Polarización afectiva, apoyo a la democracia y el rol mediador de ganadores y perdedores. Un estudio comparado

Authors

Abstract

¿Socava la polarización afectiva el apoyo y la satisfacción con la democracia? En este artículo, sostengo que sí. Sin embargo, este efecto está mediado por el resultado de las elecciones, que agru­pan a las personas a lo largo de la división ganador-perdedor. El apoyo y la satisfacción con la democracia seguirán siendo altos o aumentarán entre los públicos polarizados mientras el resultado de las elecciones beneficie a su propio partido, pero no cuando beneficie a los grupos opuestos. Estas hipótesis se evalúan utili­zando datos del proyecto CSES para 31 elecciones en 28 países. Los resultados muestran que la polarización afectiva no socava el apoyo a la democracia pero que sí aumenta la satisfacción con la democracia. Adicionalmente los resultados indican que la relación entre polarización afectiva y apoyo a la democracia será distinta para ganadores y perdedores de la elección.

Keywords:

Polarización afectiva, Ganadores, Perdedores, Apoyo a la democracia, Satisfacción con la democracia

Author Biography

Carolina Segovia, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Sociologist, Ph.D. in Political Science, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Studies of the University of Santiago (USACH).

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