Political economy and economic sociology have developed in relative isolation from each other. While political economy … focuses largely on macrophenomena, economic sociology focuses on the level of social interaction in the economy. The paper … argues that economic sociology can provide a microfoundation of political economy beyond rational actor theory and behavioral …

Since voters are often swayed more by the personal image of politicians than by party manifestos, they may cast votes … parties' answers, finds for the user the best-matching party, the second-best-matching party, etc. Under the proposed … as declared in the party manifestos (Introduce nationwide minimum wage? Yes/No; Introduce a speed limit on the motorways …

) election. For this purpose, the party positions on 31 topical issues are compared with the results of recent public opinion … polls. Then we construct the party indices of popularity (the average percentage of the population represented) and …

declared in the party manifestos (like in voting advice applications, e.g. German Wahl-O-Mat). Then the policy profile of the … democracy "more representative" and "more democratic". This method has been approbated during the 2016 and 2017 elections of the … committee. Indeed, they can be favorable for one party and unfavorable for another, or they can poorly discriminate between the …