The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INCISBN: 9781544369884

Polarizing Polities: A Global Threat to Democracy

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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.

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 - Maria Pilar Garcia-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

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