RELIGIOUS VS. LINGUISTIC VS. CLASS VOTING: THE 'CRUCIAL EXPERIMENT' OF COMPARING BELGIUM, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND SWITZERLAND

In: American political science review, Band 73, Heft 2, S. 442-458

Abstract

FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE RELATIVE INFLUENCE OF THREE IMPORTANT SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON PARTY CHOICE - SOCIAL CLASS, RELIGION, & LANGUAGE - A COMPARISON OF BELGIUM, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND SWITZERLAND IS USEFUL BECAUSE THE THREE VARIABLES ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESENT IN ALL FOUR COUNTRIES. RELIGION IS FOUND TO BE THE STRONGEST.