Ideology, strategy and party competition in postwar Norway

KAARE STRØM,

KAARE STRØM

University of Minnesota, USA and Norwegian Social Science Data Services, Bergen, Norway

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JØRN Y. LEIPART,

JØRN Y. LEIPART

University of Minnesota, USA and Norwegian Social Science Data Services, Bergen, Norway

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KAARE STRØM,

KAARE STRØM

University of Minnesota, USA and Norwegian Social Science Data Services, Bergen, Norway

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JØRN Y. LEIPART,

JØRN Y. LEIPART

University of Minnesota, USA and Norwegian Social Science Data Services, Bergen, Norway

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First published: May 1989

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6765.1989.tb00194.x

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Abstract

Abstract. Electoral manifestos are a key instrument of democratic political parties in their quest for popular support. This article investigates the contents of postwar Norwegian party manifestos. The analysis builds on the saliency theory of party competition. Methodologically, it replicates the factor analysis of Budge, Robertson, and Hearl (1987). Four factors are uncovered. Two of these can be identified with the left-right dimension, one with the moral-religious axis, and one with material centre-periphery conflicts. A high degree of interparty consensus and convergence is evident, particularly prior to 1970. The results are generally consistent with previous research on Norwegian mass and party politics.

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