter-Party Variation in Negative Campaigning in Dutch Elections, 1981-2010. Acta Politica, 48(4), 367-388.
15. Walter, A. S. & van Praag, P. (2014). Van volgzaam en respectvol naar dominant en sturend: de rol van de moderator in het Nederlandse verkiezingsdebat (1963-2010). Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap, 42(1), 4-21.
16. Walter, A. S. (2013). Women on the Political Battleground: Does Gender Condition the Use of Negative Campaigning. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 23(2), 154-176.
17. Walter, A. S. & van Praag, P. (2012). Een Gemiste Kans? De rol van YouTube in de verkiezingscampagne van 2010. Res Publica, 54(4), 443-464.
18. Walter, A. S. & Vliegenthart, R. (2010). Negative Campaigning across Different Communication Channels: Different Ballgames?. Harvard International Journal Press/Politics, 15(4), 441-461.
19. Walter, A. S. (2010). Negatieve campagnevoering in de Nederlandse consensusdemocratie: de ontwikkelingen sinds Fortuyn. Res Publica, 52(3), 293-314.
Books
1. Walter, A. S. (ed.) (2021). Political Incivility in the Parliamentary, Electoral and Media Arena: Crossing Boundaries. Routledge Studies on Political Parties and Party Systems. London and New York: Routledge
2. Nai A. & Walter, A. S. (eds.) (2015). New Perspectives on Negative Campaigning: Why Attack Politics Matters, Studies in European Political Science. Colchester: ECPR Press
3. Walter, A. S. (2012). Negative Campaigning in Western Europe: Beyond the Vote-Seeking Perspective. Zutphen: Wöhrmann Print Service.
4. Walter, A. & van Holsteyn, J. (2007). Fortuyn in beeld, de weergave van Pim Fortuyn in politieke spotprenten. Aksant: Amsterdam
Book Chapters
Walter, A. S. & Van Praag, P. (2022). Politieke partijen en polarisatie. In P. Dekker (Ed.) Politieke polarisatie in Nederland, 113-124. Utrecht: Skanderbeg Books.
1. Bon, E. V. & Walter, A. S. (2021). The 2016 EU Referendum Campaign on Social Media: Incivil MPs and Campaign Groups? In Walter, A. S. (ed.) Political Incivility in the Parliamentary, Electoral and Media Arena: Crossing Boundaries, pp.161-180. Routledge Studies on Political Parties and Party Systems. London and New York: Routledge
2. Walter, A. S. & Ridout, T. N. (2021). Voters’ Emotional Responses to Negative Campaign Messages. In Walter, A. S. (ed.) Political Incivility in the Parliamentary, Electoral and Media Arena: Crossing Boundaries. Routledge Studies on Political Parties and Party Systems, pp. 124-142. London and New York: Routledge
3. Walter, A. S. (2021). Introduction: The Study of Political Incivility and Its Challenges. In Walter, A. S. (Ed.)
Political Incivility in the Parliamentary, Electoral and Media Arena: Crossing Boundaries, pp. 161-180. Routledge Studies on Political Parties and Party Systems. London and New York: Routledge
4. Walter, A. S. (2021). Conclusion: The Study of Political Incivility and How to Move Forward. In Walter, A. S. (Ed.) Political Incivility in the Parliamentary, Electoral and Media Arena: Crossing Boundaries, pp. 236-242. Routledge Studies on Political Parties and Party Systems. London and New York: Routledge
5. Offringa, J., Meijer, M., Rademaker, S., Groen, R., Geboers, M., Smit, V., Lak, M., Keier, R., Plasman, N., Walter, A. & Voorhoeve, J. (2021). Andere spelers. In Voorhoeve, J., Rademaker, S. & Keizer, R. (Ed.) Wereld in Beweging, pp. 441-510. Den Haag: Boom Bestuurskunde
6. Walter, A. S. (2020). Politicians’ Use of Moral Appeals in British Political Advertising 1983-2017. In Feldman, O. (ed.) The Rhetoric of Political Leadership: Logic and Emotion in Public Discourse, pp. 156-161. Chamberley: Edgar Elwar Publishing Ltd.
