Simon Walo
Biographic Data
| ID | 4368528 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon Walo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon |
| FAMILY NAME | Walo |
| SIGNATURE | WALO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zurich |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4251-001X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Cultural Unity, Economic Divergence: Right-wing Populist Voters in Croatia and Serbia
This article examines the attitudes of right-wing populist party (RPP) voters in Croatia and Serbia using 2021 survey data. The findings indicate that a shared cultural conservatism serves as a predictor of support for RPPs. However, economic perspectives diverge between the two countries: Croatian RPP voters are indifferent to free-market policies, while Serbian RPP voters favour state interventionist policies. Additionally, while Croatian RPP v…
Perceptions of a Shared European Culture Increase the Support for the European Union
There is disagreement amongst political theorists as to whether a European demos based on a culturally grounded identity as a precondition for a stronger integration of the European Union (EU) exists. We study a part of this question from a constructivist perspective by analysing how individuals in Europe perceive European culture and how this perception is related to support for the EU. We focus on the following questions: (a) whether European r…
Understandings of Culture: A European Bottom-up Study Using Structural Topic Modeling
This exploratory study renders it an open empirical question how ordinary people understand the meaning of culture and what are its sociopolitical implications. Using original survey data from over 11,000 respondents across nine European countries, the study focuses on an open-ended question where the respondents defined the meaning of “culture” in their own words. The open-ended answers are scrutinized by structural topic modeling, which allows …
Geographical and aesthetic inclusiveness: A new cultural worldview? The case of nine European countries
The European social landscape has changed due to Europeanization, globalization, and migration processes, leading to more transnational exchanges, personal relations connecting people from different European countries, and greater cultural and ethnic diversity. Our research explored whether these processes have led to a new inclusionary cultural worldview and the possible social underpinnings. We analyse the inclusionary cultural worldview on two…
Bullshit' After All? Why People Consider Their Jobs Socially Useless
Recent studies show that many workers consider their jobs socially useless. Thus, several explanations for this phenomenon have been proposed. David Graeber's 'bullshit jobs theory', for example, claims that some jobs are in fact objectively useless, and that these are found more often in certain occupations than in others. Quantitative research on Europe, however, finds little support for Graeber's theory and claims that alienation may be better…
Bullshit' After All? Why People Consider Their Jobs Socially Useless
Recent studies show that many workers consider their jobs socially useless. Thus, several explanations for this phenomenon have been proposed. David Graeber's 'bullshit jobs theory', for example, claims that some jobs are in fact objectively useless, and that these are found more often in certain occupations than in others. Quantitative research on Europe, however, finds little support for Graeber's theory and claims that alienation may be better…
Perceptions of a Shared European Culture Increase the Support for the European Union
There is disagreement amongst political theorists as to whether a European demos based on a culturally grounded identity as a precondition for a stronger integration of the European Union (EU) exists. We study a part of this question from a constructivist perspective by analysing how individuals in Europe perceive European culture and how this perception is related to support for the EU. We focus on the following questions: (a) whether European r…
Bullshit' After All? Why People Consider Their Jobs Socially Useless
Recent studies show that many workers consider their jobs socially useless. Thus, several explanations for this phenomenon have been proposed. David Graeber's 'bullshit jobs theory', for example, claims that some jobs are in fact objectively useless, and that these are found more often in certain occupations than in others. Quantitative research on Europe, however, finds little support for Graeber's theory and claims that alienation may be better…
Understandings of Culture: A European Bottom-up Study Using Structural Topic Modeling
This exploratory study renders it an open empirical question how ordinary people understand the meaning of culture and what are its sociopolitical implications. Using original survey data from over 11,000 respondents across nine European countries, the study focuses on an open-ended question where the respondents defined the meaning of “culture” in their own words. The open-ended answers are scrutinized by structural topic modeling, which allows …
Geographical and aesthetic inclusiveness: A new cultural worldview? The case of nine European countries
The European social landscape has changed due to Europeanization, globalization, and migration processes, leading to more transnational exchanges, personal relations connecting people from different European countries, and greater cultural and ethnic diversity. Our research explored whether these processes have led to a new inclusionary cultural worldview and the possible social underpinnings. We analyse the inclusionary cultural worldview on two…
Perceptions of a Shared European Culture Increase the Support for the European Union
There is disagreement amongst political theorists as to whether a European demos based on a culturally grounded identity as a precondition for a stronger integration of the European Union (EU) exists. We study a part of this question from a constructivist perspective by analysing how individuals in Europe perceive European culture and how this perception is related to support for the EU. We focus on the following questions: (a) whether European r…
Cultural Unity, Economic Divergence: Right-wing Populist Voters in Croatia and Serbia
This article examines the attitudes of right-wing populist party (RPP) voters in Croatia and Serbia using 2021 survey data. The findings indicate that a shared cultural conservatism serves as a predictor of support for RPPs. However, economic perspectives diverge between the two countries: Croatian RPP voters are indifferent to free-market policies, while Serbian RPP voters favour state interventionist policies. Additionally, while Croatian RPP v…
Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Alienation (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Balkans: History, Politics, Society (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Computational and Text Analysis Methods (1 works)