The Euromanifestos Project is a module of the European Election Studies 1999 and 2004 which intend to detect the conditions for an effective political representation in the European Union. A necessary precondition for effective political representation is the importance of political issues. The Euromanifestos Project is in its final stage. 24 coders had been trained on a coding seminar that took place at Mannheim, July 4-7, 2002, and on a follow-up seminar in July 2004. Our coders have already been able to code 365 (97%) of 378 Euromanifestos that have been collected for the period from 1979 to 1999. Data iscurrently being used for analyses. In February 2004, the German Research Foundation (DFG) decided to continue the funding of the project until September 30, 2005, so we are currently extending our manifesto and data collection to 2004. Of 199 Euromanifestos issued for 2004, 188 (94%) could be collected, coding has just started. Please take a look at the progress section to check our Euromanifesto database - any missing party manifesto for an election to the European Parliament you are able to send us is highly appreciated.
In the progress section you will also find our original research proposal of 2001 (in German).
Pre-Release Data 79 - 99 (.sav)
Here is the link to Original Euromanifestos-Homepage:
Euromanifestos-Homepage