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The Netherlands Local Manifesto Project. Infrastructure for studying local party politics

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The Netherlands Local Manifesto Project (NLMP) collects manifestos of parties running in local elections in the Netherlands. It is not just the largest collection of party manifestos running in local elections in the world, but actually is the largest collection of party manifestos globally. This article introduces the NLMP: we briefly introduce the specificities of local government in the Netherlands. We then explain the structure of the data set and how it was collected. We illustrate its utility by looking at a simple example analysis that can be performed with it, examining the length of election manifestos in municipalities of different sizes. We conclude by sketching a broader research agenda.

Source: Party Politics

DOI: 10.1177/13540688251399761

Authors: Simon Otjes, Joes de Natris, Marijn Nagtzaam

Institutions: Leiden University, University of Groningen

Language: English

Topic: Electoral Systems and Political Participation

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650