<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article aims to better understand the determinants which support the ideologies of the Radical Left among young people in Switzerland. The analyses presented in the article are based on a survey on the theme of political radicalism which has been carried out in secondary schools on level II. The findings showed that economic and political deprivation, as well as a high degree of anti-authoritarianism, increase the probability of adhering to the different ideologies of the Radical Left. They also suggest that several aspects of the school context have an impact on the ideological positioning of young people.</p></abstract>

This article aims to better understand the determinants which support the ideologies of the Radical Left among young people in Switzerland. The analyses presented in the article are based on a survey on the theme of political radicalism which has been carried out in secondary schools on level II. The findings showed that economic and political deprivation, as well as a high degree of anti-authoritarianism, increase the probability of adhering to the different ideologies of the Radical Left. They also suggest that several aspects of the school context have an impact on the ideological positioning of young people.

Support for Radical Left Ideologies Among Youth in Switzerland

Department of Social Work, Institute of Delinquency and Crime Prevention

University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland – HES-SO

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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This article aims to better understand the determinants which support the ideologies of the Radical Left among young people in Switzerland. The analyses...

Support for Radical Left Ideologies Among Youth in Switzerland

Published Online: Nov 23, 2021

Page range: 491 - 512

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0030

Keywords
Anti-capitalism, communism, no-border, radical left, youth

© 2021 Cédric Jacot et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Support for Radical Left Ideologies Among Youth in Switzerland

Published Online: Nov 23, 2021

Page range: 491 - 512

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0030

KeywordsAnti-capitalism, communism, no-border, radical left, youth

© 2021 Cédric Jacot et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Anti-capitalism, communism, no-border, radical left, youth