Spatial models in voting advice applications |
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Affiliation: | 1. Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK;2. Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, USA |
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Abstract: | We examine the use of spatial models in Voting Advice Applications. A successful branch of VAAs uses multidimensional models of the political space to inform users of their policy match with political parties. Creators of these VAAs offer only a very generalized justification for the choice of their underlying spatial model. We examine whether these spatial representations offer a valid depiction of policy differences between parties. We compare the spatial models from the available national ‘electoral compasses’, which include established democracies as well as semi-authoritarian and transitional systems. We find that the two-dimensional ‘one-size fits all’ model that is used in all of these countries fails to accommodate significant variation between party systems. |
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Keywords: | Voting advice application Spatial model Political party E-democracy Electoral behaviour |
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