Polarization
Developments across multiple countries and regions in the past decades have underlined the extraordinary significance of the phenomenon of polarization, also with regard to a diminished social coherence and trust, democratic quality, and governability. This entry provides an overview of the differen...
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| author | Simon, Julia Wiedekind, Jakob |
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| description | Developments across multiple countries and regions in the past decades have underlined the extraordinary significance of the phenomenon of polarization, also with regard to a diminished social coherence and trust, democratic quality, and governability. This entry provides an overview of the different types, drivers, and locales of polarization, and it highlights major findings and debates in the literature. It focuses in particular on affective polarization that is understood to be the main force behind the current serious challenges to the workings and legitimacy of liberal democracies. Both when reviewing the thriving conceptual and empirical scholarship on (affective) polarization as well as when subsequently presenting major strands of research into its sources and conducive conditions, a specific focus will be on the media environment and on forms and effects of political communication. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1720452026-02-13T15:02:41Z Polarization Simon, Julia Wiedekind, Jakob Ideological and affective polarization; Elite rhetoric; Incivility and outrage; Fragmented media environment; Identity; democratic norms GTC JPH JBCT GBC Developments across multiple countries and regions in the past decades have underlined the extraordinary significance of the phenomenon of polarization, also with regard to a diminished social coherence and trust, democratic quality, and governability. This entry provides an overview of the different types, drivers, and locales of polarization, and it highlights major findings and debates in the literature. It focuses in particular on affective polarization that is understood to be the main force behind the current serious challenges to the workings and legitimacy of liberal democracies. Both when reviewing the thriving conceptual and empirical scholarship on (affective) polarization as well as when subsequently presenting major strands of research into its sources and conducive conditions, a specific focus will be on the media environment and on forms and effects of political communication. Published 2026-02-13T15:02:34Z 2026-02-13T15:02:34Z 2025-12-28 chapter 9781035301447 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/172045 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/elgar-encyclopedia-of-political-communication-9781035301430.html https://www.elgaronline.com/display/book/9781035301447/vol3.chapter48.xml Edward Elgar Publishing Edward Elgar Publishing 10.4337/9781035301447.vol3.00052 10.4337/9781035301447.vol3.00052 01ceac28-75b4-492a-8eec-f9b98bc6b28c https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ 9781035301447 Edward Elgar Publishing Cheltenham, UK open access |
| spellingShingle | Ideological and affective polarization; Elite rhetoric; Incivility and outrage; Fragmented media environment; Identity; democratic norms GTC JPH JBCT GBC Simon, Julia Wiedekind, Jakob Polarization |
| title | Polarization |
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| topic | Ideological and affective polarization; Elite rhetoric; Incivility and outrage; Fragmented media environment; Identity; democratic norms GTC JPH JBCT GBC |
| topic_facet | Ideological and affective polarization; Elite rhetoric; Incivility and outrage; Fragmented media environment; Identity; democratic norms GTC JPH JBCT GBC |
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