European Parliament Election Study 2014, Euromanifesto Study

Coded version of election programs. Manifestos issued ahead of the European elections 2014.

Euromanifestos coded by 30 coders from all member states of the European Union using a hierarchical classification scheme containing nine domains subdivided into different categories and subcategories:

Domain 1: External relations
Foreign Special Relationships: FSR general, FSR to Eastern European countries of the EU; FSR to Eastern European countries not in the EU (except Ukraine); FSR to Russia, to USA, to Ukraine, to Syria; anti-imperialism; military: military general, Ukraine, Syria; peace: peace general, peace Ukraine, Syria; internationalism; Europe, European Community/Union: Europe, European Community/Union: general; financing the EC/EU; EU Exit.

Domain 2: Freedom and democracy
Freedom and human rights: freedom, human rights, human rights: refugees; democracy; constitutionalism.

Domain 3: Political system (in general)
Decentralization: cecentralization: general; transfer of power to the EC/EU;
Executive and Administrative Efficiency: political corruption and political authority.

Domain 4: Political system of the European Union
Competences of the European Parliament; competences of the European Commission; competences of the European Council/Council of Ministers: competences of the European Council/Council of Ministers: general; voting procedures in the (European) Council; competences of the European Court of Justice; competences of other EC/EU institutions: competences of other EC/EU institutions: general; mentions of the European Central Bank; EC/EU enlargement: EC/EU enlargement: general; membership in the EU of East European countries currently not in the EU; membership in the EU of Balkan countries currently not in the EU; membership of Turkey in the EU; complexity of the EC/EU political system; Spitzenkandidaten: Spitzenkandidaten: Ggeneral and specific.

Domain 5: Economic Structure
Free enterprise: free enterprise: general; property restitution; controlled Economy: controlled economy: general; social ownership; mixed economy; publicly-owned industry; socialist property; economic planning: economic planning: general; EC/EU structural fund; nationalization: nationalization: general; privatisation; corporatism; market regulation; Marxist analysis.

Domain 6: Economic Policies and Goals
Incentives; Keynesian demand management; productivity; technology and infrastructure; protectionism; anti-growth economy; economic orthodoxy; economic goals: economic goals: general; creating jobs; labour immigration: EU citizens; single market; European Monetary Union/ European currency; European Monetary Union/ European currency-transnational solidarity; labour immigration: non-EU citizens; labour immigration: unspecified; labour emigration; energy policies.

Domain 7: Welfare and Quality of Life
Environmental protection: environmental protection: general; environmental protection: global warming; environmental protection: animal rights; culture; social justice; welfare state (WS); welfare state: general, pensions, health care and nursing service, social housing, child care, job programs; education.

Domain 8: Fabric of Society
Multiculturalism; traditional morality; law and order: law and order: general; fight against terrorism; social harmony; national way of life: national way of life: general; immigration (EU citizens); EU integration; Cyprus issue (for Cyprus only); immigration (beyond EU); immigration (unspecified).

Domain 9: Social Groups
Labour groups; agriculture and farmers; middle class and professional groups; underprivileged minority groups (UMG): UMG: general, handicapped, homosexuals, immigrants and foreigners (EU citizens) in the Manifesto Country, ethnic minorities/people of the Manifesto country living abroad, immigrants and foreigners (beyond EU) in the Manifesto country, immigrants and foreigners (unspecified) in the Manifesto country; non-economic demographic groups (NEDG): general, women, old people, young people, linguistic groups.

Additionally coded was: country; region (variable distinguishes parties from Belgium and Great Britain with respect to their respective regional backgrounds); country code plus election year; EES party code, MARPOR party code, Chapel Hill party code; year of country´s first elections to the European Parliament; year of country´s first admitance to the European Parliament; election year; party initials; party name; information on changes in party names; party family; party familiy according to MARPOR; party family at origin (Euromanifesto Projekt); percentage of EEP votes at national level; number of seats in the European Parliament; overall number of seats in the European Parliament by country; affiliation to a political group at European level (European party); type of manifesto coded; percentage of votes in the last national parliamentary elections; number of seats in the national parliament; member party of the national government at time of the EP election; National Prime Minister is member of this party.