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Religion and Voting Behaviour in Great Britain

A Reassessment

Bibliographic Data

ID6227849
AuthorsL Kotler-Berkowitz (0000-0003-1218-601X, corresponding author), Laurence A Kotler-Berkowitz
Year2001
Volume31
Issue3
Pages523-554
Publication date2001-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1234 • E-ISSN: 1469-2112
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0007123401000205
OpenAlexW2127460846
LanguageEN
Citations received52

Two theoretical perspectives on the connection between religion and politics are applied to Great Britain. Data from the 1991 and 1992 waves of the British Household Panel Study, used to conduct multinomial logistic regression analysis, dispute the general consensus that religion has weak or no effects on the voting decisions of British citizens. Religious belonging, behaviour and belief, as well as the religious context of households, continue to influence British voting behaviour. Interaction effects among religious variables and between religious variables and class also operate to influence vote choice. Areas for further research into the religious bases of British electoral behaviour are suggested

Context (archaeology · Econometrics · Economics · Epistemology · General election · Geography · Multinomial logistic regression · Panel data · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Religious belief · Sociology · Statistics · Voting · Voting behavior · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Mathematics · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology

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Citations per year2,17
Citation span2002 - 2026 (25)
Citation velocitycurrent
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