Expert judgements of party policy positions: uses and limitations in political research

Expert judgements of party policy positions: uses and limitations in political research

ESTIMATES OF PARTY POLICY POSITIONS HAVE BEEN INCREASINGLY USED TO PROVIDE SPATIAL PICTURES OF PARTY POLICY AND IDEOLOGY. THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE WAY THAT SURVEYS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO DATE AND CONCLUDES THAT THEY CONFINE EXPERT JUDGEMENTS TO A FUNDAMENTALLY DESCRIPTIVE AND STATIC ROLE RATHER THAN...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of political research 2000-01, Vol.37 (1), p.103-113
1. Verfasser: BUDGE, IAN
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Party politics
Political affiliation
Political attitudes
Political cleavages
POLITICAL EVALUATION
Political ideology
Political parties
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SYSTEM AS A WHOLE
Preferences
PUBLIC POLICY
Voters
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Zusammenfassung:ESTIMATES OF PARTY POLICY POSITIONS HAVE BEEN INCREASINGLY USED TO PROVIDE SPATIAL PICTURES OF PARTY POLICY AND IDEOLOGY. THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE WAY THAT SURVEYS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO DATE AND CONCLUDES THAT THEY CONFINE EXPERT JUDGEMENTS TO A FUNDAMENTALLY DESCRIPTIVE AND STATIC ROLE RATHER THAN AN ANALYTIC OR DYNAMIC ONE. IT CONSIDERS THE METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS WHICH DERIVE FROM AMBIGUITIES ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT IS BEING CHARACTERIZED IN POLICY TERMS, HOW AND WHEN.
ISSN:0304-4130
1475-6765
DOI:10.1111/1475-6765.00506