Book contents
- When Politics Becomes Personal
- Contemporary Social Issues
- When Politics Becomes Personal
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction to the Book
- 2 From Rational Choice to Partisan Identity
- 3 Partisan Identity and Political Behavior
- 4 Negative Partisanship
- 5 The Measurement of Positive Partisan Identity
- 6 The Measurement of Negative Partisan Identity
- 7 The Psychological Origins of Positive and Negative Partisan Identity
- 8 The Impact of Partisan Identities on Democratic Behavior in the United States and Europe
- 9 The Impact of Partisan Identities on Anti-Democratic Behavior in the United States and Europe
- 10 Reconciling Partisanship and Democracy
- 11 Future Outlook
- Appendix
- References
- Index
9 - The Impact of Partisan Identities on Anti-Democratic Behavior in the United States and Europe
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2024
- When Politics Becomes Personal
- Contemporary Social Issues
- When Politics Becomes Personal
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction to the Book
- 2 From Rational Choice to Partisan Identity
- 3 Partisan Identity and Political Behavior
- 4 Negative Partisanship
- 5 The Measurement of Positive Partisan Identity
- 6 The Measurement of Negative Partisan Identity
- 7 The Psychological Origins of Positive and Negative Partisan Identity
- 8 The Impact of Partisan Identities on Democratic Behavior in the United States and Europe
- 9 The Impact of Partisan Identities on Anti-Democratic Behavior in the United States and Europe
- 10 Reconciling Partisanship and Democracy
- 11 Future Outlook
- Appendix
- References
- Index
Summary
Utilizing data from the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Italy, I examine to what extent positive and negative partisanship promote attitudes that are antithetical to a healthy democratic society, including the support for a ban of political parties as well as the desire to see politicians physically harmed.
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- When Politics Becomes PersonalThe Effect of Partisan Identity on Anti-Democratic Behavior, pp. 119 - 133Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024