The Nature of Affective Polarization: Disentangling Policy Disagreement from Partisan Identity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Dias ◽  
Yphtach Lelkes
Keyword(s):  
Partisan Identity

Partisanship and Autocratization: Polarization, Power Asymmetry, and Partisan Social Identities in Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melis G. Laebens ◽  
Aykut Öztürk
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
The Political ◽  
Power Asymmetry ◽  
Partisan Identity ◽  
Political Divide ◽  
Ruling Party

Although theories of partisanship were developed for the democratic context, partisanship can be important in electoral autocracies as well. We use survey data to analyze partisanship in an electoral autocracy, Turkey, and find that partisanship is pervasive, strong, and consequential. Using the Partisan Identity Scale to measure partisanship, we show that, like in democracies, partisanship strength is associated with political attitudes and action. Unlike in democracies, however, the ruling party’s superior ability to mobilize supporters through clientelistic linkages makes the association between partisanship and political action weaker for ruling party partisans. We find that partisan identities are tightly connected to the perception that other parties may threaten one’s well-being, and that such fears are widespread on both sides of the political divide. We interpret our findings in light of the autocratization process Turkey went through. Our contribution highlights the potential of integrating regime dynamics in studies of partisanship.

scholarly journals Understanding the effects of partisan identity on climate change

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
Kimberly C Doell ◽  
Philip Pärnamets ◽  
Elizabeth A Harris ◽  
Leor M Hackel ◽  
Jay J Van Bavel
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Partisan Identity

Measuring the direction and strength of partisan identity

2020 ◽  
pp. 103-122
Author(s):  
Leonie Huddy ◽  
Caitlin Davies ◽  
Joseph Sandor
Keyword(s):  
Partisan Identity

Does Perceiving Discrimination Influence Partisanship among U.S. Immigrant Minorities? Evidence from Five Experiments

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Hopkins ◽  
Cheryl R. Kaiser ◽  
Efrén O. Pérez ◽  
Sara Hagá ◽  
Corin Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Presidential Campaign ◽  
Political Incorporation ◽  
The Political ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Causal Influence ◽  
Partisan Identity

AbstractPerceived discrimination (PD) is reliably and strongly associated with partisan identity (PID) among US immigrant minorities such as Latinos and Asian Americans. Yet whether PD causes PID remains unclear, since it is possible that partisanship influences perceptions of discrimination or that other factors drive the observed association. Here, we assess the causal influence of group-level PD on PID using five experiments with Latino and Asian American adults. These experiments varied in important ways: they took place inside and outside the lab, occurred prior to and during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, and tested different manifestations of PD and partisan attitudes (total n = 2,528). These efforts point to a simple but unexpected conclusion: our experiments and operationalizations do not support the claim that group-targeted PD directly causes PID. These results have important implications for understanding partisanship among immigrants and their co-ethnics and the political incorporation of Latinos and Asian Americans.

Is the Bridge Broken? Increasing Ethnic Attachments and Declining Party Influence among Latino Voters

2020 ◽  
pp. 106591291988857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason L. Morín ◽  
Yoshira Macías Mejía ◽  
Gabriel R. Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Presidential Elections ◽  
Party Identification ◽  
Linked Fate ◽  
Latino Community ◽  
The Future ◽  
Partisan Identity ◽  
Partisan Identification

In this article, we test whether perceptions of Latino linked fate influence partisan identification and voting behavior among the Latino electorate across time. Specifically, we contend that attachments to the Latino community have become more widely used heuristics for Latino voters due to an increase in anti-immigrant (Latino) sentiment. Moreover, growing attachments to the Latino community have the potential to influence partisanship and even compete with traditional partisan loyalties (i.e., partisan heuristics) at the polls. To test our argument, we rely on multiple surveys of Latino likely voters with similar measures that span over a decade and a half. Our results indicate that perceptions of linked fate, to varying degrees, are associated with Latino’s decisions to identify with the Democratic Party. At least in more recent presidential elections, they also indicate that Latinos are becoming increasingly reliant on ethnic heuristics while becoming less reliant on their own partisan identity to make decisions at the polls. The findings have important implications for the future of the Democratic and Republican Parties’ ability to court Latino voters and our understanding of how party identification operates among the Latino electorate.

scholarly journals Losing Hurts: The Happiness Impact of Partisan Electoral Loss

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lamar Pierce ◽  
Todd Rogers ◽  
Jason A. Snyder
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Election ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
The Self ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Partisan Identity ◽  
Boston Marathon

AbstractPartisan identity shapes social, mental, economic, and physical life. Using a novel dataset, we study the consequences of partisan identity by examining the immediate impact of electoral loss and victory on happiness and sadness. Employing a quasi-experimental regression discontinuity model we present two primary findings. First, elections strongly affect the immediate happiness/sadness of partisan losers, but minimally impact partisan winners. This effect is consistent with psychological research on the good-bad hedonic asymmetry, but appears to dissipate within a week after the election. Second, the immediate happiness consequences to partisan losers are relatively strong. To illustrate, we show that partisans are affected two times more by their party losing the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election than both respondents with children were to the Newtown shootings and respondents living in Boston were to the Boston Marathon bombings. We discuss implications regarding the centrality of partisan identity to the self and its well-being.

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