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LA POLARIZACIÓN POLÍTICA EN LAS DEMOCRACIAS ACTUALES: EXPRESIONES Y CONSECUENCIAS

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BARREDA, Mikel·2021·Cuadernos Manuel Giménez Abad

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La polarización política se ha convertido en uno de los grandes temas del momento.Políticos, periodistas y analistas acuden con frecuencia a este término para describir, normalmente con preocupación, la situación de muchas sociedades democráticas.Pese a la relevancia de sus implicaciones, es aún una cuestión poco conocida, y acompañada de vaguedad y confusión.Este trabajo pretende aportar algunas claves analíticas que ayuden a comprender mejor el fenómeno de la polarización.En concreto, pretende clarificar qué es la polarización y cuáles son sus principales variantes; qué alcance tiene en España y cómo ha evolucionado; cuáles son sus principales causas; y qué consecuencias genera.

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  • Barreda (2021), usando datos del Congreso, señala que no hay una relación directamente proporcional entre fragmentación y polarización.

    “Barreda (2021: 198), usando datos del Congreso, señala que no hay una relación directamente proporcional entre ambas variables.”

    From Fragmentación y polarización parlamentaria en España: la evolución en el Congreso y autonomías (1979-2022) (2024) · cites this paper as Barreda (2021: 198)

    En «IV. Las causas de la polarización» (sin página disponible), Barreda señala que se ha cuestionado la tesis de que la fragmentación partidista favorezca la polarización; esto es compatible con negar una relación necesariamente proporcional. Sin embargo, el pasaje no establece esa relación mediante datos del Congreso. «III. La polarización ideológica y afectiva en España» relaciona la mayor fragmentación con un aumento de la polarización en España, pero tampoco presenta allí un análisis de datos del Congreso que sustente la afirmación atribuida. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • The weak but significant association between fragmentation and polarization contradicts previous evidence, which showed no relationship between the levels of fragmentation and polarization in the Congress.

    “lo cual contradice la evidencia previa (Barreda 2021)”

    From Fragmentación y polarización parlamentaria en España: la evolución en el Congreso y autonomías (1979-2022) (2024) · cites this paper as Barreda 2021

    Section IV, “Las causas de la polarización” (page unavailable), says the proposed link between party-system fragmentation and ideological polarization has been challenged. It does not report evidence of no relationship between fragmentation and polarization in Congress, so the specific prior finding attributed to Barreda is unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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Authors
BARREDA, M.
Venue
Cuadernos Manuel Giménez Abad
Published
2021-06
Volume
21
ISSN
2254-4445 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3166202728
Cited by
8
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0
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1
FWCI
4.98
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journal article
Language
es
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  • Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Populism, Right-Wing Movements
Keywords
political polarization, democratic society, Spanish politics

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