PREFERENCE, EXPECTATIONS, AND VOTING IN SWEDEN'S REFERENDUM ON NUCLEAR POWER

Three models were used in analyses of survey data from Sweden's referendum on nuclear power. The rational democratic model was supported in the robust relationship between preference and behavior. A significant amount of wishful thinking occurred No solid evidence of a bandwagon effect was obse...

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Published inSocial science quarterly Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 379 - 392
Main Authors GRANBERG, Donald, HOLMBERG, Sören
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Austin, Tex University of Texas Press 01.06.1986
University of Texas Press, in cooperation with the Southwestern Social Science Association
Subjects
Antinuclear Movements
COMPARISON OF IDEAS
Empirical evidence
MODELING, MODELS
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear power
Nuclear power plants
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND NUCLEAR ENERGY
Of General Interest
Policymaking
POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
Political campaigns
Political parties
Power lines
Rationality
REFERENDUM
Referendums
Social psychology
SURVEY DATA AND POLLING DATA
Sweden
VOTING
Voting Behavior
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Summary:Three models were used in analyses of survey data from Sweden's referendum on nuclear power. The rational democratic model was supported in the robust relationship between preference and behavior. A significant amount of wishful thinking occurred No solid evidence of a bandwagon effect was observed. The link between the shortterm and long-term expectations was stronger among active than nonactive people.
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ISSN:0038-4941
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