Abstract
| Translated title of the contribution | The class basis of the party preference of the German voter: erosion or change? |
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| Language | German |
| Title of host publication | Wählen in Deutschland |
| Editors | Rüdiger Schmitt-Beck |
| Place of Publication | Baden-Baden |
| Pages | 85-110 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
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Keywords
- social class
- party preference
- voting behavior
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Die klassenbasis in der parteipräferenz des Deutschen wählers : erosion oder wandel? / Klein, Markus.
Wählen in Deutschland. ed. / Rüdiger Schmitt-Beck. Baden-Baden, 2012. p. 85-110.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
TY - CHAP
T1 - Die klassenbasis in der parteipräferenz des Deutschen wählers
T2 - erosion oder wandel?
AU - Klein, Markus
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We investigate the long term change of class based cleavages in party preferences in Germany and analyze especially developments since Germany’s reunification. Did a similar association between class positions and the party system emerge in the new Länder? What are the consequences of the formation of a new leftist party in Germany? We find that the traditional cleavage between the working classes and the owning classes has substantially weakened. In contrast, the new interest based differences in view of the ‘New Politics’ which has emerged in the 1980 between different segments of the service class remained stable. In East Germany the pattern of class based party preferences has become rather similar to the one in West Germany.
AB - We investigate the long term change of class based cleavages in party preferences in Germany and analyze especially developments since Germany’s reunification. Did a similar association between class positions and the party system emerge in the new Länder? What are the consequences of the formation of a new leftist party in Germany? We find that the traditional cleavage between the working classes and the owning classes has substantially weakened. In contrast, the new interest based differences in view of the ‘New Politics’ which has emerged in the 1980 between different segments of the service class remained stable. In East Germany the pattern of class based party preferences has become rather similar to the one in West Germany.
KW - social class
KW - party preference
KW - voting behavior
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783832965129
SP - 85
EP - 110
BT - Wählen in Deutschland
A2 - Schmitt-Beck, Rüdiger
CY - Baden-Baden
ER -