Deduction of the Coding Scheme

Obviously, any deductive content analysis needs to begin with the theoretical deduction of the coding scheme. In this chapter we describe the theoretical considerations which lead us to the different main categories and sub-categories in the scheme. Based

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Benjamin von dem Berge Thomas Poguntke Peter Obert Diana Tipei

Measuring Intra-Party Democracy

A Guide for the Content Analysis of Party Statutes with Examples from Hungary, Slovakia and Romania

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Benjamin von dem Berge · Thomas Poguntke Peter Obert · Diana Tipei

Measuring Intra-Party Democracy A Guide for the Content Analysis of Party Statutes with Examples from Hungary, Slovakia and Romania

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Benjamin von dem Berge Peter Obert Diana Tipei Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) University of Mannheim Mannheim Germany

Thomas Poguntke Chair of Comparative Politics Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf Germany

ISSN 2191-5466 ISSN 2191-5474  (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-36032-9 ISBN 978-3-642-36033-6  (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-36033-6 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London

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Preface

This guide for the content analysis of party statutes for measuring intra-party democracy (IPD), was developed in the context of the research project “Europarties Heading East: The Influence of Europarties on Central and Eastern European Partner Part