Expert Judgement Survey of Western-European Political Parties 2000

The aim of this study was to discover opportunity structures for political parties with respect to immigration, as well as organizational aspects of political parties. It is possible to compare the results with previously conducted expert judgement surveys on political parties. Judgements of 147 political parties from the EU-countries, Norway and Switzerland. Scoring of these parties by 150 experts on 7 dimensions: left-right scale, immigration restriction policy in 2000 and 1990, party organization, within party consensus, party cadre activity and charisma of the party leader.