Electoral Support for the Czech Green Party in Relation to Post-Materialism, 2006–2013

Vol.19,No.3-4(2017)

Abstract
The article analyses the relationship between electoral support of the Green Party in the Czech Republic and the level of post-materialism on municipal level. Indicators of post-materialism (lower age, university education, middle and upper class/income, lower unemployment rate in the municipality, and larger municipality size) are based on the concept of post-materialism developed by Ronald Inglehart as well as other studies. The study analyses data aggregated at the municipal level, first for the whole nation and then in more depth for two selected regions. Quantitative methods and techniques, mainly correlation and regression, are used to determine the relationship between the variables. We find that although there are connections and influences between post-materially oriented regions and support for the Green Party, the relationship is not particularly strong.

Keywords:
Czech Green Party; Post-materialism; Ronald Inglehart; the Czech Republic; Electoral results
Author biographies

Michal Pink

Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno

Ondřej Sax

Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno

Andrea Smolková

Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno
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