Research Catalog

Title

Comparative political parties data, 1950-1962 [electronic resource].

Author

Janda, Kenneth.

Publication

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1979.

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Additional Authors

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79141035
• National Science Foundation (U.S.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79005681

Summary

This data collection contains the observed characteristics of 158 diverse political parties operating in 53 countries between 1950 and 1962. The variables consist of both substantive coding of party characteristics and data quality measures. A base of 111 variables place party characteristics in a conceptual framework of 11 categories: institutionalization, governmental status, social attraction, social concentration, social reflection, issue orientation, goal orientation, autonomy, degree of organization, centralization of power, coherence, and involvement. Every variable that was coded was selected because of its relevance to a concept in the framework. The remaining variables are derived measures of the quality of those data.

Series Statement

ICPSR ; 7534

Uniform Title

ICPSR (Series) ; 7534.

Subject

• International politics
• Political behavior
• Political organizations
• Political parties

Genre/Form

• dataset – 1950-1962.
• dataset.

Note

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on March 1, 2006).

Access (note)

• Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

File Type (note)

• Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text) + OSIRIS dictionary + SAS data definition statements + SPSS data definition statements.

Event (note)

• Time period: 1950-1962.

Coverage (note)

• Geographic coverage: Albania, Australia, Austria, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Democratic Republic), Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Kenya, Korea (North), Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malayasia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Soviet Union, Sudan, Sweden, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Global.

Cite As (note)

• Janda, Kenneth. COMPARATIVE POLITICAL PARTIES DATA, 1950-1962 [Computer file]. Compiled by Kenneth Janda, Northwestern University. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1979.

Funding (note)

• Funding agency: National Science Foundation.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Data format: Logical Record Length with SAS and SPSS data definition statements.
• Extent of processing: CONCHK.ICPSR/ UNDOCCHK.ICPSR/ MDATA.ICPSR/ CDBK.ICPSR/ DDEF.ICPSR.

Publications (note)

• Janda, Kenneth Comparative Political Parties: A Cross National Survey, The Free Press, 1979.

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library