Polarization and Democracy in Central Europe

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/9560" target="_blank" >https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/9560</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/pag.9560" target="_blank" >10.17645/pag.9560</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Polarization and Democracy in Central Europe

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article examines the dual role of polarization in fostering political mobilization for and against democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Populist movements in this region often drive democratic decline, yet, notable cases, such as electoral victories in Czechia (2021) and Poland (2023), suggest that civil society can counter these trends. Following Schedler (2023), we perceive polarization as a fundamental democratic about democratic norms and values. This study investigated how varying forms of polarization—ideological, affective, intransigent, and partisan sorting—affected the mobilization dynamics for and against democracy. We highlight that polarization affected mobilization for democracy more strongly than mobilization for autocracy—i.e., civil society successfully mobilized against populism. In a critical case study of limited polarized pluralism in the 2023 Czechia presidential election between populist and anti‐populist candidates, affective and partisan sorting polarization were the strongest predictors of populist support, with anger at the political situation boosting votes for the populist candidate. At the same time, pro‐Ukrainian stances drove support for the anti‐populist candidate. Our findings revealed that affective polarization and partisan sorting significantly shaped mobilization outcomes, thereby impacting democratic resilience and decay. By distinguishing between types of polarization, this study enhances the understanding of their distinct roles in political mobilization, thus underscoring that while polarization can threaten ocracy, certain forms can also strengthen civic mobilization against populist movements.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Polarization and Democracy in Central Europe

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article examines the dual role of polarization in fostering political mobilization for and against democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Populist movements in this region often drive democratic decline, yet, notable cases, such as electoral victories in Czechia (2021) and Poland (2023), suggest that civil society can counter these trends. Following Schedler (2023), we perceive polarization as a fundamental democratic about democratic norms and values. This study investigated how varying forms of polarization—ideological, affective, intransigent, and partisan sorting—affected the mobilization dynamics for and against democracy. We highlight that polarization affected mobilization for democracy more strongly than mobilization for autocracy—i.e., civil society successfully mobilized against populism. In a critical case study of limited polarized pluralism in the 2023 Czechia presidential election between populist and anti‐populist candidates, affective and partisan sorting polarization were the strongest predictors of populist support, with anger at the political situation boosting votes for the populist candidate. At the same time, pro‐Ukrainian stances drove support for the anti‐populist candidate. Our findings revealed that affective polarization and partisan sorting significantly shaped mobilization outcomes, thereby impacting democratic resilience and decay. By distinguishing between types of polarization, this study enhances the understanding of their distinct roles in political mobilization, thus underscoring that while polarization can threaten ocracy, certain forms can also strengthen civic mobilization against populist movements.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/LX22NPO5101" target="_blank" >LX22NPO5101: Národní institut pro výzkum socioekonomických dopadů nemocí a systémových rizik</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Politics and Governance

ISSN

2183-2463

e-ISSN

2183-2463

Svazek periodika

13

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

June

Stát vydavatele periodika

PT - Portugalská republika

Počet stran výsledku

22

Strana od-do

9560

Kód UT WoS článku

001528567400008

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105012113884