The Coding Scheme
The coding scheme presented in this chapter is developed on the basis of the theoretical considerations sketched out in the previous chapter. In other words, the coding scheme is the result of the operationalization of the theoretical considerations. In o
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The Coding Scheme
The coding scheme presented in this chapter is developed on the basis of the theoretical considerations sketched out in the previous chapter. In other words, the coding scheme is the result of the operationalization of the theoretical considerations. In our case, it is created in such a way that it follows from general concepts to specific questions. The coders apply the coding scheme directly on the text (the party statutes). The coding scheme indicates the level of a category/sub-category/question through its digit structure (see also Table 3.1). The first digit always represents one of the three main categories: members’ rights (code starting with “1”), organizational structure (code starting with “2”) and decision-making (code starting with “3”). All main categories are divided into sub-categories. The second digit of the code indicates these sub-categories. The main category “decision-making” consists for instance of the sub-categories “recruitment” and “programmatic issues”. Some sub-categories include further sub-categories down to the individual variable (item), which is the specific question. Categories in brackets, such as “(10-00-0-0)”, are not intended to be coded. The questions can be answered with YES, NO or NS (“Not Specified”). The complete coding scheme is provided in Table 3.1. In general, there are two different kinds of questions in the coding scheme: Questions which refer to an explicit mentioning of an aspect and questions which refer to an implicit reference of an aspect in the statute. This plays an important role when it comes to the quantification of the coded data (see Sect. 5.1.1). Table 3.1 The coding scheme Members’ rights General members’ rights • Are the principles of intra-party democracy explicitly mentioned in the statute? • Are party members’ rights explicitly mentioned in the statute? According to the statute, do party members explicitly have the following rights: …To be informed about party activities? …To express a divergent opinion within the party and/or in public? …To participate in party decision-making? …To form factions within the party? –
(10-00-0-0) (11-00-0-0) 11-10-0-0 11-20-0-0 – 11-21-0-0 11-22-0-0 11-23-0-0 11-24-0-0 – (continued)
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Minority rights • Is there an explicit reference to minorities in the statute? • Are there any quotas explicitly mentioned in the statute with respect to minorities?
−Is it explicitly mentioned, that the quotas are binding? −Does the statute explicitly mention minority quotas in party organs? −Does the statute explicitly mention minority quotas in the party lists for public office?
• Do certain members (i.e. representatives) of the minority groups automatically become members of the party executive? – Organizational structure Party congress
(12-00-0-0) 12-10-0-0 12-20-0-0 12-21-0-0 12-22-0-0 12-23-
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