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The mother of all effects? stability and change in Greens party identification in Australia
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Tranter, B and Smith, J, The mother of all effects? stability and change in Greens party identification in Australia, Environmental Politics pp. 1-24. ISSN 0964-4016 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1080/09644016.2018.1518068
Abstract
The Australian Greens only formed as a national party in 1992. Here, some of the first young Australians able to inherit Greens party identity are examined. Analysis of youth cohort data from the state of Queensland, spanning 5 years (n = 2160; aged 17–22), shows that parental political affiliation (especially maternal affiliation) strongly influences Greens party identification as it does for the major parties. However, Greens are less likely than major party identifiers to exhibit stable party allegiances over time. Defections between Greens and Labor are also far more likely than between these parties and conservative parties (Liberals or Nationals). The comparatively recent formation of the Australian Greens accounts for the relative instability of Greens identity over time. Nevertheless, inter-generational transmission of Greens identity should translate into a relatively stable electoral base for the Greens, helping ensure they remain an influential presence in Australian federal politics.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | party identification, Green parties, Green voting, Australia |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Sociology |
Research Field: | Environmental sociology |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Other environmental management |
Objective Field: | Other environmental management not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Tranter, B (Professor Bruce Tranter) |
ID Code: | 128622 |
Year Published: | 2018 |
Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (DP1096203) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 20 |
Deposited By: | Office of the School of Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2018-10-03 |
Last Modified: | 2018-12-03 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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