Title Estimating the policy position of political actors / edited by Michael Laver

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 252 pages) : illustrations Series Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science. Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Series Editor's preface; PART I Overview; 1 Why should we estimate the policy positions of political actors?; 2 Searching for the positions of political actors: a review of approaches and a critical evaluation of expert surveys; PART II Expert coded text analysis; 3 Manifesto research since 1979: from reliability to validity; 4 Validating the Manifesto Research Group approach: theoretical assumptions and empirical confirmations; 5 Position and salience in the policies of political actors 6 A framework for analysing local party policy emphases in Scotland7 The policy space of party manifestos; 8 Analysing party dynamics by taking partially overlapping snapshots; 9 Estimating interparty policy distances from election programmes in Quebec, 1970-89; PART III Computer coded text analysis; 10 A natural sentences approach to the computer coding of party manifestos; 11 Measurement of party positions on the basis of party programmes, media coverage and voter perceptions; 12 The computer coding of political texts: results from Britain, Germany, Ireland and Norway 13 Estimating policy positions from the computer coding of political texts: results from Italy, the Netherlands and Ireland14 Tracking estimates of public opinion and party policy intentions in Britain and the USA; PART IV Conclusion; 15 How should we estimate the policy positions of political actors?; Index Summary This book gives an up to date reference on the state of the art in this highly important methodological area, which is central both to theoretical models of party competition and to empirical accounts, whether these are case studies or comparative analyses. It looks at subjects including tracking estimates of public opinion and party policy intentions in Britain and the USA; the policy space of party manifestos; and party platforms and voters' perceptions. Its panel of respected contributors reviews the refinements which have been made to established techniques as well as considering the potential and early successes of computer coding Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Political parties -- Platforms -- Data processing Political oratory -- Data processing Content analysis (Communication) -- Data processing Discourse analysis -- Data processing POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- General. Content analysis (Communication) -- Data processing Discourse analysis -- Data processing Political parties Form Electronic book Author Laver, Michael, 1949- LC no. 00045929 ISBN 0203451651 9780203451656 9786610055470 6610055475 9781134541911 1134541910 9781134541867 1134541864 9781134541904 1134541902 9780415244428 0415244420

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