TY - UNPB
T1 - Party Manifestos as a Basis of Citizens’ Left-Right Perceptions — A Study Across 10 European Countries
AU - Eijk, Cees van der
AU - Schmitt, Hermann
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We analyse whether and how political – and more in particular, electoral – communications of parties are translated in ideological positions which, in European contexts at least, are related to the left-right dimension. By doing so, we explore the substantive meaning, or policy content, of the left-right dimension. What is it that defines whether a party is located somewhat more to the left or to the right in the perception of citizens? And are those “definitions” constant or dependent upon the socio-political context (including variations across systems, and over-time) in which parties and voters operate?
AB - We analyse whether and how political – and more in particular, electoral – communications of parties are translated in ideological positions which, in European contexts at least, are related to the left-right dimension. By doing so, we explore the substantive meaning, or policy content, of the left-right dimension. What is it that defines whether a party is located somewhat more to the left or to the right in the perception of citizens? And are those “definitions” constant or dependent upon the socio-political context (including variations across systems, and over-time) in which parties and voters operate?
KW - political ideology, left and right, party competition, political communication
M3 - Working paper
BT - Party Manifestos as a Basis of Citizens’ Left-Right Perceptions — A Study Across 10 European Countries
ER -