In the former communist countries of SEE is still difficult to make the identification and classification of political parties under the political spectrum. "Left" and "right" have almost identical political attitudes and electoral programs. The differences are minimal. The important component on ideological divisions are regional divisions, religious, ethnics, populist offers, interest groups that rely on specific names of political leaders, etc. I'm interested in similar studies and analysis in other countries as for example, studies from Latin America, the former Soviet republics, etc. - which are the factors that determine the ideological divisions of political parties and political behavior indicators of parties themselves?
The study of political parties is not my special area but I have had to deal with the problem that you mention -- namely, how to classify parties on multiple ideological dimensions. One source that I have found to be very useful is the Chapel Hill Expert Survey, which is conducted by the University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill. You can find both data and documentation here: http://www.chesdata.eu/.
This source can be very helpful for classifying the orientations of European parties. I recommend that you also look at the website of one of the creators of the data set, Professor Gary Marks. He may also be able to advise you on your project: http://www.unc.edu/~gwmarks/data_pp.php
I thank you sincerely Professor Silver for your respond and recommendations.
Not as an especifics, but as a general, variables of "m& m" (man & money), and "time" outstand more than others to influence in the creation of grouping- belonging, and building an belief based on EXPERIENCE. The factor of education could be beneficial and is needed, but is not enough by itself.
Concerning new democracies, if any panel studies are available, you can use it in order to verify how economic divisions work in electoral field. Is just waste of time if you want to use class cleavages (Rokkan) in countries from Easter Europe (an example).
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