Features of the application of methods for assessing the influence of political culture on electoral preferences
Authors
Alexander V. Shkurakov
South-Russia Institute of Management - branch of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Автор
Ekaterina A. Popova
South-Russia Institute of Management - branch of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Автор
political culture,
political elites,
components of political culture,
electoral preferences,
political communication,
method of sociological survey,
DSM method
Abstract
The article examines the peculiarities of the application of methods for assessing the influence of political culture on electoral preferences. The analysis of approaches to the definition of political culture is carried out, taking into account the specifics of research related to electoral preferences. The components of political culture are identified on the basis of various approaches. The relationship between the components of political culture and electoral preferences is determined. Definitions of political elites and masses are given. The analysis of the properties of political cultures of elites and masses in Russia based on statistical data is carried out. The methods of assessing the influence of the political culture of elites and masses on electoral preferences, taking into account their properties in Russia, are proposed.
