New model maps social polarization as overlapping group opinions, not fixed sides

Researchers at TU Wien are developing a model that interprets opinions not as diametrically opposed poles, but as overlapping ...
Cal Alumni Association

When Is Political Polarization Good and When Does It Go Bad?

For the first time, the United States has been classified as a “backsliding democracy” in a global assessment of democratic societies by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral ...
The Denver Post

Guest Commentary: Political polarization is about feelings, not facts, and animosity is growing

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Politicians and pundits from all quarters often lament democracy’s polarized condition. Similarly, citizens frustrated with polarized politics also demand ...
Psychology Today

Why Has Polarization Skyrocketed?

Though the United States has always been polarized, in recent decades polarization has increased dramatically. Why? There are many moving parts in a full story of modern polarization, and the point of ...
Psychology Today

5 Mechanisms that Drive Polarization

We all know that polarization is on the rise in the United States. But to know why, we need to know what’s normal. Polarization has always been with us. A set of basic psychological and sociological ...
Badger Herald

Rising polarization in U.S. demands collaborative action

The U.S. experiences the widest ideological divides when compared to the U.K., France and Germany, according to a study conducted by Pew Research Center in 2021. The study found the views of American ...