The role of ethnicity in the perception of pork barrel politics
: Evidence from a  survey experiment in Slovakia

J 2021

The role of ethnicity in the perception of pork barrel politics : Evidence from a survey experiment in Slovakia

NEMČOK, Miroslav, Olivera KOMAR, Nemanja BATRIĆEVIĆ, Michal TÓTH, Peter SPÁČ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

The role of ethnicity in the perception of pork barrel politics : Evidence from a survey experiment in Slovakia

Authors

NEMČOK, Miroslav (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Olivera KOMAR (499 Montenegro), Nemanja BATRIĆEVIĆ (499 Montenegro), Michal TÓTH (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and Peter SPÁČ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Politics, London, SAGE Publications, 2021, 0263-3957

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

article - open access

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.731

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/21:00118733

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0263395720920089

UT WoS

000534827700001

Keywords in English

ethnicity; pork barrel; Slovakia; survey experiment; voters

Abstract

V originále

In divided societies and new democracies, clientelism (in the form of pork barrel) and ethno-politics appear to go hand in hand. It is apparent that politicians are incentivized to compete for support within their own ethnic groups, but does an ethnic link between voters and decision-makers influence how voters perceive and evaluate pork barrel practices? To address this question, we conducted a survey experiment (n=1200) in ethnically heterogeneous Slovakia. The aim was to examine whether pork barrel politics implemented by a Slovak decision-maker and a Hungarian decision-maker are evaluated differently by Slovaks and Hungarians. The findings suggest that when individuals and decision-makers share the same ethnicity, individuals tend to maintain an equally positive level of trust and willingness to vote for the responsible decision-maker, even when the decision-maker implements a policy decision that does not benefit them. Nonetheless, shared ethnicity does not prevent individuals from being critical of the implemented policy decision itself.

Links

GA18-16928S, research and development project

Name: Distributivní politika ve střední Evropě

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

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NEMČOK, Miroslav, Olivera KOMAR, Nemanja BATRIĆEVIĆ, Michal TÓTH and Peter SPÁČ. The role of ethnicity in the perception of pork barrel politics : Evidence from a survey experiment in Slovakia. Politics. London: SAGE Publications, 2021, vol. 41, No 2, p. 257-275. ISSN 0263-3957. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0263395720920089.

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