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Impact of terror on trust, institutions and redistribution / Franck, Raphaël; Nissanov, Zoya

Nissanov, Zoya	Journal Article
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This article takes advantage of the timing in the implementation of the European Social Survey (ESS) in Israel to assess the impact of political violence on individual attitudes towards trust, institutions and redistribution. The results suggest that a terror attack occurring on the day of an interview positively and significantly improves individual views on interpersonal trust but does not modify views on political and legal institutions. Furthermore, rocket attacks make respondents more likely to support redistribution policies, and unlike terror attacks, have a persistent impact on individual attitudes.

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Israel ; Gaza ; Trust ; Preferences ; Terror Attacks ; European Social Survey ;
Rocket Attacks

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Israeli political attitudes and income in the 2006–2015 elections / Nissanov, Zoya

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It is commonly assumed that in Israel, higher income groups tend to hold more liberal views and vote for center-left parties while poorer segments of the population support rightwing parties. This article analyzes political attitudes and voting in four parliamentary elections by income groups, using the European Social Survey (ESS) data. By relying on transition matrices and mobility analysis, the article examines which income group is more loyal to the parties and political blocs. The results suggest that the percentage of rightwing voters within all classes is higher than that of leftwing voters. In addition, the poorest individuals are the most loyal voters while the richest are the most likely to switch parties and blocs. Finally, logit estimation shows that rightwing and ultra-orthodox voters are more likely to remain loyal to parties.

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Israel ; Elections ; Mobility ; Loyalty ; Voters ; Political Attitudes ;
Income Groups

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