Explaining the salience of anti-elitism and reducing political corruption for political parties in Europe with the 2014 Chapel Hill Expert Survey data. (January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Polk, Jonathan; Rovny, Jan; Bakker, Ryan; Edwards, Erica; Hooghe, Liesbet; Jolly, Seth; Koedam, Jelle; Kostelka, Filip; Marks, Gary; Schumacher, Gijs; Steenbergen, Marco; Vachudova, Milada; Zilovic, Marko
• Is Part Of: Research & politics. Volume 4:Number 1(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-01
• Subjects: European Union -- expert survey -- political parties -- anti-elite -- corruption; Political science -- Periodicals; 320.05
• DOI: 10.1177/2053168016686915
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2053-1680

Abstract

This article addresses the variation of anti-corruption and anti-elite salience in party positioning across Europe. It demonstrates that while anti-corruption salience is primarily related to the (regional) context in which a party operates, anti-elite salience is primarily a function of party ideology. Extreme left and extreme conservative (TAN) parties are significantly more likely to emphasize anti-elite views. Through its use of the new 2014 Chapel Hill Expert Survey wave, this article also introduces the dataset.