Methodological Aspects of Studying Ideological Changes in the Context of Political Parties

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyse the methodological aspects related to the study of ideological changes in political parties. The article compares the quantitative analysis of election programs and the Expert Survey, evaluates their strengths and weaknesses, and analyses their application possibilities. The hypothesis adopted in this article is as follows: quantitative analysis of election programs is burdened with smaller methodological weaknesses than Expert Survey and thus is a more reliable tool for measuring ideological changes in the environment of political parties.

Keywords

• political parties
• ideological changes
• quantitative analysis of election programs
• expert survey