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Estimating Intra-Party Preferences: Comparing Speeches to Votes
(2015)Well-established methods exist for measuring party positions, but reliable means for es- timating intra-party preferences remain underdeveloped. While most efforts focus on es- timating the ideal points of individual ... -
The Dimensionality Of Political Space: Epistemological And Methodological Considerations
(2012)Spatial characterizations of agents’ preferences lie at the heart of many theories of political competition. These give rise to explicitly dimensional interpretations. Parties define and differentiate themselves in terms ... -
Credible Enforcement before Credible Commitment: Exploring the Importance of Sequencing
(2013)States that are both strong and democratic are the most capable of delivering human development. Existing rational choice accounts of collective action and credible commitment have provided us with the answer as to why ...
