Semih Çakır @mascakir.bsky.social · 10/12/2024🚨 Does elite ideological polarization lead to mass ideological polarization? My latest article in European Journal of Political Research provides **limited** evidence that it is the case. Let's break it down. 🧵 28216
Jen L. 🇨🇦 @jennifer295.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Do First Past The Post electoral systems lead to polarization? Source: Fair Vote Canada share.google/w7uiwbRzkmT3...share.googleProportional representation decreases political polarizationGrowing political polarization - "us vs them" - is a concern in Canada. Research shows proportional representation can decrease partisan hostility. 000
Semih Çakır @mascakir.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Two mechanisms suggest that mass polarization should follow: 1️⃣ Follow-the-party effect: Partisans are blind(-ish) followers who align their views with their party. 2️⃣ Backlash effect: Partisans of opposing parties backlash by shifting further in the opposite direction. 110
