Civility through the comparative lens
Challenges and achievements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23201378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Madison Flores, Megan Nair, Meredith Rasmussen, Emily Sydnor (0000-0002-0601-5153) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 19-34 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Political Incivility in the Parliamentary, Electoral and Media Arena (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003029205-1 |
| OpenAlex | W3120572899 |
| ISBN | 9781003029205 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
One of the biggest hurdles for scholars studying incivility in any country is agreement on a definition. Is incivility a set of social norms or a strategic tool of politicians (Herbst, 2010)? Is it a dimension of negativity or can you have positive incivility (Kahn and Kenney, 1999; Brooks and Geer, 2007)? If our awareness of incivility is dependent on a variety of individual-level characteristics and social norms, this presents an array of challenges for scholars trying to study incivility and its effects in comparative perspective. This chapter systematically reviews literature on political incivility to offer an overview of how scholars from different countries define and discuss the concept. In synthesizing a diverse array of literature, it offers important insights into how we define and operationalize the concept of incivility in comparative context and highlights the challenge inherent in measuring a contested concept, particularly when understandings of that concept vary across countries and cultures. However, in acknowledging this challenge, it also offers recommendations to academics interested in pursuing comparative research on political incivility and points to several potentially fruitful avenues for future research.
Civility · Lens (geology) · Optics · Physics · Political science · Sociology · Through-the-lens metering · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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Searching for the Dimensions of Today's Political Incivility
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |