American Affective Polarization in Comparative Perspective

American Affective Polarization in Comparative Perspective
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 131
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Book Synopsis American Affective Polarization in Comparative Perspective by : Noam Gidron

Download or read book American Affective Polarization in Comparative Perspective written by Noam Gidron and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American political observers express increasing concern about affective polarization, i.e., partisans' resentment toward political opponents. We advance debates about America's partisan divisions by comparing affective polarization in the US over the past 25 years with affective polarization in 19 other western publics. We conclude that American affective polarization is not extreme in comparative perspective, although Americans' dislike of partisan opponents has increased more rapidly since the mid-1990s than in most other Western publics. We then show that affective polarization is more intense when unemployment and inequality are high; when political elites clash over cultural issues such as immigration and national identity; and in countries with majoritarian electoral institutions. Our findings situate American partisan resentment and hostility in comparative perspective, and illuminate correlates of affective polarization that are difficult to detect when examining the American case in isolation.


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