Regional inequalities as drivers of affective polarization
This paper investigates divergences in levels of affective polarization across Belgian regions around the 2019 elections. Elaborating on the relative deprivation theory, we analyse the role of current and long- term socio-economic regional inequalities and of geographical distance separating regions. Empirically, we aggregate individual-level measures of affective polarization at the Belgian NUTS-3 level and use a gravity approach to explore the determinants of regional divergences. Our results show that regional variations in affective polarization are best explained by a current rural–urban... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Schlagwörter: | Science politique générale / Partis politiques groupes de pression / Opinion publique partis groupes de pression / Institutions politiques comparées / Systèmes électoraux et consultatifs / Systèmes fédéraux / affective polarization / political geography / Belgium |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28538877 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/350131 |