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dc.contributor.authorChristen, Markus-
dc.contributor.authorOtt, Thomas-
dc.contributor.authorSchwarz, Daniel-
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T07:04:58Z-
dc.date.available2018-03-29T07:04:58Z-
dc.date.issued2013-
dc.identifier.issn1793-6802de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/4481-
dc.description.abstractThe article revives a theoretical definition of party coherence as being composed of two basic elements, cohesion and factionalism, to propose and apply a novel empirical measure based on spin physics. The simultaneous analysis of both components using a single measurement concept is applied to data representing the political beliefs of candidates in the Swiss general elections of 2003 and 2007, proposing a connection between the coherence of the beliefs party members hold and the assessment of parties being at risk of splitting. We also compare our measure with established polarization measures and demonstrate its advantage with respect to multidimensional data that lack clear structure. Furthermore, we outline how our analysis supports the distinction between bottom-up and top-down mechanisms of party splitting. In this way, we are able to turn the intuition of coherence into a defined quantitative concept that, additionally, offers a methodological basis for comparative research of party coherence. Our work serves as an example of how a complex systems approach allows to get a new perspective on a long-standing issue in political science.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherWorld Scientific Publishingde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofAdvances in Complex Systemsde_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subjectMeasurement Methods; Party Coherence; Polarization; Political Science; Superparamagnetic Clusteringde_CH
dc.subject.ddc003: Systemede_CH
dc.subject.ddc320: Politikde_CH
dc.titleA new measure for party coherence : applying a physics-based concept to the Swiss party systemde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementLife Sciences und Facility Managementde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Computational Life Sciences (ICLS)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1142/S0219525913500112de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue6de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.start1350011de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume16de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.webfeedBio-Inspired Methods & Neuromorphic Computingde_CH
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Christen, M., Ott, T., & Schwarz, D. (2013). A new measure for party coherence : applying a physics-based concept to the Swiss party system. Advances in Complex Systems, 16(6), 1350011. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219525913500112
Christen, M., Ott, T. and Schwarz, D. (2013) ‘A new measure for party coherence : applying a physics-based concept to the Swiss party system’, Advances in Complex Systems, 16(6), p. 1350011. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219525913500112.
M. Christen, T. Ott, and D. Schwarz, “A new measure for party coherence : applying a physics-based concept to the Swiss party system,” Advances in Complex Systems, vol. 16, no. 6, p. 1350011, 2013, doi: 10.1142/S0219525913500112.
CHRISTEN, Markus, Thomas OTT und Daniel SCHWARZ, 2013. A new measure for party coherence : applying a physics-based concept to the Swiss party system. Advances in Complex Systems. 2013. Bd. 16, Nr. 6, S. 1350011. DOI 10.1142/S0219525913500112
Christen, Markus, Thomas Ott, and Daniel Schwarz. 2013. “A New Measure for Party Coherence : Applying a Physics-Based Concept to the Swiss Party System.” Advances in Complex Systems 16 (6): 1350011. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219525913500112.
Christen, Markus, et al. “A New Measure for Party Coherence : Applying a Physics-Based Concept to the Swiss Party System.” Advances in Complex Systems, vol. 16, no. 6, 2013, p. 1350011, https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219525913500112.


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