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Affective Polarization and Democratic Backsliding
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Affective Polarization and Democratic Backsliding

Evidence is strong that affective polarization and democratic backsliding are interlinked phenomena.

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By Jennifer McCoy and Murat Somer
Published on Oct 26, 2024
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Jennifer McCoy
Nonresident Scholar, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Jennifer McCoy
Murat Somer

Murat Somer is a professor of political science at Koç University in Istanbul and an expert on political polarization, religious and secular politics, ethnic conflict, autocratization, and democratization in Turkey and around the world.

Murat Somer
Democracy

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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