Affective Polarization
Affective polarization is a field of research that analyzes polarization through a behavioral lens.
Description
Affective polarization is a recontextualization of polarization. It focuses on the difference between in-group attitudes and out-group attitudes. For now, I am taking a broad view towards this field and listing below any works which analyze polarization behaviorally.
Reading Notes
Is It the Message or the Messenger? Examining Movement in Immigration Beliefs, Hassan Afrouzi, Carolina Arteaga, and Emily Weisburst, 2024
Discounting extreme positions: party normalization and support for the far right; Laia Balcells, Sergi Martínez, and Ethan vanderWilden; 2024
Does polarization increase participation? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis, Marta Kołczyńska, 2025
Defending the Status Quo or Seeking Change? Electoral Outcomes, Affective Polarization, and Support for Referendums, Bjarn Eck and Emilien Paulis, 2025
Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization; Noam Gidron, James Adams, Will Horne and Thomas Tichelbaecker; 2025
Affective polarization and democratic erosion: evidence from a context of weak partisanship; Loreto Cox, Pedro Cubillos, and Carmen Le Foulon; 2025
Do Immigrants’ Partisan Preferences Influence Americans’ Support for Immigration?, Daniel McDowell and David A. Steinberg, 2025