Explaining left-right party congruence across European party systems: A test of micro-, meso- and macro-level models

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Autor(a) principal: Belchior, Ana Maria
Data de Publicação: 2013
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/5406
Resumo: Empirical studies on representation have been based mainly on the descriptive analysis of levels of political or ideological congruence between MPs and voters. Very few studies focus on explaining congruence, and those that have done so do not explore all the explanatory dimensions. This article contributes to filling this gap by testing whether three theoretical models can explain left–right congruence among European parties. These models explore causality at the micro or individual level (the characteristics of voters and MPs), the meso level (party characteristics), and the macro or system level (party system and institutional characteristics). Based on data from the PIREDEU project, the study examines the party systems of the 27 countries of the European Union with reference to the 2009 European Parliament elections. The findings reveal that MP–voter congruence is best explained at the party level and by key MP candidate characteristics.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Explaining left-right party congruence across European party systems: A test of micro-, meso- and macro-level models
title Explaining left-right party congruence across European party systems: A test of micro-, meso- and macro-level models
spellingShingle Explaining left-right party congruence across European party systems: A test of micro-, meso- and macro-level models
Belchior, Ana Maria
Partidos políticos -- Political parties
Left-right
MP candidates
Europe
Voters
Congruence
title_short Explaining left-right party congruence across European party systems: A test of micro-, meso- and macro-level models
title_full Explaining left-right party congruence across European party systems: A test of micro-, meso- and macro-level models
title_fullStr Explaining left-right party congruence across European party systems: A test of micro-, meso- and macro-level models
title_full_unstemmed Explaining left-right party congruence across European party systems: A test of micro-, meso- and macro-level models
title_sort Explaining left-right party congruence across European party systems: A test of micro-, meso- and macro-level models
author Belchior, Ana Maria
author_facet Belchior, Ana Maria
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Belchior, Ana Maria
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Partidos políticos -- Political parties
Left-right
MP candidates
Europe
Voters
Congruence
topic Partidos políticos -- Political parties
Left-right
MP candidates
Europe
Voters
Congruence
description Empirical studies on representation have been based mainly on the descriptive analysis of levels of political or ideological congruence between MPs and voters. Very few studies focus on explaining congruence, and those that have done so do not explore all the explanatory dimensions. This article contributes to filling this gap by testing whether three theoretical models can explain left–right congruence among European parties. These models explore causality at the micro or individual level (the characteristics of voters and MPs), the meso level (party characteristics), and the macro or system level (party system and institutional characteristics). Based on data from the PIREDEU project, the study examines the party systems of the 27 countries of the European Union with reference to the 2009 European Parliament elections. The findings reveal that MP–voter congruence is best explained at the party level and by key MP candidate characteristics.
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