#Polarization

jonathanstray

jonathanstray

Facebook: "We’ve had emergency measures in place since before the US elections like not recommending civic groups for people to join."Something platforms know that political scientists will need to reckon

emmi

emmibevensee

The "polarization is the problem" narrative to me is bad because it implies the status quo was a stable and acceptable set of trade-offs. It's the equivalent of a pollyanna

Amanda Knox

amandaknox

How have you experienced political polarization most viscerally in your life? Here's what I get:From partisans on BOTH the Left and the Right, I've received versions of: "I used to

Dan Hopkins

dhopkins1776

The AZ GOP's censures raise questions about polarization, nationalization, state political parties. Eric Schickler, David Azizi & I tackle those questions in a new paper analyzing 1,783 state party platforms

Luca Dellanna

DellAnnaLuca

ON POLARIZATIONIf you think that "the other side" has bad intentions, you're polarizing. Your actions will cause the other side to react defensively.If you think that "some people in the

Dalindyebo Shabalala

Dyebo

As a new American citizen (since November 2019, yay!!), I have been thinking a lot about "belonging" and the discourse of, and about, political "polarization". I am about to start

Jesse Holcomb

JesseHolcomb

These days it seems like we are awash in data about media use, journalism, and civics. Which is why I’ve been so pleased to see the release in recent years

Omar Wasow

owasow

In close races, no matter who wins, ~50% of voters will see their votes wasted. ”Our system of single-member plurality-winner congressional districts has accelerated polarization, made most voters irrelevant, and

Trevin Wax

TrevinWax

Kevin den Dulk, writing in Comment, believes it is not ideology or political preferences that cause our biggest divides. Instead, it’s “our deep-seated emotional responses to group identity. Polarization is

Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌

RachelBitecofer

1. So this story drops as I am pushing out my forecast update, the writing part of which is due to an editor at 12pm today. It discusses how an

Awais Aftab

awaisaftab

A bold & timely step by Sir Robin Murray: Psychological Medicine (edited by Kendler & Murray) publishes an article by Bob Whitaker on antipsychotics & mortality, along with a commentary

Seth | Black Lives Matter

sethnunley_

“I’m a lifelong republican, but that attachment holds second place to my responsibility to my country.” -Former Ohio Governor @JohnKasich. There’s been several things that I have been wanting to

Mia Costa

mia_i_costa

Excited to share: In a new article now online @AJPS_Editor, I show that concerns about affective polarization, in terms of what it means for perceptions of elite behavior, may be

David Broockman

dbroockman

New draft paper: "Does Affective Polarization Undermine Democratic Norms or Accountability? Maybe Not" (w/ @j_kalla & @seanjwestwood)Would love comments! Draft is here: https://osf.io/9btsq/ .For those who want a quick su

Ezra Klein

ezraklein

This is a point I've been making forever but people refuse to believe it. The filibuster *diminishes* the incentive to compromise because it lets the minority kill bills and nominations

Julian Gewirtz

JulianGewirtz

The invaluable Reading the China Dream (David Ownby) has just translated two fascinating items from CICIR head Yuan Peng—his much-discussed essay on post-COVID changes in the global order & a

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