Affective Polarization towards Parties and Leaders, and Electoral Participation in 13 Parliamentary Democracies, 1980-2019. [PDF]
Public Opin QComparative research on affective polarization provides evidence that this phenomenon is present also in parliamentary democracies. Although it has been typically understood as the difference in levels of affect toward in- and out-parties, more recent ...
Ferreira da Silva F, Garzia D.
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Affective blocs: Understanding affective polarization in multiparty systems [PDF]
Electoral Studies, 2021 Research has suggested that affective polarization (AP)—the extent to which partisans view each other as a disliked out-group—has increased, especially in two-party political systems such as in the US. The understanding of AP in multiparty systems remains limited.
Arto Kekkonen, Tuomas Ylä-Anttila
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Asymmetric affective polarization regarding COVID-19 vaccination in six European countries. [PDF]
Sci RepWhile recent research has shown that supporters and opponents of COVID-19 vaccination have polarizing political attitudes and beliefs, we lack a thorough understanding of how these two groups think about each other.
Filsinger M, Freitag M.
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How out-group animosity can shape partisan divisions: A model of affective polarization. [PDF]
PNAS NexusPolitically divided societies are also often divided emotionally: people like and trust those with similar political views (in-group favoritism) while disliking and distrusting those with different views (out-group animosity).
Nettasinghe B, Percus AG, Lerman K.
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Affective polarization in low-partisanship societies. The case of Chile 1990–2021
Frontiers in Political Science, 2022 Does the decline in party identification lead to a decrease or an increase in affective polarization? In recent years, research about affective polarization has increased, asking whether contemporary publics polarize in terms of their affective ...
Carolina Segovia, Carolina Segovia
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Affective Polarization in Comparative and Longitudinal Perspective. [PDF]
Public Opin Q, 2023 Existent research shows that affective polarization has been intensifying in some publics, diminishing in others, and remaining stable in most. We contribute to this debate by providing the most encompassing comparative and longitudinal account of ...
Garzia D, Ferreira da Silva F, Maye S.
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Affective Polarization: Not Always Between Ingroup Vs Outgroup (Evidence from Twitter Conversation with Keywords Jokowi and PDIP) [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 The current development of information technology has transformed the form of public participation in politics. Political participation not only occurs in the real world but also in virtual spaces, and this is a manifestation of a smart society. Forms of
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Editorial: Affective polarization in comparative perspective
Frontiers in Political Science, 2023 Mariano Torcal +2 more
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The Ethnic Origins of Affective Polarization: Statistical Evidence From Cross-National Data
Frontiers in Political Science, 2022 Because the debate over the sources of affective polarization has so far mostly focused on the US case, scholars have rarely considered whether the politicization of ethnic differences—when elections and representative processes happen along ethnic lines—
Max Bradley, Simon Chauchard
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Explanations of and interventions against affective polarization cannot afford to ignore the power of ingroup norm perception. [PDF]
PNAS NexusAffective polarization, or animosity toward opposing political groups, is a fundamentally intergroup phenomenon. Yet, prevailing explanations of it and interventions against it have overlooked the power of ingroup norm perception.
You ZT, Lee SWS.
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