Structure versus culture again: Corporatism and the ‘new politics’ in 16 Western European countries. European Journal of Political Research. in press/forthcoming;42:629-42. Abstract
Structure versus culture again: Corporatism and the ‘new politics’ in 16 Western European countries
Abstract. Various authors have hypothesized that corporatist institutional arrangements favor the development of ‘new politics’: new social movements, concern for issues such as peace and ecology, postmaterialist orientation and voting for left-libertarian parties. This article analyzes the relationships between corporatism and ‘new politics’ using Siaroff's (1999) corporatism scores for 16 West European countries and data from Inglehart et al.'s (1998) World Value Survey. The results of the analysis show that corporatism is related to higher membership in peace movements and also to belief in the urgency of ecological problems. However, it is unrelated to postmaterialist values, votes for ‘new parties’, approval of the environmentalist and feminist movements, and willingness to contribute financially to environmental protection. The relationships between corporatism and ‘new politics’ is shown to be somewhat mediated by economic factors, while the hypothesis that postmaterialism is a principal factor behind the popularity of the new social movements is not substantiated.
Authoritarianism without Dominant Ideology: Political Manifestations of Authoritarian Attitudes in Hungary. Political Psychology. 2008;29:767-87. Abstract
Authoritarianism without Dominant Ideology: Political Manifestations of Authoritarian Attitudes in Hungary
Since the publication of Adorno, Frenkel-Brunswik, Levinson, and Sanford's (1950) classic study, considerable debate has developed concerning the political and ideological correlates of authoritarianism. This paper examines relationships between authoritarianism, on the one hand, and self-identification with ideological labels, attitudes toward political extremists, and party preferences, on the other hand. The survey data have been collected in Hungary between 1994 and 2002. Findings indicate that it is the center-right ideology and political orientation that attracts most authoritarians, yet authoritarian extreme-left also survives. The findings also show that liberal orientation and center-left identification constitute the political counter-pole of authoritarianism. Extreme-right supporters are found to be attracted only to particular aspects of authoritarianism.
Authoritarianism vs. Cultural Pressure Anti-Gypsy Prejudice in Hungary. Journal of Russian & East European Psychology. 2002;40:31-54.