Perceptions of polarization among political representatives

Skoog, Louise; Karlsson, David

doi:10.1080/2474736x.2022.2124923

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“…Additionally, we explored relevant psychological characteristics-generalized trust 71 and universalism-benevolence values 72 . Previous research found a mutually reinforcing negative relationship between generalized trust and polarization [73][74][75] . Given its documented role in polarization, we included generalized trust as a person-oriented parallel to institutional trust 76 .…”

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Exploring Motivated Reasoning in Polarization over the Unfolding 2023 Judicial Reform in Israel

Simunovic,

Katzir,

Dorfman

2023

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This work explored a rapidly unfolding polarizing issue – Israel’s Judicial Reform, introduced in January 2023. We documented mass polarization over whether the judicial reform presents a threat to democracy and examined its predictors. We found evidence that different types of polarization are related, but distinct constructs. Specifically, issue-based, affective, and perceived societal polarization are differentially predicted by trust in democratic institutions (i.e., government, judiciary, and media), constructive patriotism, and social identity. Constructive patriotism and trust in institutions predicted issue-based and affective polarization, whereas social identity predicted only issue-based polarization. These effects vary across pro- and anti-reform individuals. Perceived societal polarization was predicted by generalized trust and universalism/benevolence values across the polarized camps. These types of polarization differentially predicted downstream consequences of polarization–conflict management attitudes, acts of, and responses to, civil protests, and outgroup attitudes. We discuss the results in the context of growing anti-liberal-democratic movements and the importance of democratic education.

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Exploring Motivated Reasoning in Polarization over the Unfolding 2023 Judicial Reform in Israel

Simunovic,

Katzir,

Dorfman

2023

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“…Teoretiska perspektiv på roller för politiska företrädare och styrelseledamöter Konflikter mellan politiska aktörer kan variera i såväl form som omfattning (Skoog, 2019;Skoog & Karlsson, 2022), men dessa anses inte alltid vara positiva. Tidigare forskare funnit att när partipolitik konfronteras med marknadiseringsreformer, och idéer om hur privata företag fungerar tränger in i politiken, betraktas ofta politiska åsiktsskillnader som hinder för lyckad styrning.…”

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Företagspolitiker – en systematisk granskning av forskning om styrelsearbete

Skoog

Svärd

2023

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Trenden att använda styrelser som styrform inom och mellan offentliga organisationer utgör nya utmaningar för de folkvalda politiker som ofta innehar uppdragen som styrelseledamöter. De träder nu in i styrelserum och leder offentligt ägda bolag som verkar enligt en marknadsbaserad logik. I den här litteraturstudien granskar vi forskning om bolagsstyrning för att utröna vilka nya roller detta kan medföra. Tre styrelseroller diskuteras: övervakare, mentorer och länkare till externa resurser. Vi granskar även vilka metoder forskare använt för att studera bolagsstyrning och finner en påtaglig dominans av kvantitativa metoder. Vilket dels kan ha påverkat vilka teoretiska modeller som har skapats, dels pekar det på möjliga luckor som forskningen framåt kan fylla. Analysen visar även att roller som härrör från bolagsstyrning inte behöver stå i strid med klassiska politikerroller – de skulle kunna komplettera dem. Studien bygger på 129 artiklar publicerade i 4 topptidskrifter under 2010–2019.

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“…Additionally, we explored relevant psychological characteristics-generalized trust 71 and universalismbenevolence values 72 . Previous research found a mutually reinforcing negative relationship between generalized trust and polarization [73][74][75] . Given its documented role in polarization, we included generalized trust as a person-oriented parallel to institutional trust 76 .…”

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Exploring motivated reasoning in polarization over the unfolding 2023 judicial reform in Israel

Simunovic,

Dorfman,

Katzir

2024

Commun Psychol

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This work explored polarization over Israel’s Judicial Reform, introduced in January 2023. We find that the reform divided people into pro- and anti-reform camps, which differed in characteristics such as institutional trust, patriotism, and national identity. For example, the camps disagreed about trust in the government versus the judiciary. In line with motivated reasoning—biased reasoning processes used to reach desired conclusions—people’s pre-existing characteristics motivated polarized views of the reform as a threat to democracy (issue-based polarization) and negative emotions towards opponents (affective polarization). Further demonstrating a motivated process, pro-reform participants (the electorate majority), prioritized majority rule over other democratic features (e.g., minority rights) compared to anti-reform participants. Polarization differentially predicted downstream consequences (e.g., protest methods), indicating that the camps’ reactions were motivated by the extremity of their views and negative emotions. This work extends the understanding of potentially motivated polarization processes and their immediate downstream consequences.

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Perceptions of polarization among political representatives

Cited by 8 publications

References 45 publications

Exploring Motivated Reasoning in Polarization over the Unfolding 2023 Judicial Reform in Israel

Exploring Motivated Reasoning in Polarization over the Unfolding 2023 Judicial Reform in Israel

Företagspolitiker – en systematisk granskning av forskning om styrelsearbete

Exploring motivated reasoning in polarization over the unfolding 2023 judicial reform in Israel

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