This paper aims to contribute to the nascent field of research on affective polarisation in
liberal democracies by reflecting on the conceptual ambiguities as well as potentials …

Even amid the unprecedented public health challenges attributable to the COVID-19
pandemic, opposition to vaccinating against the novel coronavirus has been both prevalent …

The German anti-vax milieu broadly referred to as 'Querdenken'or 'Corona-denier'milieu has
grown rapidly since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and radicalized in parts to a …

To inform the dynamic adjustments of vaccination campaigns, this study examined the
transitions among vaccine hesitancy profiles over the COVID‐19 pandemic progression and …

For citizens to make well-informed decisions, they require information on diverse policy
issues, which, among others, are publicized on political parties' social media accounts …

While Canada has had relatively high vaccination rates against COVID-19, specifically
during earlier waves of the pandemic, vaccine hesitancy has continued to serve as a …

Emotions are gaining increasing attention in public policy. Policy process research so far
has focused on the effects of emotions rather than their roots. In social psychology, emotions …

Affective polarisation is increasingly viewed as a threat to democratic societies. However,
the lack of consensus on measurement approaches hinders our understanding. This study …

COVID-19 prevention measures and vaccine policies have led to substantial polarization
across the world. I investigate whether and how vaccination status and vaccination status …

Polarization is often a cliché, its conceptualization remains approximate and no consensus
has been reached so far. Often simply seen as an inevitable result of the use of social …