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

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

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
JournalResearch and Politics
Volume1
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Political Science

Free keywords

  • European parties
  • expert surveys
  • vignettes

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