New research using Swedish registry data reveals a strong link between parents' political parties and their children's affiliations among families with multiple politicians. This intergenerational transmission persists across generations and siblings.
\u203d Swedish Registry Data (1982-2014), covering all nominated politicians and family ties allowed robust testing of transmission mechanisms.
\u203d Evidence for Transmission
• Strong correlation between parent-child party affiliations
• Persistence across multiple generations
• Consistent effect among siblings
\u203d Hypotheses Under Investigation
• Socialization pathway: political values learned from family members
• Materialistic hypothesis: economic factors driving transmission
\u203d Key Findings & Implications
The study concludes that the socialization mechanism is primary for intergenerational party transmission within these families.
| Intergenerational Transmission of Party Affiliation Within Political Families was authored by Linuz Aggeborn and Pär Nyman. It was published by Springer in Pol. Behav. in 2021. |
