Hate prompts participation

Examining the dynamic relationship between affective polarization and political participation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6443561
AutoresSangwon Lee (0000-0003-2471-8079, New Mexico State University), Jihyang Choi (0000-0001-9898-3401, Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea, autor de correspondencia), Chloe Ahn (0000-0003-1390-5215, University of Pennsylvania)
Año2023
Volumen27
Número1
Páginas443-461
Fecha de publicación2023-06-05
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaNew Media & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14614448231177301
OpenAlexW4379389225
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas57

Political participation has long been considered a cornerstone of democracy. While most studies on political participation have been grounded on a normative approach, which assumes that political participation is driven by positive civic actions, recent studies suggest that political participation is also driven by negative forces such as overconfidence in knowledge and partisan communication flows. This article builds on the latter line of research by exploring the role of affective polarization on political participation. While this line of research is not new, it suffers from a lack of clear causal order. This study relies on three-wave panel data collected during the 2022 Korean presidential election. To ensure methodological rigor, we utilized both cross-lagged and fixed-effects panel analyses. Our findings show that affective polarization stimulates political participation rather than the reverse path. In addition, we did not observe a reciprocal relationship. Implications for democracy are discussed

Cornerstone · Democracy · Economics · Normative · Panel data · Panel survey · Polarization (electrochemistry · Political communication · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Survey data collection · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology