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Jonathan Polk

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Anchoring the Experts : Using Vignettes to Compare Party Ideology Across Countries

Author

  • Ryan Bakker
  • Erica Edwards
  • Seth Jolly
  • Jonathan Polk
  • Jan Rovny
  • Marco Steenbergen

Summary, in English

Expert surveys are a valuable, commonly used instrument to measure party positions. Some critics question the cross-national comparability of these measures, though, suggesting that experts may lack a common anchor for fundamental concepts such as economic left–right. Using anchoring vignettes in the 2010 Chapel Hill Expert Survey, we examine the extent of cross-national difference in expert ideological placements. We find limited evidence of cross-national differences; on the whole, our findings further establish expert surveys as a rigorous instrument for measuring party positions in a cross-national context.

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Pages

1-8

Publication/Series

Research and Politics

Volume

1

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Topic

  • Political Science

Keywords

  • European parties
  • expert surveys
  • vignettes

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2053-1680