Does Affective Polarization Contribute to Democratic Backsliding in ...

We conclude that there is scant evidence of a direct link between affective polarization and democratic backsliding in the US.

Does affective polarization contribute to democratic backsliding in ...

A notable development in 21st-century American politics is the rise of affective polarization: partisans increasingly dislike and distrust those affiliated ...

Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United States

Affective polarization is unlikely to be causing democratic backsliding or political violence on its own. The problem is not polarized emotions ...

The relationship between affective polarization and democratic ...

I find that increasing affective polarization is highly correlated with democratic backsliding, less accountability, less freedom, fewer rights, and less ...

A new regime divide? Democratic backsliding, attitudes towards ...

Importantly, we do not contest previous studies that view affective polarization as contributing to democratic backsliding. Instead, we suggest ...

Political Polarization and Democratic Backsliding in America: How

This paper explores democratic backsliding in the United States, focusing on the violence created due to an exacerbated wave of polarization in the system.

1 The Relationship between Affective Polarization and Democratic ...

This literature's main contribution is to indicate that democratic backsliding does not necessarily need to be grounded in a deep discontent with the ...

Affective polarization and willingness to accept democratic ...

Moreover, we would expect those who score highest on affective polarization to be the most accepting of democratic backsliding. Finally, at the aggregate level, ...

Unravelling the relationship between affective polarization and ...

Our assertion thus is that low affective polarization – though often considered normatively desirable – can erode citizens' democratic support.

Putting the affect into affective polarisation - PMC - PubMed Central

Affective polarisation, we are frequently told by politicians, pundits, journalists, and many of our colleagues, is a major threat to democratic ...

Democratic Backsliding and Endogenous Polarization*

We use the Varieties of Democracy data on affective polarization, which is based on expert judgments, and an objective measure of ruling party ...

What Happens When Democracies Become Perniciously Polarized?

Comparative studies have already shown that pernicious polarization is directly linked with democratic erosion and that the United States is far ...

Does Affective Polarization Contribute to Democratic Backsliding in ...

Does Affective Polarization Contribute to Democratic Backsliding in America? ; Published date, 01 July 2023 ; DOI, http://doi.org/10.1177/00027162241228952.

How Affective Polarization Undermines Support for Democratic Norms

Based on empirical research, Orhan (2022) found that increasing affective polarization is highly correlated with democratic backsliding, which refers to the ...

Polarization and the Democratic System: Kinds, Reasons, and Sites

In an environment of affective polarization, a governing party will not seek to promote clear ideological choices that citizens can freely ...

The relationship between affective polarization and democratic ...

ABSTRACT Why do voters vote for undemocratic politicians in a democracy? My chief contention is that affective polarization has become a primary factor ...

Full article: Putting the affect into affective polarisation

Affective polarisation, we are frequently told by politicians, pundits, journalists, and many of our colleagues, is a major threat to democratic stability. This ...

Affective polarization and habits of political participation

Affective polarization, or relative dislike of opposing partisans, is associated with several negative outcomes for democracy.

Democracy, Conflict, & Polarization - EGAP

This research area builds on work by many members of the EGAP network who have studied polarization and its consequences for democratic backsliding, mistrust in ...

Crisis of democracy : protest and affective polarization

Accordingly, exposure to protests may activate and reinforces pre-existing partisan identities --including positive and negative-- and ultimately triggers ...