The Austrian voter / / Sylvia Kritzinger ...[et. al.].

• Author: Kritzinger, Sylvia.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (144 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Table of Contents

• Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Body; Entfernen; 1 Chapter 1: The Austrian Case: an Overview; 1.1 Aim of the Book; 1.2 A Bit of History - from World War II till Today; 1.2.1 The Electoral System - Changes over Time; 1.2.2 Voter Turnout over Time; 1.3 Party Politics and Electoral Behaviour in Austria; 1.3.1 The Austrian Party System over Time; 1.3.2 Voters'' Characteristics and Party Choice over Time; 1.3.3 The 2008 Election: the Context; 1.4 Theoretical Considerations; 1.5 Data and Methodological Approach; 2 Chapter 2: Region, Age, Gender; 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Region, Residence and Degree of Urbanization2.2.1 Size of Municipality and the Vote: 1986-2008; 2.2.2 Electoral Constituencies and the Vote in 2008; 2.3 Gender; 2.3.1 Gender and the Vote 1986-2006; 2.4 Age; 2.4.1 Age and the Vote 1986-2006; 2.5 Region-Age-Gender and Vote Choice in Austria: Multivariate Analysis; 2.5.1 The period 1990-2006; 2.6 Region, Age and Gender and the Vote 2008; 2.6.1 Gender and the Vote 2008; 2.6.2 Age and the Vote 2008; 2.6.3 The 2008 election: Multivariate Analysis; 2.7 Conclusions; 3 Chapter 3: The Main Cleavages: Religion and Social Class; 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Religion3.2.1 Religion and the Vote: 1990 to 2006; 3.3 Social Class; 3.3.1 Occupation and the Vote: 1990-2006; 3.3.2 Education and the Vote: 1990-2006; 3.4 Multivariate Analyses: 1990-2006; 3.5 The Main Cleavages and the 2008 Vote; 3.5.1 Religion and Vote in 2008; 3.5.2 Occupation and the Vote: the 2008 Election; 3.5.3 Education and the Vote: the 2008 election; 3.5.4 Social Structure and the Vote in 2008: Multivariate Analysis ; 3.6 Conclusion; 4 Chapter 4: Social-Psychological Factors; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Group Identification: The Political Party and Union Membership
• 4.2.1 Union Membership and the Vote: 1990 to 20064.2.2 Party Identification and the Vote in Austria: 1954-2006; 4.3 Ideological Orientations: the Left-Right Dimension; 4.3.1 The Left-Right Dimension and the Vote in Austria: neglected in earlier research?; 4.4 Union Membership, Party Identification and Ideology in the 2008 Election; 4.4.1 Union Membership and the Vote in the 2008 Election; 4.4.2 Party Identification and the Vote in the 2008 Election; 4.4.3 The Left-Right Dimension and the Vote in the 2008 election; 4.4.4 Multivariate Analysis: the Austrian National Election 2008
• 4.5 Conclusions5 Chapter 5: Short-Term Indicators: Issue Positions; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Issue Voting in Austria; 5.3 Issue Voting and the 2008 Election: an Array of Possible Issues; 5.4 Issue Voting and the 2008 Election: Issues Regarded as Important; 5.5 Key Issues in the 2008 Election: A Summary; 5.6 Multivariate Analysis: Issues and Vote Choice; 5.7 Conclusions; 6 Chapter 6: Conclusion; 6.1 The Impact of Long Term Variables on Vote Choice; 6.1.1 Austrian Electoral Behaviour Over Time - the Impact of Demographic Variables
• 6.1.2 Austrian Electoral Behaviour Over Time - the Impact of Social Structure