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Overcoming polarization

dc.contributor.coauthorMcCoy, Jennifer
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of International Relations
dc.contributor.kuauthorSomer, Murat
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteCollege of Administrative Sciences and Economics
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T12:31:32Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAround the world, democracy is being undermined by elected leaders using polarizing political strategies that divide societies into mutually distrustful camps. The logic of polarization creates incentives for political leaders and voters alike to sacrifice democratic principles rather than risk their side losing power, and it changes the capacity of institutions designed to manage political conflict and sustain democracy. Drawing lessons from experiences around the world, we propose strategies for oppositions to depolarize or repolarize around democracy-building agendas. We further analyze the challenges of “the day after” polarizing incumbents are removed, and how strategic choices to emphasize long-term collective interests over short-term partisan interests can begin to shift the vicious cycle to a virtuous one.
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dc.description.publisherscopeInternational
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEuN/A
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dc.description.versionAuthor's final manuscript
dc.description.volume32
dc.identifier.doi10.1353/jod.2021.0012
dc.identifier.eissn1086-3214
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dc.identifier.filenameinventorynoIR02748
dc.identifier.issn1045-5736
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/1943
dc.keywordsAuthoritarian regimes
dc.keywordsPost-Soviet
dc.keywordsAutocracy
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherJohns Hopkins University (JHU) Press
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dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of Democracy
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dc.subjectPolitical science
dc.titleOvercoming polarization
dc.typeJournal Article
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