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von dem Berge, Benjamin.
Measuring Intra-Party Democracy A Guide for the Content Analysis of Party Statutes with Examples from Hungary, Slovakia and Romania / [electronic resource] : by Benjamin von dem Berge, Thomas Poguntke, Peter Obert, Diana Tipei. - IX, 65 p. 5 illus. online resource. - SpringerBriefs in Political Science, 2191-5466 .
Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Deduction of the Coding Scheme -- 3 The Coding Scheme -- 4 The Coding Procedure -- 5 The Proof of the Pudding: Arriving at Numbers -- 6 Summary and Outlook -- Appendices.
This book presents an integrated approach to measuring the level of intra-party democracy through deductive and standardized content analysis of party statutes. Following the two main criteria of intra-party democracy – inclusiveness and decentralization – three main categories of intra-party democracy are theoretically derived: members’ rights, organizational structure and decision-making. On the basis of theoretical considerations further sub-categories and individual items are deduced from these main categories and put together into a comprehensive coding scheme. Furthermore, precise coding instructions are presented. Since it is the ultimate aim of this book to present an approach to measuring the level of intra-party democracy for any party statute and to express this in numerical terms, the final step is the quantification of the coded data and the calculation of a numeric measure of intra-party democracy. A numeric value of intra-party democracy can be calculated for any statute of any political party. Furthermore, empirical examples from Hungary, Slovakia and Romania are presented.
9783642360336
Social sciences.
Social Sciences.
Comparative Politics.
JA71-80
320
Measuring Intra-Party Democracy A Guide for the Content Analysis of Party Statutes with Examples from Hungary, Slovakia and Romania / [electronic resource] : by Benjamin von dem Berge, Thomas Poguntke, Peter Obert, Diana Tipei. - IX, 65 p. 5 illus. online resource. - SpringerBriefs in Political Science, 2191-5466 .
Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Deduction of the Coding Scheme -- 3 The Coding Scheme -- 4 The Coding Procedure -- 5 The Proof of the Pudding: Arriving at Numbers -- 6 Summary and Outlook -- Appendices.
This book presents an integrated approach to measuring the level of intra-party democracy through deductive and standardized content analysis of party statutes. Following the two main criteria of intra-party democracy – inclusiveness and decentralization – three main categories of intra-party democracy are theoretically derived: members’ rights, organizational structure and decision-making. On the basis of theoretical considerations further sub-categories and individual items are deduced from these main categories and put together into a comprehensive coding scheme. Furthermore, precise coding instructions are presented. Since it is the ultimate aim of this book to present an approach to measuring the level of intra-party democracy for any party statute and to express this in numerical terms, the final step is the quantification of the coded data and the calculation of a numeric measure of intra-party democracy. A numeric value of intra-party democracy can be calculated for any statute of any political party. Furthermore, empirical examples from Hungary, Slovakia and Romania are presented.
9783642360336
Social sciences.
Social Sciences.
Comparative Politics.
JA71-80
320