Affective polarisation as a social and democratic challenge: an introduction

This article introduces the special issue ‘Affective polarisation as a social and democratic challenge’. Initially, it presents a brief state of the art on affective polarisation studies and the main explanatory theories deployed so far. Then, two main avenues of research to be explored in the futur...

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Autores: Crespo Martínez, Ismael, Lagares Díez, Nieves
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/43055
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43055
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Affective Polarisation
Misperceptions
Extreme Right
Cultural Backlash
Media Diet
Polarización Afectiva
Percepciones Erróneas
Extrema Derecha
Reacción Cultural
Dieta Mediática
59 Ciencia política
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Sumario:This article introduces the special issue ‘Affective polarisation as a social and democratic challenge’. Initially, it presents a brief state of the art on affective polarisation studies and the main explanatory theories deployed so far. Then, two main avenues of research to be explored in the future are identified: depolarisation interventions and the understanding of the communicative-strategic dynamics of the phenomenon. Finally, the different articles that contribute to this volume are presented, addressing diverse topics such as misperceptions, the emotions triggered by the extreme right, the connection between affective polarisation, cultural backlash and populist attitudes, the impact of the media diet or the implementation of online corrections oriented towards fact-checking.