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DDI study level documentation for study 10.7802/1112 Dataset of Electoral Volatility and its internal components in Western Europe (1945-2015) Dataset of Electoral Volatility and its internal components in Western Europe (1945-2015) Dataset of Electoral Volatility and its internal components in Western Europe (1945-2015) 10.7802/111210.7802/111210.7802/111210.7802/1112 Emanuele, Vincenzo Emanuele, Vincenzo GESIS Data Archive for the Social SciencesGESIS Datenarchiv für Sozialwissenschaften This dataset provides data on electoral volatility and its internal components in parliamentary elections (lower house) of 19 Western European countries for the 1945-2015 period. It covers the entire universe of Western European elections held after World War II under democratic regimes. Data for Greece, Portugal and Spain have been collected after their democratizations in the 1970s. Altogether, a total of 339 elections (or, more precisely, electoral periods) are included. This dataset follows the recent publication of an article [Chiaramonte, A. and Emanuele, V. (2015), Party System Volatility, Regeneration and De-Institutionalization in Western Europe (1945-2015), Party Politics, doi:10.1177/1354068815601330 http://ppq.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/08/24/1354068815601330.abstract] tackling the issue of party system (de-)institutionalization in Western Europe and based on this dataset.This dataset provides data on electoral volatility and its internal components in parliamentary elections (lower house) of 19 Western European countries for the 1945-2015 period. It covers the entire universe of Western European elections held after World War II under democratic regimes. Data for Greece, Portugal and Spain have been collected after their democratizations in the 1970s. Altogether, a total of 339 elections (or, more precisely, electoral periods) are included. This dataset follows the recent publication of an article [Chiaramonte, A. and Emanuele, V. (2015), Party System Volatility, Regeneration and De-Institutionalization in Western Europe (1945-2015), Party Politics, doi:10.1177/1354068815601330 http://ppq.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/08/24/1354068815601330.abstract] tackling the issue of party system (de-)institutionalization in Western Europe and based on this dataset. FranceFranceFinlandFinlandDenmarkDenmarkSwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwedenSwedenSpainSpainPortugalPortugalNorwayNorwayNetherlandsNetherlandsMaltaMaltaLuxembourgLuxembourgItalyItalyIrelandIrelandIcelandIcelandGreeceGreeceGermanyGermanyBelgiumBelgiumAustriaAustriaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Parliamentary elections (lower house) during the 1945-2015 period Each election held under a democratic regime in Western Europe has been included in the sampleEach election held under a democratic regime in Western Europe has been included in the sample Free access (without registration) - The research data can be downloaded directly by anyone without further limitations. CC BY 4.0: Namensnennung (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de)Freier Zugang (ohne Registrierung) - Die Forschungsdaten können von jedem direkt heruntergeladen werden. CC BY 4.0: Namensnennung (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de) http://dbkapps.gesis.org/dbkoai/oai.asp oai:dbk.gesis.org:SDN/10.7802_1112 2023-03-11 ddi:codebook:2_5