Journal article
Class, Religion, and the French Voter: A "Stalled" Electorate?
French Politics and Society, Vol.16(2), pp.43-51
04/01/1998
Abstract
In western European nations, the clearly defined boundaries of political camps have eroded since the 1960s. There has been a depoliticization of traditional institutions, eg, church, class, & employment, that has led the electorate to a "new politics" in which there is less sociocultural homogeneity among political groups. This trend, however, has yet to be realized in France. Analysis of data from the 1958-1988 & 1995 presidential elections shows that voters seem to be stalled in political traditions; Catholics continue to vote conservatively, & blue-collar workers vote more liberally. Religion & class continue to be important factors in predicting voting behavior that appears to be "stalled" in the values of the old social order that maintains the division between left- & right-wing politics. 4 Tables, 11 References. T. Rosenberg
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- Title: Subtitle
- Class, Religion, and the French Voter: A "Stalled" Electorate?
- Creators
- Michael S Lewis-Beck
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- French Politics and Society, Vol.16(2), pp.43-51
- ISSN
- 0882-1267
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/1998
- Academic Unit
- Political Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984025641902771
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