POLS PVES Seminars Series

A Common Two-dimensional Structure? Comparing Demand-side Political Spaces of 8 European Democracies
Daan Delespaul
(KU Leuven)

4 July 2024, h.14.30
Seminar Room Passione & ONLINE
Via Passione 15 - Milan 

Abstracts

Seminal contributions in cleavage theory have delineated a common two-dimensional political space in Western Europe, characterized by an economic left-right dimension (state vs. market) and a cultural dimension related to tolerance, hierarchy, and social norms (Hooghe et al., 2002; Kriesi et al., 2006; 2008). While party competition in Europe has congealed into this two-dimensional structure in nearly every country – suggesting the existence of a cross-national model of political dimensionality (see, for example, Marks et al., 2006; Wheatley & Mendez, 2021) – scholarly interest in comparing the dimensionality of voter attitudes has remained scant. Hence, in this paper, we focus on the demand side of electoral politics, assessing whether voters share a comparable common model of dimensionality, or whether political orientations are structured in distinct ways in different countries. 

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This seminar is part of the POLS Parties, Voters and Elections Seminar (PVES) Seminar Series (Organizing Committee: Cristiano Vezzoni, Allessandro Pellegata, Jessica Rosco)

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