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Methodology for Measuring Individual Affective Polarization Using Sentiment Analysis in Social Networks

IEEE Access
Affective polarization has important consequences for societies and institutions. At the institutional level, it hinders agreement among political actors, which damages the stability of the system. At the social level, it increases tensions and conflicts
Raquel Martinez-Espana, Julio Fernandez-Pedauye, Jose Giner-Perez de Lucia, Jose Miguel Rojo-Martinez, Kaoutar Bakdid-Albane, Juan Jose Garcia-Escribano   +5 more
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Affective Polarization in the Russian Social Media Within the Political Mobilization: A Machine Learning Approach

RUDN Journal of Political Science
In the context of the current rise in global political tensions and widespread protests, the examination of affective polarization dynamics has become increasingly significant.
Ekaterina V. Kruchinskaia
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Affective polarization and democratic erosion: evidence from a context of weak partisanship

Political Science Research and Methods
Can the “us versus them” dynamic in politics undermine support for democracy even in the absence of strong party identification? While much is known about affective polarization in the USA, its impact on democratic commitment in other contexts remains ...
Loreto Cox, Pedro Cubillos, Carmen Le Foulon   +2 more
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Longitudinal Associations Between Perceived Inclusivity Norms and Opinion Polarization in Adolescence

Social Inclusion
Affective polarization, characterized by emotional hostility and behavioral avoidance toward ideological opponents beyond mere policy disagreements, can pose a significant threat to social cohesion.
Maor Shani, Marjorie Berns, Lucy Bergen, Stefanie Richters, Kristina Krämer, Sophie de Lede, Maarten van Zalk   +6 more
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Moral Polarization and Out-Party Hostility in the US Political Context

Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 2019
Affective polarization describes the phenomenon whereby people identifying as Republican or Democrat tend to view opposing partisans negatively and co-partisans positively.
Ben M. Tappin, Ryan T. McKay
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Affective polarization in multiparty systems

Electoral Studies, 2020
Affective polarization captures the extent to which citizens feel sympathy towardspartisan in-groups and antagonism towards partisan out-groups. This is comparativelyeasy to assess in two-party systems. This paper first discusses challengesin applying the concept to multiparty setting and then presents different ways ofmeasuring affective polarization ...
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The Effects of Social Versus Economic Ideology Similarity Information on Explicit and Implicit Political Person Perception

Journal of Social and Political Psychology
We tested among Democratic and Republican perceivers the relative effects of social vs. economic ideology similarity information about individual members of the opposing party (i.e., information suggesting that a member of the opposing party has similar ...
Rachel S. Rubinstein, Jarrod E. Bock
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Polarization and Democracy in Central Europe

Politics and Governance
This article examines the dual role of polarization in fostering political mobilization for and against democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Populist movements in this region often drive democratic decline, yet, notable cases, such as electoral ...
Petra Guasti, Aleš Michal
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Issues, Interactions, and Group Images as Mechanisms of Affective Polarization in Two Environmental Conflicts in Argentina

Palabra Clave
Affective polarization happens when groups develop mutual negative perceptions and feelings. This phenomenon has raised concern among journalists, opinion leaders, and academics, many of whom have related polarization to partisan politics.
Arturo L. Fitz Herbert, Luciano H. Elizalde Acevedo   +1 more
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Factual belief polarization between Democrats and Republicans: source or epiphenomenon of ideological and affective polarization?

Frontiers in Political Science
Democrats and Republicans have polarized in their attitudes (i.e., ideological polarization) and their feelings toward each other (i.e., affective polarization).
Roderik Rekker, Roderik Rekker
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