Concept information
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politics and international relations
political science
campaigns, elections and electoral behavior
media and elections
Preferred term
bandwagon effect
Definition
- A BANDWAGON EFFECT is the phenomenon of people doing or believing things because they perceive others are doing or believing those same things. In the political domain, bandwagon effects most often refer to people supporting candidates or policies that their fellow citizens support. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Bandwagon Effect]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/bandwagon_effect
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