<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The specificity of local elections supports the idea that there is significantly more chance of developing political identity at the local level. Given the social specificity of local elections, we propose three hypotheses with the aim of ascertaining whether (i) the greater significance of these elections, (ii) the specificity of their political programmes and/or (iii) the proximity of voters to candidates lead to a stronger sense of individual political identity. These hypotheses are verified from a comparative perspective by reference to local elections in Poland and Slovenia.</p></abstract>

The specificity of local elections supports the idea that there is significantly more chance of developing political identity at the local level. Given the social specificity of local elections, we propose three hypotheses with the aim of ascertaining whether (i) the greater significance of these elections, (ii) the specificity of their political programmes and/or (iii) the proximity of voters to candidates lead to a stronger sense of individual political identity. These hypotheses are verified from a comparative perspective by reference to local elections in Poland and Slovenia.

Local Elections as a Sphere for Forming Citizens’ Political Identity

Politics in Central Europe

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The specificity of local elections supports the idea that there is significantly more chance of developing political identity at the local level. Given the...

Local Elections as a Sphere for Forming Citizens’ Political Identity

Published Online: Feb 06, 2018

Page range: 53 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2017-0003

Keywords
local elections, political identity, politics, Poland, Slovenia

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Local Elections as a Sphere for Forming Citizens’ Political Identity

Published Online: Feb 06, 2018

Page range: 53 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2017-0003

Keywordslocal elections, political identity, politics, Poland, Slovenia

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
local elections, political identity, politics, Poland, Slovenia