The meaning of ideological self-description in Serbia
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Ideological orientations are typically measured in two
manners: through specific statement-type items or through respondent's selfidentification with ideological labels (e.g., 'conservative'). Attitudinal
structure obtained through factor analysis of individual attitude statements
represents a model of implicit ideological dimensions (for a review see
Todosijević, 2014). However, individuals are not necessarily conscious of
their position in a particular multidimensional ideological space defined in
this manner. Moreover, given the literature questioning political competency
of the mass public (e.g., Converse, 1964, Luskin, 2003), it is likely that one's
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political views do not necessarily follow the major political-ideological
narratives that define the contemporary political world.
As a result, one's specific substantive political attitudes may be
inconsistent with one's self-image concerning the ideological orientation. For
instance, someone identifying herself as a ‘...socialist’ may hold certain
socially conservative and/or in-egalitarian opinions.
In order to investigate this problem, the paper analyzes the relationship
between the basic attitudinal ideological dimensions and respondents' selfidentification with various ideological labels (e.g., identification with the
label 'nationalist'). The analysis is based on survey data collected in Serbia
on a random sample of Belgrade residents.
The results show that most associations follow the pattern expected on
the basis of the existing research literature. However, certain tendencies
seem to be specific for the case in question, or to a broader post-communist
context. For instance, in Serbia self-identification with the label ‘socialist’ is
positively associated with traditionalist and militarist attitudes, while in the
Western Europe, this association would typically be negative.
Keywords:
ideological self-description / individual attitude statements / implicit ideological dimensions / political views / political attitudesSource:
Proceedings of the IV international scientific and practical seminar - Psychology of Political and Economic Self-Constitution, May 20th, 2016, 75-80Publisher:
- Institute of Social and Political Psychology NAES of Ukraine
- Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu & EPIA
- University of Peloponnese
- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
- Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
- Institute of Social Sciences of Serbia
- CISES s.r.l. & PSIOP
- Free International University of Moldova
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Psihologija / PsychologyTY - CONF AU - Todosijević, Bojan AU - Pavlović, Zoran PY - 2016 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5199 AB - Ideological orientations are typically measured in two manners: through specific statement-type items or through respondent's selfidentification with ideological labels (e.g., 'conservative'). Attitudinal structure obtained through factor analysis of individual attitude statements represents a model of implicit ideological dimensions (for a review see Todosijević, 2014). However, individuals are not necessarily conscious of their position in a particular multidimensional ideological space defined in this manner. Moreover, given the literature questioning political competency of the mass public (e.g., Converse, 1964, Luskin, 2003), it is likely that one's 76 political views do not necessarily follow the major political-ideological narratives that define the contemporary political world. As a result, one's specific substantive political attitudes may be inconsistent with one's self-image concerning the ideological orientation. For instance, someone identifying herself as a ‘socialist’ may hold certain socially conservative and/or in-egalitarian opinions. In order to investigate this problem, the paper analyzes the relationship between the basic attitudinal ideological dimensions and respondents' selfidentification with various ideological labels (e.g., identification with the label 'nationalist'). The analysis is based on survey data collected in Serbia on a random sample of Belgrade residents. The results show that most associations follow the pattern expected on the basis of the existing research literature. However, certain tendencies seem to be specific for the case in question, or to a broader post-communist context. For instance, in Serbia self-identification with the label ‘socialist’ is positively associated with traditionalist and militarist attitudes, while in the Western Europe, this association would typically be negative. PB - Institute of Social and Political Psychology NAES of Ukraine PB - Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu & EPIA PB - University of Peloponnese PB - University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn PB - Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences PB - Institute of Social Sciences of Serbia PB - CISES s.r.l. & PSIOP PB - Free International University of Moldova C3 - Proceedings of the IV international scientific and practical seminar - Psychology of Political and Economic Self-Constitution, May 20th T1 - The meaning of ideological self-description in Serbia EP - 80 SP - 75 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5199 ER -
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Todosijević, B.,& Pavlović, Z.. (2016). The meaning of ideological self-description in Serbia. in Proceedings of the IV international scientific and practical seminar - Psychology of Political and Economic Self-Constitution, May 20th Institute of Social and Political Psychology NAES of Ukraine., 75-80. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5199
Todosijević B, Pavlović Z. The meaning of ideological self-description in Serbia. in Proceedings of the IV international scientific and practical seminar - Psychology of Political and Economic Self-Constitution, May 20th. 2016;:75-80. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5199 .
Todosijević, Bojan, Pavlović, Zoran, "The meaning of ideological self-description in Serbia" in Proceedings of the IV international scientific and practical seminar - Psychology of Political and Economic Self-Constitution, May 20th (2016):75-80, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5199 .