<s>
The	O
Manifesto	B-Application
Project	I-Application
Database	I-Application
(	O
MPD	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
full	O
database	O
of	O
political	O
manifestos	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
election	O
performance	O
compiled	O
by	O
the	O
Manifesto	B-Application
Research	I-Application
on	I-Application
Political	I-Application
Representation	I-Application
(	O
MARPOR	O
)	O
project	O
(	O
MARPOR	O
)	O
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Manifesto	O
Research	O
Group/Comparative	O
Manifestos	O
Project	O
(	O
MRG/CMP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Manifesto	B-Application
Project	I-Application
Database	I-Application
grew	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
the	O
Manifesto	O
Research	O
Group/Comparative	O
Manifestos	O
Project	O
(	O
MRG/CMP	O
)	O
,	O
started	O
before	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Manifesto	O
Project	O
has	O
been	O
financed	O
by	O
a	O
long-term	O
funding	O
grant	O
from	O
the	O
Deutsche	O
Forschungsgemeinschaft	O
(	O
DFG	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
Manifesto	B-Application
Research	I-Application
on	I-Application
Political	I-Application
Representation	I-Application
(	O
MARPOR	O
)	O
project	O
to	O
update	O
and	O
make	O
available	O
manifesto	O
texts	O
and	O
content-analytical	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
scientific	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
been	O
considerable	O
academic	O
research	O
identifying	O
potential	O
problems	O
with	O
using	O
the	O
Manifesto	B-Application
Project	I-Application
Database	I-Application
(	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
literature	O
as	O
the	O
Comparative	B-Application
Manifestos	I-Application
Project	I-Application
)	O
and	O
ways	O
to	O
correct	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
from	O
the	O
Manifesto	B-Application
Project	I-Application
Database	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
referenced	O
in	O
research	O
on	O
the	O
policy	O
preferences	O
of	O
voters	O
.	O
</s>
