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American Affective Polarization in Comparative Perspective

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title American Affective Polarization in Comparative Perspective
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Noam Gidron
By (author) James Adams
By (author) Will Horne
SeriesElements in American Politics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 151
ISBN/Barcode 9781108823449
ClassificationsDewey:306.0973
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 3 December 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.