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The evolving study of political polarization [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

open access: yesOpen Research Europe
The study of political polarization has undergone significant conceptual and methodological evolution, progressing from early emphases on ideological divides toward a more complex understanding that incorporates affective, identity-based, digital, and ...
Gonzalo Velasco Arias   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Ecological U‐Turn in Nordic Forestry: Policy Learning, Measurement, and the Retrenchment of Ecological Ambitions

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the 1990s, environmental policy has shifted toward ecosystem protection and biodiversity conservation, a development often described as an ecological turn. This article argues that in practice this turn has taken the form of an ecological “U‐turn,” as environmental ambitions are subordinated to production‐oriented objectives.
Gisle Andersen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil Carbon Markets in the Making: Power Relations and Matters of Concern in Offsetting and Insetting

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates emerging soil carbon markets and seeks to identify the groups of actors and power relations that constitute their structure and function. Voluntary soil carbon markets (VSCMs) are emerging globally as a key mechanism for generating carbon removals as part of climate mitigation efforts.
Philippa Simmonds   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political polarization based on moralized attitudes

open access: yesJournal of Human Environmental Studies
Numerous studies have been conducted over the past few decades to understand how social and political values contribute to political polarization.
Iori Kasahara, Minoru Karasawa
doaj   +1 more source

Researching Attitude–Identity Dynamics to Understand Social Conflict and Change

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Societies undergo constant change, manifested in various ways such as technological developments, economic transitions, reorganization of cultural values and beliefs, or changes in social structures. Individuals play an active role in shaping social and societal change by interactively negotiating its manifestation.
Adrian Lüders   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing Diversity: Majority‐Group Acculturation Predicts Creativity and Flourishing Over Time

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Creativity and flourishing are core aims of higher education (HE) institutions and government initiatives globally. Large‐scale projects have linked creativity and flourishing with cultural diversity, yet their associations with majority‐group acculturation (i.e., how members of dominant culture groups adopt minority‐cultural elements and/or ...
David Colledge   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political Polarization and Economic Growth 

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal
Abstract This study examines the effect of political polarization, measured by the dispersion of self-reported political ideologies, on economic growth. Using a panel of 75 countries from 1990 to 2019, we find that political polarization has a negative effect on economic growth through its effect on private investment, human capital investment,
Youngho Kang   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Appraising Policies Through Social Multi‐Criteria Evaluation: Lessons From a Systematic Review of Applications

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to renewed interest in analytical tools that address complex policy problems and move beyond linear‐rational approaches in policy appraisal, Social Multi‐Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) integrates participatory approaches with multi‐criteria analysis (MCA), thereby incorporating specialised knowledge and diverse social values and ...
Egle Basyte Ferrari
wiley   +1 more source

Online Incivility, Cyberbalkanization, and the Dynamics of Opinion Polarization During and After a Mass Protest Event

open access: yesInternational Journal of Communication, 2019
This study is concerned with the role of persistent online incivility in the dynamics of public opinion polarization. It examines how cyberbalkanization, contentiousness of the political context, online incivility, and opinion polarization at the ...
Francis L.F. Lee   +2 more
doaj  

Political Projections of the February 6 Earthquake in Türkiye in the Context of Political Competition and Political Polarization

open access: yesGazi Akademik Bakış
The healthy functioning of democracy relies on the healthy functioning of political competition. In Türkiye, one of the most significant challenges faced by democracy is that political competition has deviated from its normal democratic boundaries.
Fatih Ertugay
doaj   +1 more source

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