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Looking for Affective Polarisation in Spain: PSOE and Podemos from Conflict to Coalition

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  • Lluís Orriols
  • Sandra León

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Voters in many advanced democracies increasingly dislike their political opponents, a phenomenon that is known as affective polarisation. The growing animosity between electorates is particularly challenging in multiparty systems, where ruling is more dependent on cross-party alliances. In this work, we examine the case of Spain, a multiparty democracy that exhibits one of the highest levels of affective polarisation among advanced democracies. Using public opinion databases as well as extensive qualitative evidence, we operationalise and explore the evolution of affective polarisation in the Spanish electorate and its main drivers, with a particular focus on the competition for the left–wing electorate between the PSOE and Podemos during the 2015–2020 period.

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  • Lluís Orriols & Sandra León, 2020. "Looking for Affective Polarisation in Spain: PSOE and Podemos from Conflict to Coalition," South European Society and Politics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(3-4), pages 351-379, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fsesxx:v:25:y:2020:i:3-4:p:351-379
    DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2021.1911440
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    1. Roula Nezi & Georgios Karyotis & Iakovos Makropoulos, 2023. "Culture wars? Assessing the impact of affective polarisation on cultural battles," GreeSE – Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe 190, Hellenic Observatory, LSE.
    2. Nezi, Roula & Karyotis, Georgios & Makropoulos, Iakovos, 2023. "Culture wars? Assessing the impact of affective polarisation on cultural battles," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 120702, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.

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