7. Walter, A. S. (2019). Fighting with Fire: Negative Campaigning in the 2015 UK General Election Campaign as Reported by the Print Media. In Feldman, O. & Zmerli, S. (eds.) The Psychology of Political Communicators: How Politicians, Culture, and the Media Construct and Shape Public Discourse, pp. 123-142. NY & Oxfordshire London: Routledge
8. Nai, A. & Walter, A. S. (2015). The War of Words, the Art of Negative Campaigning. In: A. Nai & Walter, A. S. (eds.) New Perspectives on Negative Campaigning: Why Attack Politics Matters, pp. 1-31. Studies in European Political Science. Colchester: ECPR Press
9. Walter, A. S. & Nai, A. (2015). Explaining the Use of Attack Behaviour in the Electoral Battlefield: A Literature Overview. In: A. Nai & Walter, A. S. (eds.) New Perspectives on Negative Campaigning: Why Attack Politics Matters, pp. 97-114. Studies in European Political Science. Colchester: ECPR Press
10. Nai, A. & Walter, A. S. (2015). How Negative Campaigning Impinges on the Political Game: A Literature Overview. In: Nai, A. & Walter, A. S. (eds.) New Perspectives on Negative Campaigning: Why Attack Politics Matters, pp. 235-248. Studies in European Political Science. Colchester: ECPR Press
11. Ridout, T. & Walter, A. S. (2015). How the News Media Amplify Negative Messages. In: Nai, A. & Walter, A. S. (eds.) New Perspectives on Negative Campaigning: Why Attack Politics Matters, pp. 267-285. Studies in European Political Science. Colchester: ECPR Press
12. Walter, A. S. & Nai, A. (2015). Where to Go From Here in the Study of Negative Campaigning. In: Nai, A. & Walter, A. S. (eds.) New Perspectives on Negative Campaigning: Why Attack Politics Matters, 327-333. Studies in European Political Science. Colchester: ECPR Press
13. Walter, A. S. & P. van Praag (2014). De omslag in de verkiezingsstrijd. De rol van het televisiedebat in de campagne van 2012. In: van Praag, P. & Brants, K. (eds.) Media, Macht en Politiek, de verkiezingen van 2012, pp. 125-144. Diemen: AMB
14. Praag, P. van & Walter, A. S. (2014). Het amateurisme voorbij. De professionalisering van Nederlandse verkiezingscampagnes. In: Praag, P. van & Brants, K. (eds.) Media, Macht en Politiek, de verkiezingen van 2012, pp. 21-44. Diemen: AMB
15. Kleinnijenhuis, J., Takens, J., van Hoof, A. M. J.,. Atteveldt, W. & Walter, A. S. (2013). Gevaren van de medialogica voor de democratie, in: Aerts, R. & De Goede, P. (ed.) NWO Omstreden Democratie, pp. 111-130. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Boom
16. Walter, A. S. (2009). Met Bos bent u de klos: Negatieve campagnevoering tijdens de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen van 2002, 2003 en 2006, in Voerman, G. (ed.) Jaarboek Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen 2007, pp. 128-150. Groningen: DNPP/Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
17. Holsteyn, J. van & Walter, A. S. (2009). Ook de afbreker bouwt op, over negatieve verkiezingscampagnes en hun mogelijke waarde, in RMO Polarisatie: bedreigend en verrijkend, pp. 171-187. Amsterdam: SWP
18. Walter, A. S. & van Holsteyn, J. J. M. (2006). Pim in Prenten, de weergave van Pim Fortuyn in politieke tekeningen, in Voerman, G. (ed.) Jaarboek Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen 2005, pp. 176-205. Groningen: DNPP
Research Reports
1. Wills, L. & Walter, A. (2020). Civil society organisations and international human rights: research summary, Equality and Human Rights Commission Research Report, 31 July 2020 (contracted research)
Professional Publications
1. Walter, A. & Drochon, H. (2021). Conspiracy Theories are Everywhere amid the Pandemic. Politicians Should Face Up to Their Role in Helping to Peddle Them, The Loop-ECPR's Political Science Blog.
2. Walter, A. & van der Eijk, C. (2015). Negative Campaigning Does It Help Or Does It Hurt?, Ballots & Bullets, Blog School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
3. Walter, A. (2015). Negative Campaigning Does Not Need To Be Defended, Ballots & Bullets, blog School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
4. Walter, A. (2015). Campagne Verenigd Koninkrijk inhoudelijk weinig spannend te noemen, De Hofvijfer, Nieuwsbrief Montesquieu Instituut, Jaargang 5, 52, 28 April 2015
5. Praag, van P. & Walter, A. (2013). Negatieve campagnevoering: iedereen deed het, iedereen doet het, Socialisme en Democratie, 70 (5), pp. 64-69. Magazine Scientific Institute Labour Party
6. Rauh, C. & Walter, A. (2013). Von Wegen US Import. Zwei Wahrheiten zum Thema Negative Campaigning, Politik & Kommunikation, September, pp. 38-39. German magazine for professionals in political communication
7. Walter, A. & van Praag, P. (2012). Is er een Markt voor Christelijke Politiek? Het Electorale Potentieel van de ChristenUnie, Denkwijzer, magazine Scientific Institute Christian Union, 12 (3), pp. 38-43
8. Walter, A. S. (2012). Negatieve campagne niks nieuws, De Hofvijver, Nieuwsbrief Montesquieu Instituut, Jaargang 2, Vol. 2, 31 augustus 2012
Media Publications
1. Praag, P. van & A. Walter (2012). Campagne was zeker niet harder dan vroeger, de Volkskrant, 12 September 2012, p. 29
2. Walter, A. & van Praag, P. (2012). Wie zegt dat de tafel vierkant is? De invloed van verkiezingsdebatten, De Groene Amsterdammer, 22 August 2012, pp. 16-19.
3. Walter, A. (2012). Radio, televisie en internet verboden, Reformatorisch Dagblad, 25 juli 2012, p. 2
4. Walter, A. (2012). Horningmennonieten willen anders zijn dan de wereld, Reformatorisch Dagblad, 24 juli 2012, p.2
5. Walter, A. & R. Vliegenthart (2010). Vrij spel om negatief te gaan: In Nederland coalitieland worden de campagnes harder, De Groene Amsterdammer, 29 April 2010, pp. 16-19.
6. Walter, A. (2009). Leven aan de rand van de wereld, Nederlands Dagblad, 20 augustus 2009, p.2
7. Walter, A. (2009). Geroezemoes over de lintenkwestie, Nederlands Dagblad, 17 augustus 2009, p. 2
8. Walter, A. (2009). Met spoed en spanning op zoek naar de ware, Nederlands Dagblad, 13 augustus 2009, p.2
9. Walter, A. (2008). Media gedragen zich onverantwoordelijk, Leidsch Dagblad, 16 September 2008