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 |
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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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