This article reports on the 2010 Chapel Hill expert surveys (CHES) and introduces the CHES
trend file, which contains measures of national party positioning on European integration …

What are the political effects of rising radical right-wing parties (RRPs) in Western Europe?
Does the rise of the parties drive mainstream parties (MPs) to become more restrictive on …

Radical left parties (RLPs) are diverse and several RLP subtypes have been distinguished
in the literature. However, the degree to which these subtypes are linked to significantly …

Prior research shows that public opinion on climate politics sorts along partisan lines.
However, they leave open the question of whether climate politics and other politically …

Scholars' attention to the concept of niche parties has greatly increased. While researchers
agree that niche parties matter in a variety of ways, the definitions and measurements of …

Challenger parties' electoral successes have attracted increasing scholarly attention. Based
on the example of West European radical left parties, this article investigates whether and …

It has long been realised that democratic governance requires a two-way flow of influence.
Governments must be able to respond to what people want and people must be able to react …

While previous research on the reciprocal effects of citizens' issue attitudes and their party
support emphasize citizens' issue positions, political competition revolves equally around …

As climate change increases the frequency of natural disasters, understanding how such
disasters affect voting behavior has become crucial. While the literature has demonstrated …

In this article, we combine advances in both survey research and scaling techniques to
estimate a common dimension for political parties across the member states of the European …