Belief change in times of crisis: Providing facts about COVID-19-induced inequalities closes the partisan divide but fuels intra-partisan polarization about inequality.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102692
Abstract: Population-based survey research demonstrates that growing economic divides in Western countries have not gone together with increased popular concern about inequality. Extant explanations focus on 'misperception': people generally underestimate the extent of inequality and overestimate… read more here.
Keywords: belief change; inequality; partisan polarization;
Partisan Polarization on Black Suffrage, 1785–1868
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592719001087
Abstract: I offer a new perspective on the history of American democratization, tracing the evolution of conflict over black suffrage from the disenfranchisements of the early Republic to efforts to secure equal voting rights in the… read more here.
Keywords: partisan polarization; suffrage; suffrage 1785; 1785 1868 ... See more keywords
The development of partisan polarization over the Green New Deal
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DOI: 10.1038/s41558-019-0621-7
Abstract: In early 2019, a US climate change and economic renewal policy proposal called the Green New Deal (GND)1 rose from obscurity to national prominence in just four months. This situation created a natural field experiment… read more here.
Keywords: green new; new deal; polarization; gnd ... See more keywords
Immigration, presidential politics, and partisan polarization among the American public, 1992–2018
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DOI: 10.1080/02732173.2021.1900760
Abstract: Abstract We extend theories about “immigration backlash” and right-wing populism in three ways by analyzing trend data to examine the interplay between views of immigration, partisan polarization, and voting patterns in presidential elections. First, we… read more here.
Keywords: american public; immigration; partisan polarization; immigration presidential ... See more keywords
Opinion cascades and the unpredictability of partisan polarization
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax0754
Abstract: Partisan polarization appears to reflect real ideological differences but two studies show how easily the sides could be switched. “Culture wars” involve the puzzling alignment of partisan identity with disparate policy positions, lifestyle choices, and… read more here.
Keywords: cascades unpredictability; partisan polarization; unpredictability partisan; opinion cascades ... See more keywords
Partisan Polarization of Childhood Vaccination Policies, 1995‒2020.
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DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306964
Abstract: Objectives. To examine trends in partisan polarization of childhood vaccine bills and the impact of polarization on bill passage in the United States. Methods. We performed content analysis on 1497 US state bills (1995-2020) and… read more here.
Keywords: partisan polarization; polarization childhood; public health; polarization ... See more keywords