Affektiv polarisering och de viktigaste frågorna i svensk politik: En studie av affektiv polarisering i Sverige
(2022) STVK03 20221Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This study examines the development of affective polarization in Sweden and
whether it can be attributed to the political debate changing its focus to new issues.
The study builds on data from the SOM-undersökning and focuses on the last
twenty years. In the study, I argue that changes in what the electorate perceives to
be the most important type of political issue have a causal effect on affective
polarization.
The study yields mixed results, as on an individual level the connection between
whether you think economic or cultural issues are more important and your
affective polarization has a relatively weak correlation. However, when looking at
the system level, we can see that changes in the general opinion on the most ... (More) - This study examines the development of affective polarization in Sweden and
whether it can be attributed to the political debate changing its focus to new issues.
The study builds on data from the SOM-undersökning and focuses on the last
twenty years. In the study, I argue that changes in what the electorate perceives to
be the most important type of political issue have a causal effect on affective
polarization.
The study yields mixed results, as on an individual level the connection between
whether you think economic or cultural issues are more important and your
affective polarization has a relatively weak correlation. However, when looking at
the system level, we can see that changes in the general opinion on the most
important issues have a stronger correlation to affective polarization than other
potential variables such as ideological polarization and partisan identity.
I conclude that there is reason to believe that changes in the focus of the political
debate to at least some degree can be contributed to the changes in affective
polarization over the last twenty years. (Less)
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- author
- Bengtsson, Robert LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVK03 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- affective polarization, ideological polarization, voting behaviour, Swedish politics, polarization
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9080054
- date added to LUP
- 2022-07-03 08:41:13
- date last changed
- 2022-07-03 08:41:13
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