Dataset of Electoral Volatility and its internal components in Western Europe (1945-2015)
GESIS, Cologne. Data File Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/1112
Abstract: This dataset provides data on electoral volatility and its internal components in parliamentary elections
(lower house) of 19 Western European countries for the 1945-2015 period. It covers the entire universe
of Western European elections held after World War II under democratic regimes. Data for Greece,
Portugal and Spain have been collected after their democratizations in the 1970s. Altogether, a
total of 339 elections (or, more precisely, electoral periods) are included. This dataset follows the recent publication of an article [Chiaramonte, A. and Emanuele, V. (2015), Party System Volati ... more Availability: Free access (without registration)
License: CC BY 4.0: Namensnennung (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de)
Subject area: Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture | Political Science
Methodology
Geographic coverage: Austria / AT | Belgium / BE | Denmark / DK | Finland / FI | France / FR | Germany / DE | Greece / GR | Iceland / IS | Ireland / IE | Italy / IT | Luxembourg / LU | Malta / MT | Netherlands / NL | Norway / NO | Portugal / PT | Spain / ES | Sweden / SE | Switzerland / CH | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / GB
Universe: Parliamentary elections (lower house) during the 1945-2015 period
Sampling Procedure: Each election held under a democratic regime in Western Europe has been included in the sample
Bibliographic information
Primärforschende, Institution: Emanuele, Vincenzo; UISS Guido Carli; CISE (Italian Center for Electoral Studies)
Publication year: 2015
DOI: 10.7802/1112
Study number: SDN-10.7802-1112
Publisher: GESIS, Cologne
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/1112
Reference publications
Publications: Chiaramonte, A. and Emanuele, V. (2015), Party System Volatility, Regeneration and DeInstitutionalization in Western Europe (1945-2015), Party Politics. http://ppq.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/08/24/1354068815601330.abstract;doi:10.1177/1354068815601330
