Electoral volatility - Pedersen indexdoi:10.17903/FK2/ON96KYΚατάλογος Δεδομένων SoDaNet2022-06-201Pedersen, Mogens, 2022, "Electoral volatility - Pedersen index", https://doi.org/10.17903/FK2/ON96KY, Κατάλογος Δεδομένων SoDaNetElectoral volatility - Pedersen indexdoi:10.17903/FK2/ON96KYPedersen, MogensSPSSΚατάλογος Δεδομένων SoDaNet2022-06-20ELECTIONSELECTION DATAPOLITICAL PARTIESPOLITICSElectionsThe Pedersen index is a measure of electoral volatility in party systems. It was described by Mogens Pedersen in a paper published in 1979 entitled "The Dynamics of European Party Systems: Changing Patterns of Electoral Volatility". The index calculates the net change within the electoral party system resulting from individual vote transfers.