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Ticking all the boxes? A comparative study of social sorting and affective polarization
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Abstract This study explores whether, in societies around the world, affective polarization - or animosity between citizens based on their political allegiance - is stronger if political divisions align with non-political ones. Such 'social sorting' has earlier been established to foster affective polarizati... mehr
This study explores whether, in societies around the world, affective polarization - or animosity between citizens based on their political allegiance - is stronger if political divisions align with non-political ones. Such 'social sorting' has earlier been established to foster affective polarization in the United States. In this study, I argue that the underlying mechanism travels across the globe. I then present two complementary studies which confirm this hypothesis. First, I employ CSES data to predict the level of affective polarization by social sorting at 119 elections in 40 countries, showing that greater alignment of partisan divisions with non-political divisions in a society (along the lines of income, education, religion and region) is associated with stronger dislike towards political outgroups. Second, using Dutch panel data, I show that individuals who fit the socio-demographic 'profile' of their party better tend to be more affectively polarized. This has important implications for our understanding of affective polarization.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
politisches Verhalten; politische Identität; Polarisierung; internationaler Vergleich
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
affective polarization; social sorting; CSES - Comparative Study of Electoral Systems
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 1-11
Zeitschriftentitel
Electoral Studies, 72 (2021)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102337
ISSN
0261-3794
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)