Article(electronic)January 1, 1992

A Spatial Theory of Ideology

In: Journal of theoretical politics, Volume 4, Issue 1, p. 5-30

Hinich, Melvin J.; Munger, Michael C.

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Abstract

In the spatial model of politics voters choose the candidates closest to them in weighted Euclidean distance, and candidates seek to compete by positioning and repositioning themselves in and n-dimensional policy space. This model has recently come under attack from a number of scholars who assert its depiction of politics is unrealistic. Still these critiques retain the character of the original model. We offer a more radical alternative: an explicitly neo-Downsian spatial model of ideology specifying the linkage between ideological messages and policy positions. After indicating the importance of ideology as a theory, a formula depiction is offered and an illustrative empirical application is provided.

Languages

English

Publisher

SAGE Publications

ISSN: 1460-3667

DOI

10.1177/0951692892004001001

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