/library/Library of Partisan AnimosityA collection of summarized articles on political animosity. 2024-01-31T08:58:21-05:00 Polarization Research Lab /library/ Jekyll © 2024 Polarization Research Lab /library/assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /library/assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png Does Affective Polarization Undermine Democratic Norms or Accountability? Maybe Not2023-06-30T20:00:00-04:00 2023-06-30T20:00:00-04:00 /library/posts/43/ David E. Broockman, Joshua L. Kalla, Sean J. Westwood Article Summary Introduction Much of the literature on affective polarization is motivated by the idea that partisan hostility leads to undesirable political outcomes: those who are more affectively polarized are less likely to uphold important norms of democratic systems, hold their representatives less accountable, undermine bipartisanship, and so on. These ideas are almost entirely speculat... The Effect of Polarized Evaluations on Political Participation: Does Hating the Other Side Motivate Voters?2023-05-11T20:00:00-04:00 2023-10-26T17:34:16-04:00 /library/posts/22/ Chloe Ahn, Diana C. Mutz Article Summary Introduction A significant body of research documents the negative consequences of affective polarization in American politics, including increases in social distance, professional discrimination, stereotyping, and intolerance. However, other research suggests a positive externality: an increase in political participation. Theoretically, this seems plausible. Affective polariza... Can’t We All Just Get Along? How Women MPs Can Ameliorate Affective Polarization in Western Publics2023-02-05T19:00:00-05:00 2023-10-26T17:34:16-04:00 /library/posts/15/ James Adams, David Bracken, Noam Gidron, Will Horne, Diana Z. O’Brien, Kaitlin Senk Article Summary Introduction Concerns about increasing partisan animosity aren’t limited to just the U.S. Across several Western democracies, hostilities between members of opposing parties have risen. Several scholars have investigated features of these democracies that may lend themselves to more or less affective polarization, but one understudied component is the politicians themselves. Th... Who Dislikes Whom? Affective Polarization between Pairs of Parties in Western Democracies2022-11-08T19:00:00-05:00 2023-10-26T17:34:16-04:00 /library/posts/32/ Noam Gidron, James Adams, Will Horne Article Summary Introduction This article studies the origins of affective polarization between pairs of parties from a comparative perspective. The authors pose two related questions: Which partisans dislike which opposing parties, and what explains variations in affective evaluations between pairs of parties? These questions are particularly relevant for multi-party systems that, unlike the ... Interventions reducing affective polarization do not necessarily improve anti-democratic attitudes2022-10-30T20:00:00-04:00 2023-10-26T17:34:16-04:00 /library/posts/16/ Jan G. Voelkel, James Chu, Michael N. Stagnaro, Joseph S. Mernyk, Chrystal Redekopp, Sophia L. Pink, James N. Druckman, David G. Rand, Robb Willer Article Summary Introduction As concern grows among social scientists that increasing disdain for opposing partisans may drive support for anti-democratic politics and political violence, interest in depolarization interventions has increased dramatically. Many of these interventions have proven quite effective in reducing affective polarization among respondents through moderating negative s...