Opting for an open society?: Personality traits and attitudes toward the openness of Switzerland

The tension between openness and closedness is one of the most important cleavages in Swiss political debates. In the present article, we study the psychological foundations of attitudes regarding this issue. More precisely, we examine the link between personality and attitudes toward the degree of...

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Main Authors: Ackermann, Kathrin (Author) , Ackermann, Maya (Author) , Freitag, Markus (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 11 June 2018
In: Comparative European politics
Year: 2018, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 413-433
ISSN:1740-388X
DOI:10.1057/cep.2016.18
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1057/cep.2016.18
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Author Notes:Kathrin Ackermann, Maya Ackermann and Markus Freitag

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