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Mass Opinions: Globalization and Issues as Axes of Contention
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Abstract This chapter aims to answer two general questions: Is there conflict on certain core issues relating to globalization within societies; and does the context of globalization matter for the strength of this conflict? Results show quite strong aggregate correlations between economic and cultural globa... view more
This chapter aims to answer two general questions: Is there conflict on certain core issues relating to globalization within societies; and does the context of globalization matter for the strength of this conflict? Results show quite strong aggregate correlations between economic and cultural globalization and support for migration, between political and cultural globalization and support for internationalized governance, and some support for a relationship between problem loads and issue orientations. At the individual level, our results show that educational differences produce strong differences in issue orientations in particular regarding migration and global warming, the higher the level of education, the stronger the support for migration and, to some extent, for border-crossing authority as well, and the higher the sensitivity to environmental problems. Results also show that the contexts of globalization shape the degree how strong differences between social and ideological groups have an impact on issue orientations. Generally, the more globalized a country is, the more polarized opinions are between social and political groups in society.... view less
Keywords
globalization; context analysis; public opinion; polarization; conflict potential; international comparison
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
issue orientation; mass opinion; multi-level analysis; politicization
Collection Title
The Struggle Over Borders: Cosmopolitanism and Communitarianism
Editor
De Wilde, Pieter; Koopmans, Ruud; Merkel, Wolfgang; Strijbis, Oliver; Zürn, Michael
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
City
New York, NY
Page/Pages
p. 65-88
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/10419/237057
ISBN
978-1-108-65269-8
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications