= Affective Polarization = '''Affective polarization''' is a field of research that analyzes polarization through a behavioral lens. <> ---- == Description == Affective polarization is a recontextualization of [[PoliticalScience/PartyPolarization|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 == * [[DemographicChangeAndPoliticalPolarizationInTheUnitedStates|Demographic Change and Political Polarization in the United States]], Levi Boxell, 2018 * [[IsItTheMessageOrTheMessenger|Is It the Message or the Messenger? Examining Movement in Immigration Beliefs]], Hassan Afrouzi, Carolina Arteaga, and Emily Weisburst, 2024 * [[DiscountingExtremePositions|Discounting extreme positions: party normalization and support for the far right]]; Laia Balcells, Sergi Martínez, and Ethan vanderWilden; 2024 * [[TheFreeMovementOfPeopleAndTheSuccessOfFarRightParties|The Free Movement of People and the Success of Far-Right Parties: Evidence from Switzerland’s Border Liberalization]]; Ala Alrababah, Andreas Beerli, Dominik Hangartner, and Dalston Ward; 2024 * [[WhoLooksUpToTheLeviathan|Who looks up to the Leviathan? Ideology, political trust, and support for restrictive state interventions in times of crisis]]; Matteo C. M. Casiraghi, Luigi Curini, Nicola Maggini, and Alessandro Nai; 2024 * [[DoesPolarizationIncreaseParticipation|Does polarization increase participation? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis]], Marta Kołczyńska, 2025 * [[DefendingTheStatusQuoOrSeekingChange|Defending the Status Quo or Seeking Change? Electoral Outcomes, Affective Polarization, and Support for Referendums]], Bjarn Eck and Emilien Paulis, 2025 * [[BeyondObservationalRelationships|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 * [[AffectivePolarizationAndDemocraticErosion|Affective polarization and democratic erosion: evidence from a context of weak partisanship]]; Loreto Cox, Pedro Cubillos, and Carmen Le Foulon; 2025 * [[DoImmigrantsPartisanPreferencesInfluenceAmericansSupportForImmigration|Do Immigrants’ Partisan Preferences Influence Americans’ Support for Immigration?]], Daniel Mc``Dowell and David A. Steinberg, 2025 ---- CategoryRicottone