Media effects and Russian elections, 1999-2000

White, S., Oates, S. and McAllister, I. (2005) Media effects and Russian elections, 1999-2000. British Journal of Political Science, 35(2), pp. 191-208. (doi: 10.1017/S0007123405000116)

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Abstract

The Russian parliamentary and presidential elections of December 1999 and March 2000 appeared to have been won in large part through the partisan use of (particularly state) television. According to the evidence of a spring 2001 national survey, television was the main source of political information for the supporters of all parties and candidates. However, state television (which had been most supportive of the Kremlin) was much more likely to be favoured by the supporters of the pro-regime Unity party; while commercial television (which had provided a more even-handed coverage of the elections) was more popular and respected among the supporters of anti-Kremlin parties and candidates and less popular among supporters of Vladimir Putin. Regression analysis that takes account of reciprocal causation between media source and vote choice indicates that these were not spurious associations. The findings suggest that the state itself may exercise a disproportionate influence upon the electoral process in newly established systems in which social structures and political allegiances remain fluid.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Oates, Prof Sarah and White, Professor Stephen
Authors: White, S., Oates, S., and McAllister, I.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
Journal Name:British Journal of Political Science
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
ISSN:0007-1234
ISSN (Online):1469-2112
Published Online:21 February 2005
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2005 Cambridge University Press
First Published:First published in British Journal of Political Science 35 (2): 191-208
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
264161Building a new democracy?: Television, citizens and voting in RussiaSarah OatesEconomic & Social Research Council (ESRC)R000223133Politics