Do party system characteristics help people place themselves on the left-right spectrum? Evidence from the World Values Survey

• In Event: Parties, Ideology, and Attitudes

Brief Overview

We analyze the usefulness of the left-right scale asked in surveys. Using data from several countries across different regions, we focus on how variation in party system characteristics can affect individuals’ responses to this question.

Authors

• Pilar Manzi, Northwestern University

• Max Weylandt, Northwestern University