Party competition and affective polarization

This chapter examines the relationship between affective polarization and party competition, focusing on dynamic and structural elements. Party competition has a dynamic nature, with moments of heightened confrontation during campaigns when affective polarization increases, and moments of power shar...

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Autores: Anduiza, Eva|||0000-0003-0924-8064, Balinhas, Daniel|||0000-0003-1386-8215, Hernández, Enrique|||0000-0002-9219-9293
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Affective Polarization
Coalitions
Dimensionality
Electoral Systems
Ideological Polarization
Party Competition
SDG 13 - Climate Action
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spelling Party competition and affective polarizationAnduiza, Eva|||0000-0003-0924-8064Balinhas, Daniel|||0000-0003-1386-8215Hernández, Enrique|||0000-0002-9219-9293Affective PolarizationCoalitionsDimensionalityElectoral SystemsIdeological PolarizationParty CompetitionSDG 13 - Climate ActionThis chapter examines the relationship between affective polarization and party competition, focusing on dynamic and structural elements. Party competition has a dynamic nature, with moments of heightened confrontation during campaigns when affective polarization increases, and moments of power sharing and inter-party cooperation, when affective polarization decreases. The climate of elite interactions matters for citizens' levels of affective polarization. While it is reasonable to expect that coalition formation goes hand in hand with depolarization between supporters of coalition partners, it is more surprising that the positive effects of the formation of coalitions spill over to other parties and seem to persist over time. Party competition and cooperation are in turn conditioned by institutional arrangements and particularly by the electoral system, which affects party system characteristics and affective polarization. Recent works have suggested that majoritarian systems may be more vulnerable to dynamics that foster extreme and concerning levels of affective polarization. Finally, the dimensions of political competition are a third important element in the picture. Much existing work on affective polarization has focused on the left-right dimension, not only because of its ability to subsume different lines of conflict but also for data availability reasons. However, recent work has introduced a more nuanced picture by jointly considering different dimensions of party competition, particularly relevant in contexts outside WEIRD countries. The chapter concludes with some suggestions for future research, which refer particularly to the conditions and mechanisms behind the effects of these dynamic and structural aspects of party competition on affective polarization.Edward Elgar Publishing 22025-01-0120252025-01-01Capítol de llibrehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/327070https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.4337/9781035310609.00030reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:uabarcelona_::10832df47b04e7fb6c9e38f46a43abcc2026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Party competition and affective polarization
title Party competition and affective polarization
spellingShingle Party competition and affective polarization
Anduiza, Eva|||0000-0003-0924-8064
Affective Polarization
Coalitions
Dimensionality
Electoral Systems
Ideological Polarization
Party Competition
SDG 13 - Climate Action
title_short Party competition and affective polarization
title_full Party competition and affective polarization
title_fullStr Party competition and affective polarization
title_full_unstemmed Party competition and affective polarization
title_sort Party competition and affective polarization
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Anduiza, Eva|||0000-0003-0924-8064
Balinhas, Daniel|||0000-0003-1386-8215
Hernández, Enrique|||0000-0002-9219-9293
author Anduiza, Eva|||0000-0003-0924-8064
author_facet Anduiza, Eva|||0000-0003-0924-8064
Balinhas, Daniel|||0000-0003-1386-8215
Hernández, Enrique|||0000-0002-9219-9293
author_role author
author2 Balinhas, Daniel|||0000-0003-1386-8215
Hernández, Enrique|||0000-0002-9219-9293
author2_role author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Affective Polarization
Coalitions
Dimensionality
Electoral Systems
Ideological Polarization
Party Competition
SDG 13 - Climate Action
topic Affective Polarization
Coalitions
Dimensionality
Electoral Systems
Ideological Polarization
Party Competition
SDG 13 - Climate Action
description This chapter examines the relationship between affective polarization and party competition, focusing on dynamic and structural elements. Party competition has a dynamic nature, with moments of heightened confrontation during campaigns when affective polarization increases, and moments of power sharing and inter-party cooperation, when affective polarization decreases. The climate of elite interactions matters for citizens' levels of affective polarization. While it is reasonable to expect that coalition formation goes hand in hand with depolarization between supporters of coalition partners, it is more surprising that the positive effects of the formation of coalitions spill over to other parties and seem to persist over time. Party competition and cooperation are in turn conditioned by institutional arrangements and particularly by the electoral system, which affects party system characteristics and affective polarization. Recent works have suggested that majoritarian systems may be more vulnerable to dynamics that foster extreme and concerning levels of affective polarization. Finally, the dimensions of political competition are a third important element in the picture. Much existing work on affective polarization has focused on the left-right dimension, not only because of its ability to subsume different lines of conflict but also for data availability reasons. However, recent work has introduced a more nuanced picture by jointly considering different dimensions of party competition, particularly relevant in contexts outside WEIRD countries. The chapter concludes with some suggestions for future research, which refer particularly to the conditions and mechanisms behind the effects of these dynamic and structural aspects of party competition on affective polarization.
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