Fear and Loathing in american politics: A review essay

Shanto Iyengar

doi:10.3989/ris.2024.82.4.1303

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Shanto Iyengar Stanford University, Department of Political Science https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2406-719X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/ris.2024.82.4.1303

Palabras clave:

polarización afectiva, despolarización, emociones, identidad partidista, discriminación

Resumen

La posición del presidente Donald Trump en las encuestas mejoró inmediatamente después de sus múltiples acusaciones penales. Esta evolución ilustra el fenómeno de la polarización afectiva: intenso conflicto y animadversión entre los partidos, y preferencias políticas intransigentes que no responden en absoluto a pruebas sólidas. En este artículo se presenta un breve repaso de las pruebas que documentan la intensificación de la polarización afectiva en Estados Unidos, se identificarán las posibles causas subyacentes de este fenómeno y se ofrecerán algunos comentarios críticos sobre los esfuerzos por desarrollar “tratamientos” que puedan mejorar la animadversión hacia el exterior.

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