Torcal, MarianoReiljan, AndresZanotti, Lisa2023-05-092023-05-092023Torcal M, Reiljan A, Zanotti L. Editorial: affective polarization in comparative perspective. Front Polit Sci. 2023;5:1112238. DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2023.11122382673-3145http://hdl.handle.net/10230/56729application/pdfeng© 2023 Torcal, Reiljan and Zanotti. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.Editorial: affective polarization in comparative perspectiveinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2023.1112238affective polarizationmultiparty systemsmeasurementethnic identitypopulismonline communicationgovernment evaluationsCOVID-19 crisisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess