Dataset of ideological polarization in Western Europe

This dataset provides data on ideological polarization in Western Europe. It is based on parties’ left-right placement provided by several expert surveys and then 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.

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Source https://search.gesis.org/research_data/SDN-10.7802-2592?lang=de
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=5b59ebef7af0ed64141d0dcd912b9d0538ae0baa0c3587d99f959c15b1825c9f
Provenance
Creator Emanuele, Vincenzo; Marino, Bruno
Publisher GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences; GESIS Datenarchiv für Sozialwissenschaften
Publication Year 2023
Rights Free access (without registration) - The research data can be downloaded directly by anyone without further limitations.; Freier Zugang (ohne Registrierung) - Die Forschungsdaten können von jedem direkt heruntergeladen werden.
OpenAccess true
Contact http://www.gesis.org/
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Language English; German
Discipline Social Sciences
Spatial Coverage Malta; Malta; Portugal; Portugal; Austria; Austria; Belgium; Belgium; Cyprus; Cyprus; Denmark; Denmark; Finland; Finland; France; France; Germany; Germany; Greece; Greece; Iceland; Iceland; Ireland; Ireland; Italy; Italy; Luxembourg; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Netherlands; Norway; Norway; Spain; Spain; Sweden; Sweden; Switzerland; Switzerland; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland