Overlapping polarization: On the contextual determinants of the interplay between ideological and affective polarization

Riera, Pedro; Madariaga, Amuitz Garmendia

doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102628

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“…This applies to distance both on economic policy preferences, but also and increasingly on cultural topics (Gidron et al, 2023). Riera and Madariaga (2023) find that the link between ideological and affective polarization is stronger in countries that are ideologically polarized and have older democracies, parliamentary systems and smaller party systems. To a certain extent, a strong correlation between ideological and affective polarization is problematic, since it then becomes important to show what studying affective polarization adds to what we know based on studying ideological polarization.…”

Section: What Studying Political Conflict In Europe Can Tell Us About...mentioning

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Affective polarization in Europe

Wagner

2024

Eur. Pol. Sci. Rev.

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Affective polarization, a concept that originated in the USA, has increasingly been studied in Europe’s multi-party systems. This form of polarization refers to the extent to which party supporters dislike one another – or, more technically, to the difference between the positive feelings towards the supporters of one’s own political party and the negative feelings towards the supporters of other parties. Measuring this gap in Europe’s multi-party systems requires researchers to make various important decisions relating to conceptualization and measurement. Often, our focus could instead lie on assessing partisan hostility or negative party affect, which is easier to measure. While recent research on affective polarization in Europe has already taught USA lot, both about affective polarization and about political conflict in Europe, I nevertheless suggest that research in this field faces four challenges, namely developing better measures, more sophisticated theories, clearer accounts of affective polarization’s importance and successful ways of reducing negative party affect, if this is indeed desirable.

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Affective polarization in Europe

Wagner

2024

Eur. Pol. Sci. Rev.

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“…The two types of polarization -affective and ideological -are analytically distinct but likely empirically related (cf. Lupu 2015, Simas and Ozer 2021, Comellas and Torcal 2023, Gidron, Adams, and Horne 2023, Riera, and Madariaga 2023, and theoretical arguments about the effects of perceived ideological polarization often refer to affective polarization as a mediator. Affective and ideological polarization are, however, rarely analyzed together (a more detailed discussion of cases where more than one polarization variable is used in models is presented in section 4.1 Data, measurement, and models).…”

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Does polarization increase participation? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Kolczynska

2024

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Political polarization is thought to have broadly negative effects on societies. The possibility that polarization mobilizes and motivates people to participate more in politics is one potentially positive consequence of polarization’s recent increase in many European countries. This paper presents results of a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of 25 articles published since 1990 that study the effects of polarization on participation empirically. A review of these articles enables a categorization of the research depending on the type of polarization (affective or ideological), its level (individual or system), and type of participation (electoral or non-electoral), and an analysis of theoretical arguments proposed by authors of studies in each category, as well as the data and methods used. A meta-analysis of 103 coefficients capturing the focal association, converted into standardized effect sizes, suggests a positive effect of polarization on participation even after accounting for the substantial publication bias; however, this effect is likely very small. We conclude with a discussion of the challenges researchers of polarization and participation face, and opportunities for further research on this topic.

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“…Specifically, they "chose parties that represent the full breadth of the Israeli political spectrum.'' Another example is the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) -a large cross-national study and frequently used source to study affective polarization -that collects feelings towards a maximum of 4-9 political parties based on vote shares in the most recent elections (for other recent examples, see: Comellas & Torcal, 2023;Reiljan et al, 2023;Riera & Garmendia Madariaga, 2023;Tichelbaecker et al, 2023).…”

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Establishing the Construct and Predictive Validity of Brief Measures of Affective Polarization

Kasper,

Schumacher,

Bakker

2024

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Measuring affective polarization, defined as the liking for one’s political ingroup and dislike for political outgroups, poses methodological challenges in multiparty systems: evaluations of 7, 13, or even more parties in a survey are costly, time consuming and demanding. Studies therefore frequently rely on only a subset of political parties in measures of affective polarization. However, it is unclear how this approach affects the validity of the measurement. Here, we assess the construct and predictive validity of brief affective polarization measures. Across 39 countries, we demonstrate that brief measures that include ratings of only 3-5 parties can maintain acceptable validity, as shown by strong correlations with the full measures and consistent associations with political correlates. The construct and predictive validity of brief measures is best, when selecting a set of large, ideologically diverse parties. We offer specific recommendations on how to effectively capture affective polarization in different multiparty settings.

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Overlapping polarization: On the contextual determinants of the interplay between ideological and affective polarization

Cited by 6 publications

References 48 publications

Affective polarization in Europe

Affective polarization in Europe

Does polarization increase participation? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Establishing the Construct and Predictive Validity of Brief Measures of Affective Polarization

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