Manifesto Project Main Dataset (Party Preferences)
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Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2022a) E: 779 P: 1216 M: 4778
Lehmann, Pola / Burst, Tobias / Matthieß, Theres / Regel, Sven / Volkens, Andrea / Weßels, Bernhard / Zehnter, Lisa (2022): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2022a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2022a
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Documentation Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV) List of Political Parties (PDF) List of Political Parties (CSV)
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Manifesto Project Dataset: South America (version 2022a) E: 28 P: 64 M: 104
Lehmann, Pola / Burst, Tobias / Matthieß, Theres / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard / Zehnter, Lisa (2022): The Manifesto Data Collection: South America. Version 2022a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpdssa.2022a
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Documentation Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV) List of Political Parties (PDF) List of Political Parties (CSV)
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Mapping Policy Preferences II E: 180 P: 623 M: 1261
Klingemann, H.-D., Volkens, A., Bara, J., Budge, I., and McDonald, M. (2006). Mapping Policy Preferences II: Estimates for Parties, Electors, and Governments in Eastern Europe, European Union and OECD 1990-2003. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Mapping Policy Preferences I E: 364 P: 288 M: 1991
Budge, I., Klingemann, H.-D., Volkens, A., Bara, J., and Tanenbaum, E. (2001). Mapping Policy Preferences. Estimates for Parties, Electors, and Governments 1945-1998. Ox- ford: Oxford University Press.
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