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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155304303321

Autore

Goldberg Andreas C

Titolo

The Impact of Cleavages on Swiss Voting Behaviour : A Modern Research Approach / / by Andreas C. Goldberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

9783319460000

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 244 p. 75 illus.)

Collana

Contributions to Political Science, , 2198-7289

Disciplina

324.9494073

Soggetti

Elections

Political sociology

Welfare economics

Democracy

Electoral Politics

Political Sociology

Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Theory of Cleavage Voting -- Longitudinal Impact of Cleavages -- Impact Across Parties -- Contextual Approach of Voting -- Combined Approach in a Longitudinal and Contextual Perspective -- General Conclusion -- Appendix -- Online Appendix.

Sommario/riassunto

This book studies the impact of cleavages on electoral choices. Based on a case study of Switzerland, it analyses how cleavages divide voters into voting blocs and how this influences Swiss voting behaviour and the Swiss party system. The first part examines the development of salient cleavages such as religion, social class, rural-urban, and language between 1971 and 2011. Behavioural changes among voters and changes in the size of social groups are explored as explanatory factors for the decline of cleavage voting. The second part proposes a contextual perspective analysis of the current impact of cleavages using both individual and contextual factors. These factors are also combined to examine interaction effects between the individual and the context. Finally, the third part analyses whether the impact of cleavages



has harmonised across different contexts (Swiss cantons) over time.