QoG code: ipwe_pseats1
The polarization score of the legislature calculated from parties’ left-right placement according to expert survey data and using Dalton’s polarization index (2008). The score ranges from 0 to 10, where higher values mean higher polarization.
For more information on the methodology and some information for individual countries, please consult the methodology available at https://cise.luiss.it/cise/dataset-of-ideological-polarization-in-western-europe/
| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Standard cross-section | 20 |
| Standard time-series | 22 |
This variable has information from 1946 to 2021.