Bibliograph

Mapping policy preferences from texts, statistical solutions for manifesto analysts, Andrea Volkens, Judith Bara, Ian Budge, Michael D. McDonald, and Hans-Dieter Klingemann

Type

Label

Mapping policy preferences from texts, statistical solutions for manifesto analysts, Andrea Volkens, Judith Bara, Ian Budge, Michael D. McDonald, and Hans-Dieter Klingemann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mapping policy preferences from texts

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

870284679

Responsibility statement

Andrea Volkens, Judith Bara, Ian Budge, Michael D. McDonald, and Hans-Dieter Klingemann

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

statistical solutions for manifesto analysts

Summary

Policy targets and political preferences are summarised in documents such as party manifestos. This book describes how these can be analysed quantititavely, by counting sentences devoted to each policy area. The numbers form policy indicators which can be related to government actions and spending. This book discusses problems with such analyses

Target audience

specialized

Classification