@article{lachat_which_2018,
	title = {Which way from left to right? {On} the relation between voters’ issue preferences and left–right orientation in {West} {European} democracies},
	volume = {39},
	issn = {0192-5121},
	shorttitle = {Which way from left to right?},
	url = {https://www.jstor.org/stable/26956745},
	abstract = {The left–right scale is the concept most often used to describe citizens’ and parties’ political positions. Its prevalence suggests that political preferences are structured by a single ideological dimension. However, much research shows that citizens’ issue preferences in Western Europe are structured by two dimensions: economic; and social–cultural. How can a single dimension be sufficient to orient oneself in a two-dimensional political space? This article suggests a solution to this paradox: among citizens, the left–right scale and more concrete political issues are related in a non-linear way. Economic issue preferences should be more strongly related to ideological differences among left-wing citizens (e.g. between extreme-left and centre-left citizens) than among right-wing individuals. The reverse pattern should characterize the relation between sociocultural issues and ideological self-placement. The analysis of 28 elections in five West European countries offers strong support for the hypothesis of a non-linear relation.},
	number = {4},
	urldate = {2022-10-10},
	journal = {International Political Science Review / Revue internationale de science politique},
	author = {Lachat, Romain},
	year = {2018},
	note = {Publisher: [Sage Publications, Ltd., Sage Publications, Inc.]},
	pages = {419--435},
}

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