The Influence of the Social Context on South African Voters
| dc.contributor.author | Schulz-Herzenberg, Collette | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-11T09:34:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-05-11T09:34:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-05-11T09:00:31Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Using data from the Comparative National Elections Project 2004 and 2009 South African post-elections surveys, this paper argues that political discussion within interpersonal discussant networks plays a primary role in shaping political attitudes and vote choice in South Africa. The extent of partisan homogeneity or heterogeneity within discussant networks has important yet distinct implications for voting behaviour. While homogeneous discussion networks tend to encourage stronger partisan loyalties and fewer defections in vote choice, people in heterogeneous networks show less consistency in their attitudes and behaviour during elections. The analysis also shows how momentous socio-political events at the time of a particular election can change the nature of social networks, with important consequences for electoral outcomes. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2014.932988 | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Schulz-Herzenberg, C. (2014). The Influence of the Social Context on South African Voters. <i>Journal of Southern African Studies</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19585 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Schulz-Herzenberg, Collette "The Influence of the Social Context on South African Voters." <i>Journal of Southern African Studies</i> (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19585 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Schulz-Herzenberg, C. (2014). The Influence of the Social Context on South African Voters. Journal of Southern African Studies, 40(4), 839-859. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0305-7070 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Schulz-Herzenberg, Collette AB - Using data from the Comparative National Elections Project 2004 and 2009 South African post-elections surveys, this paper argues that political discussion within interpersonal discussant networks plays a primary role in shaping political attitudes and vote choice in South Africa. The extent of partisan homogeneity or heterogeneity within discussant networks has important yet distinct implications for voting behaviour. While homogeneous discussion networks tend to encourage stronger partisan loyalties and fewer defections in vote choice, people in heterogeneous networks show less consistency in their attitudes and behaviour during elections. The analysis also shows how momentous socio-political events at the time of a particular election can change the nature of social networks, with important consequences for electoral outcomes. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Journal of Southern African Studies LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 SM - 0305-7070 T1 - The Influence of the Social Context on South African Voters TI - The Influence of the Social Context on South African Voters UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19585 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19585 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Schulz-Herzenberg C. The Influence of the Social Context on South African Voters. Journal of Southern African Studies. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19585. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Taylor and Francis | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR) | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | Journal of Southern African Studies | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjss20/current | |
| dc.title | The Influence of the Social Context on South African Voters | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |