Students with an immigrant background in Brussels and their first vote
In recent years, Belgians with an immigrant background have become an important electoral force in Belgian cities and in particular in the Brussels-Capital Region. Literature on the choice of parties and the voting characteristics of Belgians with an immigrant background is, however, lacking. In thi...
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| description | In recent years, Belgians with an immigrant background have become an important electoral force in Belgian cities and in particular in the Brussels-Capital Region. Literature on the choice of parties and the voting characteristics of Belgians with an immigrant background is, however, lacking. In this article, we shall present the first analysis of the electoral characteristics of young students with an immigrant background in the Brussels-Capital Region who were voting for the first time in 2007. We have attempted to determine whether pupils with a non-European immigrant background have a special electoral profile which cannot be explained by other sociodemographic characteristics, such as their socioeconomic status or their educational orientation. Contrary to our expectations, after controlling a series of mediating variables, the country of birth of the mother of young students, still has a significant impact on their voting intentions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-217ad9287fb9428b85b4bb30951387db2025-08-20T02:41:57ZengUniversité libre de Bruxelles - ULBBrussels Studies2031-02932009-03-0110.4000/brussels.1133Students with an immigrant background in Brussels and their first voteCéline TeneyDirk JacobsIn recent years, Belgians with an immigrant background have become an important electoral force in Belgian cities and in particular in the Brussels-Capital Region. Literature on the choice of parties and the voting characteristics of Belgians with an immigrant background is, however, lacking. In this article, we shall present the first analysis of the electoral characteristics of young students with an immigrant background in the Brussels-Capital Region who were voting for the first time in 2007. We have attempted to determine whether pupils with a non-European immigrant background have a special electoral profile which cannot be explained by other sociodemographic characteristics, such as their socioeconomic status or their educational orientation. Contrary to our expectations, after controlling a series of mediating variables, the country of birth of the mother of young students, still has a significant impact on their voting intentions.http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/1133immigrationmulticulturalismelections |
| spellingShingle | Céline Teney Dirk Jacobs Students with an immigrant background in Brussels and their first vote Brussels Studies immigration multiculturalism elections |
| title | Students with an immigrant background in Brussels and their first vote |
| title_full | Students with an immigrant background in Brussels and their first vote |
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| title_short | Students with an immigrant background in Brussels and their first vote |
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| topic | immigration multiculturalism elections |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/1133 |
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