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Social Structure and Party Choice in Western Europe

A Comparative Longitudinal Study

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  • © 2004

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Authors:
  1. Oddbjørn Knutsen

    1. University of Oslo, Norway

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Party Choice and Social Structure: Theory, the Party Choice Variable and Statistical Measures

    • Oddbjørn Knutsen
    Pages 1-42

  3. Religious Denomination

    • Oddbjørn Knutsen
    Pages 43-85

  4. Church Religiosity and Church Attendance

    • Oddbjørn Knutsen
    Pages 86-131

  5. Urban-Rural Residence

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    Pages 132-158

  6. Education

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    Pages 159-197

  7. Gender

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    Pages 198-223

  8. Conclusion: the Decline, Convergence and Transformation of Cleavage Politics

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    Pages 224-277

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 278-293
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This study is a comparative analysis of the relationship between social structure and party choice in eight West European countries. Oddbjørn Knutsen analyzes the comparative strength of social structural variables, and how these have changed from the early 1970s to the late 1990s. Other factors that are considered include for which parties the structural variables have the largest impact within the various party systems and across national contexts, and for which parties are the most significant change in support from various social groups found.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Oslo, Norway

    Oddbjørn Knutsen

About the author

ODDBJØRN KNUTSEN is Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo, Norway. His research interests are in the field of comparative politics, with special interests in Western Europe, political sociology, electoral behaviour, value orientations and ideology, and methodology and statistics. He has published several comparative articles in international journals on value change, value orientations and party choice, political cleavages and political ideology.

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