Archived Manifesto Project Main Dataset (Party Preferences)


For further information regarding the dataset history please check our Release Notes (PDF) or our Release Notes (PDF) for South America (until SA2022a).

The data set is updated at least annually.
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Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2023a)   E: 849 P: 1373 M: 5089

Lehmann, Pola / Franzmann, Simon / Burst, Tobias / Regel, Sven / Riethmüller, Felicia / Volkens, Andrea / Weßels, Bernhard / Zehnter, Lisa (2023): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2023a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) / Göttingen: Institut für Demokratieforschung (IfDem). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2023a


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF) List – Short (CSV) List – Long (CSV) Lists of Political Parties (Codebook)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

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


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF) List – Short (CSV)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

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


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF) List – Short (CSV)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2021a)   E: 773 P: 1201 M: 4739

Volkens, Andrea / Burst, Tobias / Krause, Werner / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß Theres / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard / Zehnter, Lisa (2021): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2021a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2021a


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF) List – Short (CSV)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2020b)   E: 761 P: 1170 M: 4656

Volkens, Andrea / Burst, Tobias / Krause, Werner / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard / Zehnter, Lisa (2020): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2020b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2020b


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset: South America (version 2020b)   E: 28 P: 64 M: 104

Burst, Tobias / Krause, Werner / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard / Zehnter, Lisa (2020): The Manifesto Data Collection: South America. Version 2020b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpdssa.2020b


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2020a)   E: 753 P: 1154 M: 4582

Volkens, Andrea / Burst, Tobias / Krause, Werner / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard / Zehnter, Lisa (2020): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2020a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2020a


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2019b)   E: 743 P: 1136 M: 4492

Volkens, Andrea / Krause, Werner / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß, Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard (2019): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2019b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2019b


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset: South America (version 2019b)   E: 26 P: 61 M: 98

Krause, Werner / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard (2019): The Manifesto Data Collection: South America. Version 2019b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpdssa.2019b


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2019a)   E: 738 P: 1133 M: 4456

Volkens, Andrea / Krause, Werner / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß, Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard (2019): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2019a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2019a


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset: South America (version 2019a)   E: 25 P: 59 M: 94

Krause, Werner / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard (2019): The Manifesto Data Collection: South America. Version 2019a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpdssa.2019a


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2018b)   E: 729 P: 1117 M: 4388

Volkens, Andrea / Krause, Werner / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß, Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard (2018): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2018b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2018b


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset: South America (version 2018b)   E: 24 P: 55 M: 88

Krause, Werner / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard (2018): The Manifesto Data Collection: South America. Version 2018b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpdssa.2018b


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2018a)   E: 719 P: 1100 M: 4314

Volkens, Andrea / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß, Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard (2018): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2018a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2018a


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset: South America (version 2018a)   E: 22 P: 46 M: 78

Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard (2018): The Manifesto Data Collection: South America. Version 2018a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpdssa.2018a


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2017b)   E: 715 P: 1093 M: 4282

Volkens, Andrea / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß, Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard (2017): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2017b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2017b


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset: South America (version 2017b)   E: 20 P: 40 M: 69

Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard (2017): The Manifesto Data Collection: South America. Version 2017b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpdssa.2017b


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2017a)   E: 708 P: 1086 M: 4214

Volkens, Andrea / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß, Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard (2017): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2017a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2017a


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset: South America (version 2017a)   E: 18 P: 35 M: 63

Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Weßels, Bernhard (2017): The Manifesto Data Collection: South America. Version 2017a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpdssa.2017a


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2016b)   E: 698 P: 1053 M: 4121

Volkens, Andrea / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß, Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven (2016): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2016b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2016b


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset: South America (version 2016b)   E: 15 P: 32 M: 53

Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven with Werner / Annika (2016): The Manifesto Data Collection: South America. Version 2016b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpdssa.2016b


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (CSV)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2016a)   E: 690 P: 1027 M: 4054

Volkens, Andrea / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß, Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven with Werner, Annika (2016): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2016a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2016a


Dataset               stata14 stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (PDF)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2015a)   E: 673 P: 988 M: 3924

Volkens, Andrea / Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß, Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Werner, Annika (2015): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2015a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2015a


Dataset               stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (PDF)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Comment                 Please check the documentation about the new dataset structure because of the new coding scheme.

Manifesto Project Dataset: South America (version 2015a)   E: 9 P: 16 M: 29

Lehmann, Pola / Matthieß, Theres / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Werner, Annika (2015): The Manifesto Data Collection: South America. Version 2015a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpdssa.2015a


Dataset               stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions List of Coded Documents (incl. Titles) (PDF)

Parties                List (PDF)

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Comment                 Please check the documentation about the new dataset structure because of the new coding scheme.

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2014b)   E: 663 P: 977 M: 3858

Volkens, Andrea / Lehmann, Pola / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Werner, Annika with Schultze, Henrike (2014): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2014b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2014b


Dataset               stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions

Parties               

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2014a)   E: 654 P: 960 M: 3792

Volkens, Andrea / Lehmann, Pola / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Werner, Annika with Lacewell, Onawa Promise / Schultze, Henrike (2014): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2014a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2014a


Dataset               stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions

Parties               

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2013b)   E: 638 P: 923 M: 3679

Volkens, Andrea / Lehmann, Pola / Merz, Nicolas / Regel, Sven / Werner, Annika with Lacewell, Onawa Promise / Schultze, Henrike (2013): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2013b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2013b


Dataset               stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions

Parties               

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2013a)   E: 629 P: 916 M: 3636

Volkens, Andrea/Lehmann, Pola/Merz, Nicolas/Regel, Sven/Werner, Annika with Lacewell, Onawa Promise/Schultze, Henrike (2013): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2013a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2013a


Dataset               stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions

Parties               

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2012b)   E: 623 P: 905 M: 3611

Volkens, Andrea/Lehmann, Pola/Regel, Sven/Schultze, Henrike/Werner, Annika with Lacewell, Onawa Promise (2012): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2012b. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2012b


Dataset               stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions

Parties               

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Manifesto Project Dataset (version 2012a)   E: 612 P: 880 M: 3517

Volkens, Andrea/Lehmann, Pola/Regel, Sven/Schultze, Henrike/Werner, Annika with Lacewell, Onawa Promise (2012): The Manifesto Data Collection. Manifesto Project (MRG/CMP/MARPOR). Version 2012a. Berlin: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB). https://doi.org/10.25522/manifesto.mpds.2012a


Dataset               stata12 spss csv xlsx

Documentation  Codebook Coding Instructions

Parties               

Citation               copy to clipboard txt bibtex ris

Hint: If you are searching for dataset files that cover only the most recent update or all updates since MPPII you can simply download the most recent full dataset and use the variable dataset_origin to filter the observations in that sense.