TY - JOUR
T1 - Inter-regional contacts and voting behaviour in Belgium
T2 - What can we learn from the 2019 elections?
AU - Thijssen, Peter
AU - Reuchamps, Min
AU - De Winter, Lieven
AU - Dodeigne, Jérémy
AU - Sinardet, Dave
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2021/5/14
Y1 - 2021/5/14
N2 - The 2019 elections in Belgium yielded contrasted results between the two main regions of the country, Flanders and Wallonia. It is often posited that at the core of this regional difference is the intermingled question of identity and state reform preferences. In this context, this article asks the following question: does the presence or absence of inter-regional contacts can explain voting behaviour? To answer this question, we use structural equation modelling in order to compare 2019 voting behaviour in Flanders and in Wallonia. We rely on the 2019 RepResent cross-sectional post-electoral survey that offers a representative sample of the population in both regions, including indicators of their inter-regional contacts and vote choice.
AB - The 2019 elections in Belgium yielded contrasted results between the two main regions of the country, Flanders and Wallonia. It is often posited that at the core of this regional difference is the intermingled question of identity and state reform preferences. In this context, this article asks the following question: does the presence or absence of inter-regional contacts can explain voting behaviour? To answer this question, we use structural equation modelling in order to compare 2019 voting behaviour in Flanders and in Wallonia. We rely on the 2019 RepResent cross-sectional post-electoral survey that offers a representative sample of the population in both regions, including indicators of their inter-regional contacts and vote choice.
U2 - 10.1080/13597566.2021.1919096
DO - 10.1080/13597566.2021.1919096
M3 - Article
SN - 1359-7566
VL - 31
SP - 359
EP - 380
JO - Regional and Federal Studies
JF - Regional and Federal Studies
IS - 3
ER -