Ideological identity, issue-based ideology and bipolar affective polarization in multiparty systems: the cases of Argentina, Chile, Italy, Portugal and Spain

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  • dc.contributor.author Comellas Bonsfills, Josep Maria
  • dc.contributor.author Torcal, Mariano
  • dc.date.accessioned 2023-06-29T07:11:10Z
  • dc.date.available 2023-06-29T07:11:10Z
  • dc.date.issued 2023
  • dc.description.abstract In multiparty contexts, we know that affective polarization tends to cluster in ideological blocs, although the factors driving this process are still quite unexplored. In this paper, we contribute to filling this gap in the literature by exploring the capacity of ideological identity vis-à-vis issue-based ideology to polarize sentiments towards party voters into two opposing left-right blocs. Specifically, we provide empirical evidence that affective attachments to ideological labels increase the affective distance between ideological blocs to a greater extent than issue extremity and issue consistency. These bipolarizing effects of ideological identity persist even when the identity is inconsistent with issue-based ideology. Additionally, we show that bipolar affective polarization exerts little reverse influence on ideological identity. We support these arguments using an original survey from the TRI-POL project carried out in five multiparty systems: Argentina, Chile, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
  • dc.description.sponsorship The research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (project reference: PID2019-106867RB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033), the BBVA Foundation (Grants for Scientific Research Teams in Economy and Digital Society 2019) and the European Union-NextGenerationEU / Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan / UPF complementary call for requalification - Margarita Salas Grants. Mariano Torcal wants to thank the ICREA-ACADEMIA Intense Research Award for the additional funding.
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  • dc.identifier.citation Comellas JM, Torcal M. Ideological identity, issue-based ideology and bipolar affective polarization in multiparty systems: the cases of Argentina, Chile, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Elect Stud. 2023;83:102615. DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102615
  • dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102615
  • dc.identifier.issn 0261-3794
  • dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/57412
  • dc.language.iso eng
  • dc.publisher Elsevier
  • dc.relation.ispartof Electoral Studies. 2023;83:102615.
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  • dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/PID2019-106867RB-I00
  • dc.rights © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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  • dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  • dc.subject.keyword Affective polarization
  • dc.subject.keyword Ideological identity
  • dc.subject.keyword Issue-based ideology
  • dc.subject.keyword Southern Europe
  • dc.subject.keyword Latin America
  • dc.title Ideological identity, issue-based ideology and bipolar affective polarization in multiparty systems: the cases of Argentina, Chile, Italy, Portugal and Spain
  • dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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