Ki mit mondott 1990-ben?
The self-image and the advocated political values of the major Hungarian political parties were studied by the quantitative and qualitative content analysis of their 1989/1990 election manifestos and programme declarations. Attempts were made to measure the political and ideological ‘distance’ (and relationships) between the various parties on the basis of these programs and by the study of their explicit political and economic goals.
The basis of the study of self-image consisted of the ‘predecessors’ referred to, of the historical roots, the explicit and implicit self-definitons and the political enemies.
With the approaching elections the party programmes became more clarified and the advocated political values more consistent. The groups defined by political values and goals were tested by cluster analysis.