1st Edition

Affective Polarisation in Spain Electoral, Regional and Media Conflictuality

Edited By Mariano Torcal Copyright 2024
206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

This book offers a detailed analysis of affective polarisation based primarily on a unique dataset created from an online panel survey in Spain. Spain is a country that provides a rich context for the exploration of identity-based polarisation. The analysis spans particularly politically relevant times in Spain during which identities were highly politicised, providing important lessons for the... Read more

Introduction: Affective Polarisation in Times of Political Instability and Conflict. Spain from a Comparative Perspective

Mariano Torcal and Josep M. Comellas

1. Electoral Competition and Partisan Affective Polarisation in Spain

Isabel Rodríguez, Diego Santamaría and Luis Miller

2. Territorial Polarisation after Radical Parties’ Breakthrough in Spain

Amuitz Garmendia Madariaga and Pedro Riera

3. Media Diet and Polarisation: Evidence from Spain

Albert Padró-Solanet and Joan Balcells

4. Twitter and Affective Polarisation: Following Political Leaders in Spain

Javier Lorenzo-Rodríguez and Mariano Torcal

5. In-Party Like, Out-Party Dislike and Propensity to Vote in Spain

Danilo Serani

6. Affective and Territorial Polarisation: The Impact on Vote Choice in Spain

Toni Rodon

7. Partisan Sentiments and Political Trust: A Longitudinal Study of Spain

Mariano Torcal and Emily Carty

Biography

Mariano Torcal is Full Professor of Political Science and Director of Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM) at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. His main interest areas include Political Behavior, Political Attitudes, Social and Political Participation in New Democracies, Institutionalization of Party Systems, Mechanisms of Vote Intermediation, and Electoral Accountability.