Patterns of electoral behavior in marginal rural communes in Slovakia (case study from Eastern Slovakia)

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ID12948558
AuthorsRoman Mikuš (Comenius University Bratislava, corresponding author), Lucia Máliková (Comenius University Bratislava)
Year2015
Volume9
Issue1
Publication date2015-05-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHUMAN GEOGRAPHIES – Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1843-6587 • E-ISSN: 2067-2284
PublisherUniversity of Bucharest (Bucharest University Press) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5719/hgeo.2015.91.5
OpenAlexW4256221040
LanguageEN
References cited13

Electoral behavior is one of the central issues in the context of geography of elections which is currently considered to be an established subdiscipline of geography. Unlike traditional literature in this study we look at electoral behavior through a different perspective. Our attention is drawn to find out what is position of marginal rural areas in terms of electoral behavior. This research is carried out through a case study of Eastern Slovakia, which in the existing territorial structure and spatial polarization of Slovakia, represents an area with significant occurence of marginal communes. Thus, we aim to focus on selected aspects of marginality that might be perphaps transformed into a pattern of specific electoral behavior and analyze what is happening with the electoral preferences and participation if the area is considered to be marginal. Moreover, we attempt to answer the question whether and to what extent certain relations between the above mentioned aspects can be identified

Eastern Poland · Geography · Regional science · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Minority Rights and Languages · Ecology

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