Farewell to the rightist self-employed? ‘New self-employment’ and political alignments
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9537026 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Jansen (0000-0002-8800-5708, University of Twente, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 306-338 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Politica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6810 • E-ISSN: 1741-1416 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/s41269-016-0030-0 |
| OpenAlex | W2556094272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 59 |
This study aims to provide theoretical and empirical clarity on whether people in “new” and precarious self-employment support the same political parties as those in traditional forms. Theoretical clarity is needed as the voting literature predominantly perceives self-employment in terms of class-based theories or insider/outsider theories, i.e., as a privileged grouping with shared interests as (potential) employers. Alternative perspectives, looking into the heterogeneity and precarization of self-employment have received less attention. Empirically, quantitative data are needed: Previous voting studies have not been able to differentiate the self-employed, either due to the lack of relevant indicators or because of low-N problems. Focusing on the Netherlands, this study addresses these shortcomings by analyzing data among over 800 self-employed without employees, using the Solo Self-Employment Panel. This study finds that the simple association between self-employment and rightist orientations is largely an oversimplification, and for growing segments of self-employment even a misrepresentation
CLARITY · Econometrics · Economics · Insider · Misrepresentation · Panel data · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Self · Self-employment · Sociology · Voting · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |