Fundamental transformations of underlying cleavage structures in advanced democracies
should become evident in new collective identities. This article uses quantitative text …

A large and growing body of research draws attention to the rising salience of socio‐cultural
and identitarian issues and, potentially, the emergence of a new political cleavage that …

While dislike of opposing parties, that is, affective polarization, is a defining feature of
contemporary politics, research on this topic largely centers on the United States. We …

Interviewing different social groups comes with specific challenges. This article focuses on
the question of how to interview people who vote or work for the radical right. Over the past …

This article proposes a measure of the social structuration of political parties. The measure
has some distinctive virtues. It assesses the social bases of partisanship from the standpoint …

Recent political changes in established democracies have led to a new cleavage, often
described as a juxtaposition of 'winners' and 'losers of globalization'. Despite a growing …

Extant research points to the importance of social identity and group attitudes for political
behavior. Even though this should have important consequences for political …

Zusammenfassung Der Beitrag nimmt eine Kartierung der alltäglichen Gesellschaftskritik
vor, die deutsche ProduktionsarbeiterInnen in informellen Interviewsettings äußern. Er …

Highlighting the strength of “partyism” in many democracies, recent scholarship pays keen
attention to increasing hostility and distrust among citizens across party lines, known as …

The policy field of energy and climate policy has been shaped by a profound polarisation in
recent years. On the one hand, young people in urban centres across Germany and beyond …