Examining Partisan and Ethnic Division in Legislative Speeches in Kenya: Using Computer-Based Content Analysis

• In Event: Legislative Behavior

Brief Overview

We estimate partisan and ethnic divisions in policy positions using a computer-based text analysis algorithm, Wordfish, on legislative speeches in Kenya in the 11th and 12th Parliaments.

Authors

• Hye-Sung Kim, Winthrop University

• Eun Kyung Kim, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies