Defining and measuring niche parties
Defining and measuring niche parties
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定义和衡量利基团体
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2012
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Markus Wagner
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Markus Wagner
许多学者最近认为，利基政党应该与主流政党区分开来，特别是因为这两种政党在纲领、行为和策略上都有所不同。然而，到目前为止，还没有人试图为小众政党概念提供一个简明的、可衡量的定义。在本文中，我认为利基政党最好被定义为主要在少数非经济问题上竞争的政党。然后，利用专家调查和宣言数据提供的问题显著性信息，对利基政党的发生进行操作和测量。在将调查结果与现有定义进行比较后，确定的生态位各方的主要特征在最后一步进行检查。
Various scholars have recently argued that niche parties are to be distinguished from mainstream parties, in particular because the two party types differ in their programmes, behaviour and strategies. However, so far there has been no attempt to provide a concise, measureable definition of the niche-party concept. In this article I argue that niche parties are best defined as parties that compete primarily on a small number of non-economic issues. The occurrence of niche parties is then operationalized and measured using issue salience information provided by expert surveys and manifesto data. After comparing the findings with existing definitions, the main characteristics of the niche parties identified are examined in a final step.