People who rely on social media as the main source of news score lower on a measure of civic values than people who rely on ...

There is a growing divide in opinions between men and women. However, emotional connection can be an antidote to polarization ...

Moreover, there has been little exploration into how affective polarization—hatred toward political opponents—shapes migration intentions. Using dyadic data from 1,003 heterosexual married ...

PART ONE Merriam-Webster named "polarization" the word of the year in 2024. Hopefully, by identifying a problem, the country ...

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Patricia Pelayo Romero, Senior Economist at Allianz, delves into the complex dynamics of global polarization, emphasizing the ...

Iyengar et al. show that much of political polarization today is driven by “affective polarization”: emotional reactions to opposing political groups, more than differences in policy positions.

Orhan (2021), in a large study of 50 countries, shows a significant correlation between affective polarization and democratic backsliding. Additionally, studies have shown that more polarized ...

The surveys measured various notions of ideological polarization (essentially measures of individual positions on specific issues) and affective polarization (measures of negative sentiment toward the ...

He believes that the biggest threat to American democracy is affective polarization. As CEO of BridgeUSA, Manu is currently building the largest and fastest growing student movement to bridge our ...