Buch, Englisch, Band 681, 127 Seiten, Gewicht: 508 g
Reihe: The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Series
Polarizing Polities: A Global Threat to Democracy
Buch, Englisch, Band 681, 127 Seiten, Gewicht: 508 g
Reihe: The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Series
ISBN: 978-1-5443-6988-4
Verlag: Sage Publications
The conventional approach to the study of polarization primarily addresses the distance and difference between voters or political parties on policy issues. Societies become “perniciously” polarized when they divide into mutually antagonistic “Us vs. Them” camps and this antagonism extends into social relationships and becomes part of one’s social identity. Loyalty and alignment to one’s own camp can result in a self-perpetuating logic that potentially undermines democratic norms.
This volume of The ANNALS explores eleven country case studies of pernicious polarization, and its resulting obstinate political blocs and its effects on democracy. By examining the emotional and identity facets of polarization and the role of political entrepreneurs who use polarizing discourse for their own instrumental ends, this volume offers insight into the causes of pernicious polarization and possible policies to prevent it.
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction: Transformations through Polarization and Global Threats to Democracy - Murat Somer and Jennifer McCoy
Democratic Collapse and Return of Old Elites
From Illiberal Democracy to Military Authoritarianism: Intra-Elite Struggle and Mass-Based Conflict in Deeply Polarized Thailand - Prajak Kongkirati
Democratic Erosion under New Elites
Turkey: The Slippery Slope from Reformist to Revolutionary Polarization and Democratic Breakdown - Murat Somer
Polarization, Participatory Democracy, and Democratic Erosion in Venezuela’s Twenty First Century Socialism - María Pilar García-Guadilla and Ana L. Mallen
The Political Nature of Ideological Polarization: The Case of Hungary - Federico Vegetti
Poland: A Case of Top-Down Polarization - Hubert Tworzecki
Democratic Careening and Gridlock
Polarization without Poles: Machiavellian Conflicts and the Philippines’ Lost Decade of Democracy, 2000–2010 - Aries A. Arugay and Dan Slater
United States: Racial Resentment, Negative Partisanship and Polarization in Trump’s America - Alan Abramowitz and Jennifer McCoy
Dynamics of Polarization in the Greek Case - Yannis Stavrakakis and Ioannis Andreadis
Party System Institutionalization and Pernicious Polarization in Bangladesh - Tahmina Rahman
The Illusory Promise of Democratic Reform: Success and Failure
Polarization in South Africa: Toward Democratic Deepening or Democratic Decay? - Roger Southall
Elite Conflict, Compromise, and Enduring Authoritarianism: Polarization in Zimbabwe, 1980 to 2008 - Adrienne LeBas and Ngonidzashe Munemo
Conclusions
Reflections: Can American Democracy Still Be Saved? - Nancy Bermeo
Toward a Theory of Pernicious Polarization and How It Harms Democracies: Comparative Evidence and Possible Remedies - Jennifer McCoy and Murat Somer
