Is social class or religion the prime determinant in the voting behaviour of electors in Western Europe?


Essay, 2007

11 Pages, Grade: A/1.0/1st mark


Abstract or Introduction

Conventionally, social cleavages have been widely accepted as the prime determinant in the voting behaviour of electors in the western world. In largely religious countries Christianity was seen as main factor of people’s voting pattern, whereas in secular western countries social class was regarded as the strongest influence. However, in recent decades the prediction of electoral behaviour has become more and more problematic, as religious faith has declined and the traditional contrast of social classes began to be more difficult to distinguish. This essay will examine the impact of religion and social class as well as the increasing influx of ultra-right parties and influence of the growing number of ethnic minorities on voting behaviour in Germany and France, and will attempt to demonstrate that despite the former importance of religion and the changes of society during the post-war period, the fundamental influence on voting behaviour is social class in both countries.

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Title
Is social class or religion the prime determinant in the voting behaviour of electors in Western Europe?
College
University of London
Grade
A/1.0/1st mark
Author
Year
2007
Pages
11
Catalog Number
V67342
ISBN (eBook)
9783638602631
ISBN (Book)
9783638820929
File size
422 KB
Language
English
Notes
This essay examines the influences of religion and class on traditional and more recent voting behaviour in Germany and France.
Keywords
Western, Europe
Quote paper
Nia Verdenhalven (Author), 2007, Is social class or religion the prime determinant in the voting behaviour of electors in Western Europe?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/67342

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