POLITICAL CLEAVAGE STRUCTURE, CROSS-PRESSURE PROCESSES, AND PARTISANSHIP: AN EMPIRICAL TEST OF THE THEORY

In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Band 1, Heft 20, S. 1-23

Abstract

THE STUDY PRESENTS A THEORETICAL DISCUSSION AND AN EMPIRICAL TEST OF A THEORY OF CLEAVAGE STRUCTURE AND CROSSPRESSURE PROCESSES: STRUCTURE OF POLITICAL CLEAVAGES, PERCEPTIONS OF CROSS-PURPOSES- PARTISAN INTENSITY. AUSTRIAN SURVEY DATA ASSERTS THE PREDICTION THAT THOSE IN CUMULATIVE CLEAVAGE POSITIONS WILL BE STRONGER THAN THOSE IN CROSS-CUTTING CLEAVAGES.