While some scholars interpret the frequently documented association between age and the strength of party identification as evidence of accumulated political learning, others stress the importance of critical life stages. Germany's turbulent last century, with its suspensions of democratic...

Although sample selection bias is a frequent problem of applied research, there has been no generalization of sample selection models with binary dependent variables of interest to data with temporal error correlations. We suggest a generalized estimating equation approach to panel data...

Although left-right items are a standard tool of public opinion research, there is little agreement about the optimal response format. Two disputes can be identified in the literature: (1) whether to provide respondents with a small or large number of answer categories, and (2) whether or not to...

Using a research design that traces siblings' preferences for postmaterialist values in Germany over two decades, this article provides new evidence on the origins of value preferences. Focusing on Inglehart's thesis of value change, the combined socialisation and scarcity hypothesis is tested...

Extensive research efforts notwithstanding, scholars continue to disagree on the nature and meaning of party identification. Traditionalists conceive of partisanship as a largely affective attachment to a political party that emerges in childhood through parental influences and tends to persist...

In vielen westlichen Demokratien nimmt der Anteil langfristig parteigebundener Bürger ab, ein Trend, der insbesondere junge Erwachsene betrifft. Dieser Beitrag geht der Frage nach, ob Veränderungen in der Übertragung von Parteibindungen von einer Generation zur nächsten für den Rückgang...

In this paper we discuss the rationale for tracing non-original sample members (Non-OSMs) in household panel studies, and in particular in SOEP, and the implications for weighting. We present results on the incidence, survival rates, and thus the relevance of Non-OSMs in the SOEP

Using a research design that traces siblings preferences for postmaterialistic values in Germany over two decades, this paper provides new evidence on the origins of value preferences. Focusing on Inglehart's thesis of value change, we test the combined socialization and scarcity hypothesis...

Die Europäische Union (EU) befindet sich zurzeit in ihrer bisher größten Erweiterungsphase. Nachdem im Jahre 2004 bereits zehn vor allem mittel- und osteuropäische Länder der EU beigetreten sind, werden Bulgarien und Rumänien voraussichtlich 2007 folgen. Der Abschluss der...