606 3 archive 91485 disk0/00/00/06/06 2026-03-31 09:16:03 2026-03-31 09:16:03 2026-03-31 09:16:03 dataset show Bräuninger Thomas 0000-0003-2767-717X Däubler Thomas Huber Robert A. Rudolph Lukas 320 60170 How does ballot structure affect party choice? We argue that open lists undermine the electoral support of cohesive parties, to the benefit of internally divided parties. We conduct a survey-embedded experiment in the aftermath of the European migrant crisis, presenting German voters with real parties but fictitious politicians. A crossover design varies ballot type and exposure to candidate positions on immigration. We find that the internally divided CDU/CSU gains votes at the expense of the cohesive AfD when open lists are used and candidate positions are known. For individuals who are equally attracted to both parties, switching is most likely if their immigration preferences lie near the midpoint between the two parties. Overall, our analysis establishes conditions under which ballot structure can affect the electoral performance of parties in general, and that of the populist right in particular. eng 2021 10.7801/606 https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/WUTLH8 metadata cc0 Bräuninger, Thomas und Däubler, Thomas und Huber, Robert A. und Rudolph, Lukas (2022), <a href='https://madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de/id/eprint/61493' target='new'>How open lists undermine the electoral support of cohesive parties</a> FALSE