Do political or ethnic and historical borders affect values and beliefs more? Some evidence from Central Europe

The paper uses data from the World Values Survey and the European Values Study on individuals in Hungary and its neighbouring countries to examine the effects of political borders on different beliefs, as opposed to that of ethnic differences or historical borders. The focus on Hungary and its neigh...

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Published in:Society and economy 2021-06, Vol.43 (2), p.103-127
Main Author: Czeglédi, Pál
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural differences
Culture
Economic development
Economists
Ethnic Minorities Studies
Ethnicity
Linguistics
Literature reviews
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Political behavior
Religion
Society
Technology adoption
Values
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Summary:The paper uses data from the World Values Survey and the European Values Study on individuals in Hungary and its neighbouring countries to examine the effects of political borders on different beliefs, as opposed to that of ethnic differences or historical borders. The focus on Hungary and its neighbours is explained by the fact that parts of the Hungarian ethno-linguistic community can be found in all these countries, which makes it possible to separate the effect of culture from that of the current political community. By applying a cultural gravity model which is concerned with the differences in beliefs between all possible pairs of individuals in the sample, the paper finds that out of five areas of beliefs, it is the beliefs regarding work, markets, and democracy whose differences are robustly affected by political borders, giving some support to the approach which argues that values are shaped through the dialogue occurring within a political community.
ISSN:1588-9726
1588-970X
DOI:10.1556/204.2021.00004