The Israel Polarization Panel Dataset, 2019–2021

Gidron, Noam; Sheffer, Lior; Mor-Lan, Guy

doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2022.102512

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“…This distortion is relatively stable between the first two waves of the RBP. However, the distortion increases in the last two waves, since underrepresented individuals at the beginning of the survey are also more likely to drop out of panel surveys (see Gidron et al 2022 , for a similar dynamic regarding younger respondents). Given these differences, the RPB data includes weightings based on the distribution of the population (post-stratification).…”

Section: Study Design and Technical Validationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Studying dimensions of representation: introducing the Belgian RepResent panel (2019–2021)

et al. 2023

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This research note presents the RepResent Belgian Panel (RBP). The RBP is a voter panel survey consisting of four waves fielded to a sample of voters in Belgium around the May 2019 federal, regional, and European elections in Belgium. It provides unique data on about 250 variables for a quota sample of the same respondents, pre-2019 elections (N = 7351), post-2019 elections (N = 3909), one year after the elections (N = 1996), and 2 years after the elections (N = 1119). The RBP panel dataset was designed to analyse voters’ political attitudes and behaviours, notably on different dimensions of democratic representation, and with a specific focus on democratic resentment (e.g. citizens’ attitudes towards democracy such as distrust and alienation, but also behaviours such as abstention, protest, or voting for anti-establishment parties). Its longitudinal structure allows to explore the political dynamics at play in Belgium throughout the lengthy government formation process. Finally, the last two waves of the RBP were fielded during the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing to explore public opinion before and during this global crisis. The RBP should be of interest to scholars of public opinion and electoral studies.

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Section: Study Design and Technical Validationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Studying dimensions of representation: introducing the Belgian RepResent panel (2019–2021)

et al. 2023

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“…(2024) suggest that those with higher levels of affective polarization have an increased likelihood of engaging in partisan‐motivated reasoning. While scholars debate whether affective polarization directly influences support for antidemocratic candidates and/or undemocratic practices (e.g., Broockman et al., 2023; Gidron et al., 2023; Holliday et al., 2023; Kingzette et al., 2021; Voelkel, Chu, et al., 2023; Voelkel, Stagnaro, et al., 2023), it seems clear that it—and, concomitantly, motivated reasoning—contributes to the acceptance of officials who make democratic functioning more difficult. This includes opposition to compromise across parties, supporting more extreme positions on public policy, and evaluating the performance of public officials based on their partisan affiliations rather than their actions (Druckman et al., 2024; Levendusky, 2023).…”

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How to study democratic backsliding

Druckman

2023

Political Psychology

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The twenty‐first century has been one of democratic backsliding. This has stimulated wide‐ranging scholarship on the causes of democratic erosion. Yet an overarching framework that identifies actors, behaviors, and decision processes has not been developed. I offer such a structure that includes elites (e.g., elected officials, the judiciary), societal actors (e.g., social movements, interest groups, media), and citizens. I discuss erosive threats stemming from each actor and the concomitant role of psychological mechanisms. The framework highlights the challenge of arriving at a holistic explanation of erosion within a given country during a finite period. It also accentuates why scholars should regularly consider the implications of their specific findings for democratic stability. I conclude by discussing various lessons and suggestions for how to study democratic backsliding.

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“…Even before the novel crisis centering around the judicial reform, Israel was a conflicted nation 24,25 .…”

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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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The Israel Polarization Panel Dataset, 2019–2021

Cited by 14 publications

References 34 publications

Studying dimensions of representation: introducing the Belgian RepResent panel (2019–2021)

Studying dimensions of representation: introducing the Belgian RepResent panel (2019–2021)

How to study democratic backsliding

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

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