Memory and Voting in Highly Personalized Elections: Case Study of the First Direct Presidential Elections in Czech Republic Cover Image

Pamäť a voľba vo vysoko personalizovaných voľbách: Prípa¬dová štúdia k prvej priamej voľbe prezidenta v Českej republike
Memory and Voting in Highly Personalized Elections: Case Study of the First Direct Presidential Elections in Czech Republic

Author(s): Otto Eibl, Jozef Janovský, Jozef Zagrapan
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Sociologický ústav - Slovenská akadémia vied
Keywords: Czech presidential election; election campaign; recall; electoral behavior

Summary/Abstract: Memory and Voting in Highly Personalized Elections: Case Study of the First Direct Presidential Elections in Czech Republic. We analyze the memory of voters and their ability to recall campaigns of candidates after the first-ever direct Czech presidential election. Our main focus is on identifying the campaigns best remembered by the voters. Our results show that, as predicted by the theory, the respondents could recall campaigns of the personalities that they had voted for. On the other hand, we do not confirm that people also remembered the campaigns of the candidates that they considered voting for. Sociológia 2014, Vol. 46 (No. 4: 373-392)

  • Issue Year: 46/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 373-392
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Czech