Regional features of the political culture and electoral behavior of citizens in Ukraine: regionalization or separation? Cover Image

Regionálne črty politickej kultúry a volebného správania občanov Ukrajiny: regionalizácia alebo separácia?
Regional features of the political culture and electoral behavior of citizens in Ukraine: regionalization or separation?

Author(s): Anatoliy Klyuchkovych
Subject(s): Civil Society, Electoral systems
Published by: Prešovská univerzita v Prešove, Filozofická fakulta, Inštitút politológie
Keywords: Ukraine;Elections;Regions;Political culture;Electoral behavior;Political party

Summary/Abstract: Distinctions of electoral behavior among different regions of Ukraine are analyzed in the article. The election results in the period 1991 – 2012 made it possible to conclude that the fundamental importance of regional factors is present in the system of electoral preferences of citizens. The main reasons and factors of ideological differences among the regions are presented. Main attention is paid on the clarifying the regional polarity of political culture and electoral behavior of citizens according to an axis “east – west”.

  • Issue Year: 3/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 15-19
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Slovak