Church Voting Recommendations, Voter Preferences, and Political Decisions

In Switzerland, two key church institutions—the Conference of Swiss Bishops and the Federation of Protestant Churches—make public recommendations on how to vote for certain referenda. We leverage this situation to directly measure religious organizations’ power to reflect and shape human decision ma...

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Authors: Torgler, Benno 1972- (Author) ; Portmann, Marco 1984- (Author) ; Stadelmann, David 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2020]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 59, Issue: 3, Pages: 455-475
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Catholic church, Schweizer Bischofskonferenz / Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Schweiz / Wahlempfehlung / Electoral college / Religiosity / Election behavior
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KBC Switzerland
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Voting
B Religion
B rules of thumb
B referenda
B Trust
B Power
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