Political scientist | Professor of Transdisciplinary Social Science | University of Amsterdam | Hot Politics Lab | The PopuList | Stuk Rood Vlees | Parties, voters, populism, far right, and liberal democracy
Reposted by Matthijs Rooduijn
-larger out-group animosity compared to in-group favoritism (more hate than love) is sufficient for affective polarization.
-larger in-group favoritism compared to out-group animosity (more love than hate) is necessary for consensus.
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Reposted by Matthijs Rooduijn, Esther Peeren
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Reposted by Matthijs Rooduijn
First, we identified all articles (2000–2020, JSTOR, 4M articles) that mention “political communication” in title, abstract, or text and plotted their evolution per sub-discipline
Huge jump for pol psych in recent years
A short thread on how things stand as of 2024, with @chesdata.bsky.social, looking at salience, clarity, and unity of party positions towards the EU 🧵: