What Is in a Dimension (or Two)? The Western European Political Space from a Comparative Perspective

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Brief Overview

We use Bayesian hierarchical IRT models in conjunction with the Chapel Hill Expert Survey to uncover the dimensionality and meaning of issue spaces across Western Europe.

Authors

• Garret Binding, University of Zurich

• Jelle Koedam, University of Zurich

• Marco Steenbergen, University of Zurich