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- Title
Eksisterer der et partipolitisk "os og dem"? Et surveyeksperimentelt studie af affektiv polarisering i Danmark.
- Authors
FLACH HANSEN, TANJA; KUDSK BRINK, LAURA
- Abstract
Studies show that partisan affective polarization, i.e. the difference in affect towards co-partisans and opposing partisans, is pervasive among American voters, while there is almost no knowledge on affective polarization among Danish voters. We conduct a survey experiment to study affective polarization and its behavioral consequences in terms of differential treatment of co-partisans and opposing partisans in a Danish context. In the experiment, respondents were asked to choose one of two candidates for a scholarship, where one of the candidates had a partisan affiliation. The results show that respondents have less sympathy for and less often award the partisan candidate the scholarship. However, the discriminatory preference is amplified, when the partisan candidate is from an opposing party. The findings indicate that partisanship also is a relevant group identity in Denmark, affecting the relationship between voters - even in nonpolitical contexts.
- Subjects
DENMARK; GROUP identity; PARTISANSHIP; SYMPATHY; SCHOLARSHIPS; VOTERS
- Publication
Økonomi & Politik, 2019, Vol 92, Issue 3, p10
- ISSN
0030-1906
- Publication type
Article