Bridging the pond
Measuring policy positions in the United States and Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7972609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cory L Struthers (0000-0001-9931-9211, Twin Cities Orthopedics), Christopher Hare (0000-0003-4210-7845, University of California, Davis, corresponding author), Ryan Bakker (0000-0002-7695-9467, University of Georgia) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 677-691 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Science Research and Methods (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2049-8470 • E-ISSN: 2049-8489 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/psrm.2019.22 |
| OpenAlex | W2944410399 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 51 |
Recent work has pioneered the use of expert surveys to estimate cross-national party positions in a common ideological space. In this paper, we report findings from an original dataset designed to evaluate bridging strategies between European and American party placements. Specifically, we compare the use of “anchoring vignettes” (fictional party platforms) with an alternative approach that asks comparativist scholars who live in the US (whom we call transatlantic or TA experts) to place parties and parties in their country of expertise on a series of issues scales. The results provide an optimistic assessment of the ability of TA experts to serve as valid bridges across the Atlantic. The resulting cross-comparable estimates of party positions show instances of both convergence and divergence between American and European party systems, including parallels between systems on the cross-cutting issue of international economic integration
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |