CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2010
| Author | Vuckovic, Milica |
|---|---|
| Title | Leader-based voting in Croatia in a longitudinal perspective: 1990 - 2007 |
| Summary | The importance of the leaders in determining voters’ choice has been subject of research for decades. However, most of the studies relate to the old western democracies, while research on this topic in ‘new’ democracies remains modest. This study tries to track down the evidence of a leader- based vote in Croatia in a longitudinal perspective, from 1990 to 2007. Drawing on some established correlations, it looks how socio-demographic variables influence voting and if there is any evidence that voters who watch television base their vote more often on leader preferences. Lastly, it looks at thermometer feelings about politicians and parties to see if there is any gap in respondents’ evaluation of leaders and parties. The findings confirm that we can talk about leader- based voting in Croatia in different time periods, before death of Franjo Tudjman in 1999 and after his death till 2007. Furthermore, the paper attempts to explain reasoning behind the leader- based vote in Croatia by looking into socio-psychological explanations, institutional arrangements, and common theories that explain leadership effects in the ‘old’, industrial democracies. |
| Supervisor | Toka, Gabor |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2010/vuckovic_milica.pdf |
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