dummy=west
dummy 1=eu member at timepoint of evaluation
unique identifier for each country
country abbreviation
time point of evaluation
number of experts evaluating this party
unique identifier for this party
party abbreviation
party name (full name)
party name (english translation)
vote in national elections most prior to year (national proportion): coalition p
party family (confessional and agrarian in separate categories)
affiliation with international party organization
affiliation with ep group
party in government at time point of evaluation (trichotomous variable)
months in government in 2006
months in government since 1980 (not included for east)
months in government since 1990 (incomplete for east)
overall eu position (q1)
eu position (q1): standard deviation among experts
recoding of eu position (q1) [1=3.5 or lower; 2=between 3.51 and 4.5; 3=4.51 or
salience of eu (q2)
eu salience (q2): standard deviation among experts
internal dissent over eu (q3)
internal dissent (q3): standard deviation among experts
benefit from eu membership (q4)
powers of ep (q5)
internal market (q6)
eu cohesion policy (q7)
eu foreign & security policy (q8)
eu enlargement to turkey (q9)
general left/right position (q10)
general left/right position (q10): standard deviation among experts
economic left/right position (q11)
economic left/right position (q11): standard deviation among experts
gal/tan or new politics position (q12)
gal/tan position (q12): standard deviation among experts
position: public service vs. reducing taxes (q13)
salience: public service vs. reducing taxes (q14)
position: deregulation (q15)
salience: deregulation (q16)
position: redistribution from rich to poor (q17)
salience: redistribution from rich to poor (q18)
position: civil liberties vs. law & order (q19)
salience: civil liberties vs. law & order (q20)
position: social lifestyle (q21)
salience: social lifestyle (q22)
position: religious principles in politics (q23)
salience: religious principles in politics (q24)
position: immigration (q25)
salience: immigration (q26)
position: integration of immigrants & asylum seekers [multiculturalism vs. assim
salience: integration of immigrants & asylum seekers [multiculturalism vs. assim
position: urban vs. rural interests (q29)
salience: urban vs. rural interests (q30)
position: cosmopolitansim vs. nationalism (q31)
salience: cosmopolitansim vs. nationalism (q32)
position: political decentralization (q33)
salience: political decentralization (q34)
position: us power in world affairs (q35)
salience: us power in world affairs (q36)
position: ethnic minorities (q37)
salience: ethnic minorities (q38)
dummy 1=radical right family
dummy 1=conservative family
dummy 1=liberal family
dummy 1=christian democratic family
dummy 1=socialist family
dummy 1=radical left family
dummy 1=green family
dummy 1=regional/ethnic family
dummy 1=protestant party
dummy 1=agrarian party
dummy 1=no family
dummy 1-austria
dummy 1=belgium
dummy 1=demark
dummy 1=spain
dummy 1=finland
dummy 1=france
dummy 1=germany
dummy 1=greece
dummy 1=ireland
dummy 1=italy
dummy 1=netherlands
dummy 1=portugal
dummy 1=sweden
dummy 1=uk
dummy 1=flanders
dummy 1=wallonia
dummy 1=bulgaria
dummy 1=czech republic
dummy 1=estonia
dummy 1=hungary
dummy 1=latvia
dummy 1=lithuania
dummy 1=poland
dummy 1=romania
dummy 1=slovakia
dummy 1=slovenia