Identity and political preferences in Ukraine – before and after the Euromaidan

Grigore Pop-Eleches and Graeme B. Robertson

Post-Soviet Affairs, 2018, vol. 34, issue 2-3, 107-118

Abstract: Taking advantage of a panel survey in Ukraine before and after the Euromaidan, we analyze the relationship between ethnicity, language practice, and civic identities on the one hand and political attitudes on the other. We find that while ethnic identities and language practices change little on the aggregate level over the period, there has been a significant increase in the proportion of people thinking of Ukraine as their homeland. There has also been a large fall in support for a close political and economic relationship with Russia and some increase in support for joining the European Union. Nevertheless, we find that identities in general, and language practice in particular, remain powerful predictors of political attitudes and that people are more likely to shift attitudes to reflect their identities rather than modify their identities to match their politics.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/1060586X.2018.1452181

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