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Polarization in the contemporary political and media landscape
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“Scholars have made the conceptual distinction between issue polarization—an ideological, policy-based political divide, and affective polarization, i.e. dislike, distrust, and general animosity of political partisans toward the other political side (5, 61, 62).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wilson, A. E., Parker, V. A., & Feinberg, M.
- Affiliations
- Wilfrid Laurier University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Wilson, Anne E
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-08
- Volume
- 34
- Pages
- 223-228
- ISSN
- 2352-1546 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3058235320
- Cited by
- 220
- References
- 64
- Citations by year
- 2026: 32 · 2025: 49 · 2024: 56 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 21.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Media Influence and Politics
- Social Sciences › Communication › Social Media and Politics
- Keywords
- political polarization, affective polarization, ideological polarization, political elites, partisan media, social media dynamics
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