Political cultures: measuring values heterogeneity

In: Political science research and methods: PSRM, Band 8, Heft 3, S. 571-579

Abstract

AbstractUsing data from the World Values Survey, we analyze the extent to which value consensus exists within countries. To do this, we introduce a statistical model which allows us to generate country-level measures of cultural heterogeneity. Our statistical approach models each country as a mixture of subcultures that are shared across the world. Our results demonstrate that value consensus varies substantially across countries and regions.