Issue dimensionality and party politics in turbulent times by Whitefield, S, Rovny, J

Critical election or frozen cleavages? How voters chose parties in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election by Chaisty, P, Whitefield, S

“…Ukraine's 2014 parliamentary election, which took place in the aftermath of the Maidan revolution of February 2014 and at the height of war in the East of the country, appeared to produce significant party political realignment. In particular, support for parties that had represented the Russian element of the ethno-linguistic/geo-political cleavage that had dominated electoral competition in Ukraine since independence collapsed. …”

The Europeanization of Political Parties in Central and Eastern Europe? The Impact of EU Entry on Issue Stances, Salience and Programmatic Coherence by Whitefield, S, Rohrschneider, R

“…The completion of the two wave entry of CEE states in the EU potentially changes the impact of European integration issues on party politics in the region. Membership entails movement from a general aspiration to ‘return to Europe’ to hard costs and specific policy instruments. …”