Class Betrayal Voting: Income Group and Vote Choice in Korean Presidential Elections

• 발행기관: 한국학술연구원
• 저자명: Jongkon Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『Korea Observer』Vol 46, No 4, 783~808쪽, 전체 26쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 정치외교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2015.12.30

영문 초록

This article provides a theoretical framework to explain vote choices of different income classes in South Korea. Depending on negative perceptions (especially on economic situations), surveillance capability, and the availability of distinctive alternatives, Korean voters have decided their own voting decisions in a different manner. In particular, Korean low income voters have cast ballots for conservative candidates, when they had negative perceptions on progressive incumbents or when they did not have sufficiently negative perceptions on conservative incumbents. As a result, even seemingly ‘class betrayal voting’ appeared in recent South Korean presidential elections.

목차

Abstact

I. Introduction

II. Theory and Hypothesis: Income Class and Voting Choice

III. Negativity and Surveillance System

IV. Availability of Distinctive Alternatives for Fight or Flight

V. Concluding Remarks

References

키워드

South Korea income class vote choice negative perception class betrayal voting