Structural and Value Political Cleavages: Analysis of the Slovenian Electorate in 2017

Namen magistrskega dela je bil preučiti politične razcepe v okviru analize strukturnih in vrednotnih dejavnikov, ki so povezani z izkazovanjem podpore političnim strankam v Sloveniji. V raziskavi smo izvedli sekundarno analizo podatkovne baze Evropske raziskave vrednot (EVS, 2017) na vzorcu slovenske populacije, ki je izkazovala volilne preference (n= 548). Izkazalo se je, da se slovensko volilno telo v večji meri odloča na podlagi vrednot kot pa na podlagi socialnostrukturnega ozadja. Najmočnejši strukturni dejavniki volilne izbire so verska pripadnost, starost, izobrazba in spol. Verska pripadnost je povezana s podporo NSi in SDS, ateizem pa s podporo Levici. Višja starost je povezana s podporo DeSUS, izobrazba s podporo Levici in moški spol s podporo SMC. Najmočnejši vrednotni dejavniki volilne izbire so avtoritarno-libertarne vrednote, sekularno-religiozne vrednote, imigracijske orientacije in okoljske vrednote. Libertarnost je povezana s podporo Levici in SD, medtem ko je avtoritarnost povezana s podporo NSi in SDS. Religioznost je povezana s podporo NSi, sekularnost pa s podporo Levici. Pozitiven odnos do priseljevanja je povezan s podporo Levici, negativen pa s podporo DeSUS in SDS. Pozitiven odnos do okolja je povezan s podporo Levici in SD. Na podlagi rezultatov sklenemo, da so politični razcepi med slovenskim volilnim telesom zelo podobni tistim v zahodnoevropskih državah, a hkrati ohranjajo tudi nekaj posebnosti, ki se sicer zaznavajo v postkomunističnih družbah.The purpose of the master\u27s thesis was to examine political cleavages within the analysis of structural and value factors connected with the demonstration of support for political parties in Slovenia. In the research, we performed a secondary analysis of the European Values Study database (EVS, 2017) on a sample of the Slovenian population, which showed electoral preferences (n = 548). The results indicate that the Slovenian electorate decides to a greater extent based on values rather than based on socio-structural background. The strongest structural factors of electoral choice are religious affiliation, age, education, and gender. Religious affiliation is associated with the support of the NSi and SDS, and atheism with the support of the Levica. Older age is associated with DeSUS support, education with Levica support, and male gender with SMC support. The strongest value factors of electoral choice are authoritarian-libertarian values, secular-religious values, immigration orientations, and environmental values. Libertarianism is associated with support for the Levica and the SD, while authoritarianism is associated with the support of the NSi and the SDS. Religiosity is associated with support for the NSi, and secularity with support for the Levica. A positive attitude towards immigration is associated with support for the Levica, and a negative attitude with support for the DeSUS and the SDS. A positive attitude towards the environment is associated with support for the Levica and the SD. Based on the results, we conclude that the political cleavages between the Slovenian electorate are very similar to those in Western European countries. At the same time, however, they retain some peculiarities that are otherwise perceived in post-communist societies