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

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.

• Författare: Ryan Bakker; Erica Edwards; Seth Jolly; Jonathan Polk; Jan Rovny; Marco Steenbergen
• Publiceringsår: 2014
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 1-8
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Research and Politics
• Volym: 1
• Issue: 3
• Länkar: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2053168014553502
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: SAGE Publications
• Ämne: Political Science
• Nyckelord: European parties; expert surveys; vignettes
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 2053-1680