Regional Political Divisions in Ukraine in 1991–2006
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11047328 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ivan Katchanovski (0000-0001-8266-9987, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 507-532 |
| Publication date | 2006-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalities Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00905990600952939 |
| OpenAlex | W2018860284 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article examines determinants of persistent regional political cleavages in post-Communist Ukraine. The question is how significant the role of culture is compared to ethnic, economic, and religious factors in the regional divisions. This study employs correlation, factor, and regression analyses of regional support for the Communist/pro-Russian parties and presidential candidates and pro-nationalist/pro-independence parties and candidates in all national elections held from 1991 to 2006, the vote for the preservation of the Soviet Union in the March 1991 referendum, and the vote for the independence of Ukraine in the December 1991 referendum. This study shows that the pattern of these regional differences remained relatively stable from 1991 to 2006. Historical experience has a major effect on regional electoral behavior in post-Communist Ukraine. The legacy of Austro-Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, and Czechoslovak rule is positively associated with the pro-nationalist and pro-independence vote; the same historical legacy has a negative effect on support for pro-Communist and pro-Russian parties and presidential candidates and on the vote for the preservation of the Soviet Union
Communism · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Independence (probability theory · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Referendum · Secession · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · History · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Soviet and Russian History
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,47 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |