Continuities and changes in left-right orientations in new democracies: The cases of Croatia and Slovenia

Willy Jou

doi:10.1016/j.postcomstud.2010.01.007

Continuities and changes in left-right orientations in new democracies: The cases of Croatia and Slovenia

Willy Jou^*

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Abstract

The left-right schema has long been used in analyzing political cleavages in established democracies. This study applies the schema in a post-communist context by examining the structuring of political attitudes in Slovenia and Croatia. Findings from six public opinion surveys in each country during the 1990s demonstrate that left-right orientations in both countries are consistently influenced by religious beliefs, while an additional dimension focusing on democratization is found in Croatia. Economic issues did not constitute a significant axis of political competition. Changes and continuities in party locations and the basis of vote choice according to party supporters' left-right placements are also discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	97-113
Number of pages	17
Journal	Communist and Post-Communist Studies
Volume	43
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postcomstud.2010.01.007
Publication status	Published - 2010 Mar
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Croatia
Left-right schema
Political cleavages
Slovenia
Vote choice

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Development
Sociology and Political Science

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