Dataset of ideological polarization in Western Europe
Description
This dataset provides data on ideological polarization in Western Europe. It is based on parties’ left-right placement provided by several expert surveys. Then, it uses Dalton’s polarization index (2008) to calculate the polarization score in terms of votes and seats for each election. The dataset covers 20 Western European countries since 1945, for a total of 398 parliamentary elections and legislatures (Lower House). The dataset will be regularly updated to include the polarization scores of new elections and legislatures.
How to cite this dataset?
Emanuele, V. and Marino, B. (2023), ‘Dataset of ideological polarization in Western Europe’, Rome: Italian Center for Electoral Studies, https://doi.org/10.7802/2592.
Publications based on this dataset
Chiaramonte, A. and Emanuele, V. (2022), The deinstitutionalization of Western European party systems, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Emanuele, V. and Chiaramonte, A. (2018), ‘A growing impact of new parties: myth or reality? Party system innovation in Western Europe after 1945’, Party Politics, 24(5), 475-487.
Emanuele, V. and Chiaramonte, A. (2019), ‘Explaining the impact of new parties in the Western European party systems’, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 29(4), 490-510. (https://ausoma.org)
Emanuele, V. and Sikk, A. (2021), ‘Party crashers? Modeling genuinely new party development paths in Western Europe’, Party Politics, 27(5), 883-895.
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Dataset of ideological polarization in Western Europe
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Description
This dataset provides data on ideological polarization in Western Europe. It is based on parties’ left-right placement provided by several expert surveys. Then, it uses Dalton’s polarization index (2008) to calculate the polarization score in terms of votes and seats for each election. The dataset covers 20 Western European countries since 1945, for a total of 398 parliamentary elections and legislatures (Lower House). The dataset will be regularly updated to include the polarization scores of new elections and legislatures.
How to cite this dataset?
Emanuele, V. and Marino, B. (2023), ‘Dataset of ideological polarization in Western Europe’, Rome: Italian Center for Electoral Studies, https://doi.org/10.7802/2592.
Publications based on this dataset
Chiaramonte, A. and Emanuele, V. (2022), The deinstitutionalization of Western European party systems, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Emanuele, V. and Chiaramonte, A. (2018), ‘A growing impact of new parties: myth or reality? Party system innovation in Western Europe after 1945’, Party Politics, 24(5), 475-487.
Emanuele, V. and Chiaramonte, A. (2019), ‘Explaining the impact of new parties in the Western European party systems’, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 29(4), 490-510. (https://ausoma.org)
Emanuele, V. and Sikk, A. (2021), ‘Party crashers? Modeling genuinely new party development paths in Western Europe’, Party Politics, 27(5), 883-895.
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Dataset of ideological polarization in Western Europe
Codebook and dataset information