Affective Polarization and Depolarization: Insights and Innovations - 1
Mini-Conference @ MPSA 2025
Friday, April 4, 2025
Affective Polarization and Depolarization: Insights and Innovations - 1
Mini-Conference @ MPSA 2025
Friday, April 4, 2025
Session 1
Affective Polarization: The State of the Field
Affective Polarization: The State of the Field
Shanto Iyengar (Stanford University)
What Have We Learned about Social Media and Polarization from the US 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Study
Joshua A. Tucker (Newyork University)
Chair: James F. Adams (UC Davis)
Session 2
Unpacking Affective Polarization:
Causes, Consequences, and Pathways Forward
A New Measure of Affective Polarization
Nicolas Campos (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities)
Christopher M. Federico (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities)
Bad Vibes Only: Affective Polarization and How People Talk about the Issues
John Barry Ryan (University of Michigan)
Yanna Krupnikov (University of Michigan)
How to Be Good - Fostering Positive Partisanship through Group Norms
Alexa Bankert (University of Georgia)
Jewish Nationalism and Affective Polarization
Hannah M. Ridge (Chapman University)
Polarization and Perceptions of Status Gain and Loss: Lessons from Brazil
David J. Samuels (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities)
Fernando B. Mello (Universidad Carlos III Madrid)
Cesar Zucco (Fundaçāo Getulio Vargas)
Chair: Marc S. Jacob (University of Notre Dame)
Discussants: Libby Jenke (University of Houston), Yphtach Lelkes (UPenn)
Session 3
Elite Dynamics and Affective Polarization
Crossroads of Choice: Navigating Ideology Diversity in Pre-electoral Alliances
Marc S. Jacob (University of Notre Dame)
Uğur Ozdemir (University of Edinburgh)
Do Sanctioning and Monitoring Reduce Political Candidates' Online Toxicity?
Yunus E. Orhan (North Dakota State University)
Valeriya Mechkova (University of Gothenburg)
Daniel Pemstein (North Dakota State University)
Brigitte Seim (University of Minnesota – Twin Cities)
Elite Affective Polarization: A Five-Country Comparative Study
Lior Sheffer (Tel Aviv University)
Miguel M. Pereira (London School of Economics)
Nathalie Giger (University of Geneva)
Martin Bækgaard (Aarhus University)
Clareta Treger (University of Toronto)
How Should Mainstream Parties Campaign against Polarizing Populists?
Hanna Folsz (Stanford University)
The Drivers of Party Elites' Public Displays of Conflict and Cooperation: The Role of Policies, Populism, and Economic Conditions
Josephine Andrews (UC – Davis)
Chair: Selim Erdem Aytac (Koc University)
Discussants: Sean J. Westwood (Dartmouth College), Lior Sheffer (Tel Aviv University)
Session 4
Democratic Resilience and the Threat of Affective Polarization
Affective Polarization and Punishing Democratic Violators: Experimental Evidence from Turkey
Selim Erdem Aytac (Koc University)
Büşra Söylemez-Karakoç (Koç University)
Reconsidering the Polarization and Democracy Nexus: Causal Direction, Mechanisms, and Conditioning Factors
Marc S. Jacob (University of Notre Dame)
Isaac D. Mehlhaff (Texas A&M University)
Rising Affective Polarization Lowers Support for Democratic Norms of Restraint
Libby Jenke (University of Houston)
Something's Wrong with the Kids: The Ubiquitous Relationship between Youth and Support for Violence
Sam Fueller (Harvard University)
Chair: Hannah M. Ridge (Chapman University)
Discussants: Brigitte Seim (University of Minnesota – Twin Cities), Isaac D. Mehlhaff (Texas A&M University)
Session 5
From Division to Unity:
Innovative Approaches to Reducing Affective Polarization
Depolarization through Structured Cognitive Interventions: A Quantitative Analysis of Open-Minded Cognition Enhancement among US College Students
Lindsay Hoffman (University of Delaware)
Post-Disaster International Assistance and Polarization
Semuhi Sinanoğlu (German Institute of Development and Sustainability)
Julia Leininger (German Institute of Development and Sustainability)
Reducing Partisan Animosity with Voting Advice Applications (VAAs)
Frederico Ferreira da Silva (University of Lisbon)
Diego Garzia (University of Lausanne)
Álvaro Canalejo-Molero (University of Lucerne)
Lorenzo Cicchi (European University Institute)
Andres Reiljan (European University Institute)
Alexander H. Trechsel (University of Lucerne)
The Feasibility and Effectiveness of Structural Democratic Reforms to Reduce Polarization: Insights from Surveys of Citizens and Politicians
Gavin Ploger (University of Michigan)
Sean J. Westwood (Dartmouth College)
Chair: Semuhi Sinanoğlu (German Institute of Development and Sustainability)
Discussants: Alexa Bankert (University of Georgia), John Barry Ryan (University of Michigan)