How (Many) Descriptive Claims About Political Polarization Exacerbate Polarization

Recently, researchers and reporters have made a wide range of claims about the distribution, nature, and societal impact of political polarization. Here I offer reasons to believe that even when they are correct and prima facie merely descriptive, many of these claims have the highly negative side e...

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Main Author: Uwe Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Social and Political Psychology
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Online Access:https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/5543