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sgeboers d05ec40584 fix(overton): address 6 substantive audit findings across all report surfaces
- NSC sensitivity: only 3.1% of CS surge attributable to NSC inclusion
- Submitter parsing: opposition-only d=0.85 likely inflated (~0.65-0.75)
- Mechanism taxonomy: relabeled as exploratory (kappa=0.41, 50.5% agreement)
- Causal claims: softened from 'refuted' to 'less consistent with data'
- 2026 reversion: material moderation persisted but shock was primary driver
- Placeholder contamination: r=0.43 drops to r=0.34 without 6K (1,1) defaults
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Overton Window Analysis — Reading Guide

This directory contains the complete Overton window analysis: a quantitative investigation into whether the Dutch parliamentary center shifted rightward between 2016 and 2026.

Verdict: The Overton window widened: more right-wing positions became politically acceptable after 2024. Right-wing parties moderated toward it. The shift may be temporary.

Where to Start

  1. Interactive Article — The narrative spine. 9 sections with interactive Plotly charts telling the story from question to answer. Render with quarto render overton_window.qmd.

  2. Synthesis Report — The detailed synthesis of all indicators, uncertainty hierarchy, and the "acceptance through moderation" verdict.

  3. HTML Dashboard — Standalone visual report with gravity-controlled charts, 2D extremity heatmap, and three example motions.

Live Exploration

Explore the data interactively in the Stemwijzer Explorer (uv run streamlit run Home.py):

  • Overton tab — Centrist support trends, right-wing motion browser, summary statistics
  • Kompas tab — SVD party positions (the axes behind the spatial divergence finding)
  • Trajectories tab — Party drift over time (with 2024 breakpoint annotation)
  • SVD Components tab — Which motions drive each ideological axis

Appendix Reports

Each report covers one analytical dimension:

Report What it answers
Breakpoint Analysis When did centrist support surge? How much?
Temporal Trajectory Quarterly resolution — was it gradual or sudden?
Causal Timing Electoral jump vs coalition-driven?
SVD Drift Did party positions converge or diverge?
2D Extremity Temporal Did motion content become more extreme?
2D Correlation Are style and substance independent? (r=0.43)
Party Differentiation Which right-wing party drove the shift? (JA21)
Left-Wing Response Did left parties harden opposition?
Mechanism Classification How do right-wing motions gain centrist support?
Mechanism Validation Inter-rater reliability (κ=0.41)
Voting Margin Continuous margin vs binary pass/fail
Success Correlation Do high-CS motions actually pass more?
Predictive Model Can we predict centrist support? (AUC=0.81)

Methodology

Reproducibility

Regenerate all reports with:

uv run python analysis/right_wing/build_all_reports.py --skip-llm

Status

See STATUS.md for the complete analysis status, data sources, and canonical numbers.