Field of study, political attitudes, and support for the radical right in Sweden and Europe

IF 3.2 2区社会学 Q1 SOCIOLOGY

Social Science Research Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2024.103091

Amanda Almstedt Valldor

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Abstract

This study uses three different surveys to investigate the links between various educational fields, radical right support, and political opinions. Logit regressions and KHB mediation analysis of 41,770 observations from the Swedish SOM survey (2011–2019) reveal that graduates from technical and agricultural fields are approximately twice as likely to support the radical right as graduates from sociocultural fields. Fields such as natural sciences, business, and health demonstrate medium to medium-high support. These differences are partially mediated by horizontal, but not vertical, labor market allocation. Replication using the European Social Survey (ESS) indicates that these patterns are generalizable to Western, but not Eastern, Europe. Additional analyses show that radical right support and refugee intake skepticism decrease with years spent in sociocultural, but not technical, fields in upper-secondary school. Moreover, panel data from the Swedish Level of Living Survey (LNU) show that progressive attitude shifts occur predominantly following education in sociocultural fields.

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瑞典和欧洲激进右翼的研究领域、政治态度和支持率

本研究利用三种不同的调查来研究不同教育领域、激进右翼支持和政治观点之间的联系。对瑞典SOM调查（2011-2019年）中的41,770个观测值进行的Logit回归和KHB中介分析表明，技术和农业领域的毕业生支持激进右翼的可能性大约是社会文化领域毕业生的两倍。自然科学、商业和健康等领域的支持率为中高水平。这些差异部分受到劳动力市场横向分配的影响，而非纵向分配。利用欧洲社会调查（ESS）进行的复制表明，这些模式可在西欧而非东欧推广。其他分析表明，激进右翼支持和难民收容怀疑会随着高中阶段在社会文化领域（而非技术领域）学习年数的增加而减少。此外，瑞典生活水平调查（LNU）的面板数据显示，进步态度的转变主要发生在接受社会文化领域的教育之后。

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Social Science Research SOCIOLOGY-

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4.30

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4.00%

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审稿时长

65 days

期刊介绍： Social Science Research publishes papers devoted to quantitative social science research and methodology. The journal features articles that illustrate the use of quantitative methods in the empirical solution of substantive problems, and emphasizes those concerned with issues or methods that cut across traditional disciplinary lines. Special attention is given to methods that have been used by only one particular social science discipline, but that may have application to a broader range of areas.