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Comparative Preference Formation and Voting

Thu, August 30, 2:00 to 3:30pm, Sheraton, Berkeley

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This panel addresses the sources of political preferences and their impact on voting behaviour in advanced democracies. The papers revisit long-run causes of strong continuities of electoral behavior and contribute to our understanding of the legacies of historical institutions as sources of political attitudes and vote choice. The panel also speaks to new literature on welfare state preferences, such as work-family reconciliation policies, and the connections between these preferences and party support. Finally, several of the papers explore the stickiness of social identities in politics and other sources of intolerance, providing fresh insights about the backers of populist and ideologically extreme parties.

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