Revista de comunicación política e institucional

No. 45 (2021): The political gap and causes of its growth: the case of Spain
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Affective polarization in Spain

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Antonio Garrido
University of Murcia
M. Antonia Martínez Rodríguez
University of Murcia
Alberto Mora Rodríguez
University of Murcia

Keywords

  • Polarización afectiva,
  • España,
  • ideología,
  • líderes
  • Affective polarization,
  • Spain,
  • ideology,
  • leaders

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Garrido, A., Martínez Rodríguez, M. A., & Mora Rodríguez, A. . (2023). Affective polarization in Spain. Más Poder Local, (45), 21-40. Retrieved from https://www.maspoderlocal.com/index.php/mpl/article/view/polarizacion-afectiva-en-espana-mpl45 (Original work published July 6, 2021)

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Abstract

What is affective polarization? What is affective polarization like in Spain? This article advances in the operational definition of affective polarization and places Spain within a comparative framework. According to the conducted analysis, affective polarization in Spain is relatively moderate, comparable to the typical values for countries in our environment such as Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland, or Switzerland. The analysis suggests that Spain is currently in the group of countries with low affective polarization and high ideological polarization. The analysis also extended to different sociodemographic variables: gender, age, education, religion, or the perception of the political situation. A recurring pattern has been higher polarization indices among women than among men and increased polarization with age.

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