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SUMMARY:Workshop CERIM-BrIAS: The end of affective polarization?
DESCRIPTION:Affective polarisation has received enormous scholarly attention in the last decade. First introduced by the seminal article by Iyengar and colleagues in 2012\, the concept of affective polarisation captures the affective distance between political in- and out-groups. While originally applied to the context of the United States\, it has long spread across the world\, including to European political science (Reiljan\, 2020; Wagner\, 2021). In the meantime\, however\, the initial scholarly excitement about affective polarisation seems to have given way to growing scepticism about the accuracy\, conceptual depth and explanatory value of the concept. \nWhile originally assumed to contribute to the study of the deteriorating state of Western liberal democracies\, more recent findings cast doubt on this causal relationship (Broockman et al.\, 2023; Voelkel et al.\, 2023). Furthermore\, despite repeated criticism of the measurement of AP as the spread between like-dislike scores towards political parties (see Röllicke\, 2023; Maes et al.\, 2024; Bernaerts\, 2025)\, it remains the gold standard of the field with new measurement suggestions (e.g. Campos & Federico\, 2025; Finkel et al.\, 2021; McMurtrie et al.\, 2024) struggling to systematically replace it. At the same time\, political theorists increasingly question the current use of the concept of affective polarisation and problematise the sometimes overly simplistic ways in which it has been related to democracy (Schedler\, 2023; Rostbøll\, 2024). \nAll of this begs the question: Has affective polarisation been used as a catch-all term to grasp broader divisions and conflict in society which fails to grasp the underlying phenomena of interest – such as democratic demise\, interpersonal friction or intergroup conflict? Or have we arrived at a pivotal moment in the study of affective polarisation where the concept grows into adulthood\, requiring new ways to approach the concept and its broader study? \nIn this multidisciplinary workshop\, we want to pay attention to both the conceptual questions (what exactly is it we are trying to grasp with the concept of AP?)\, the measurement problems (are we actually measuring what we claim to be measuring?) but also the broader question of relevance (should we re-shift our attention to other concepts for studying the broader questions we are tackling?). \nWe specifically aim to bring together different theoretical and empirical perspectives from different disciplines to generate new insights into the role of affective polarisation in the decline and erosion of democracy worldwide. \nProgramme\nThursday\, 4 February 2027\n\n\n\n12:00–13:00\nArrival and Lunch\n\n\n13:00–13:30\nIntroduction by Kamil Bernaerts & Lena Röllicke\n\n\n13:30–15:00\nPanel 1: What exactly is Affective Polarisation and what do we measure?\nManuel Almagro\nAlexa Bankert & Leonie Huddy\nFelix Grundwald\, Arndt Leininger & Nelly Buntfuß\nLarissa Knöchelmann et al.\n\n\n15:00–15:15\nCoffee Break\n\n\n15:15–16:45\nPanel 2: How “bad” is it really?\nJoe Phillips et al.\nJoseph Noonan\nManuel Kogel\n\n\n16:45–18:00\nBreak and transfer to roundtable location (tbc)\n\n\n18:00–19:30\nRoundtable: The end of Affective Polarisation? by Jérémy Dodeigne\, University of Namur\nEelco Harteveld\, University of Amsterdam\nAndres Reiljan\, University of Tartu\nLuana Russo\, Maastricht University\n\n\nAround 19:30\nWorkshop Dinner\nPlace tbc\n\n\n\nFriday\, 5 February 2027\n\n\n\n9:00–10:30\nPanel 3: Differences between (legitimate) policy disagreement and affective polarisation\nHenry Maes\nGreta Gross & Swen Hutter\nSvend-Erik Skaaning & Cem Mert Dalli\n\n\n10:30–10:45\nCoffee Break\n\n\n10:45–12:15\nPanel 4: Rethinking depolarisation?\nJasper Neerdaels & Artemis Tsoulou-Malakoudi\nSam Fuller & Gal Bitton\nMark Brandt & Abigail Cassario\nAmalía Nestoris\n\n\n12:15–13:00\nLunch\n\n\n13:00–14:30\nPanel 5: Should we study something else – or study affective polarisation differently?\nJoão Areal & Anna Petherick\nRuben Scheunders\nMelanie Schiller\, Valerie Knöpker & Romy Mennen\n\n\n14:30–15:00\nWrapping Up\n\n\n\n \n\n\n     
URL:https://brias.be/event/workshop-cerim-brias-the-end-of-affective-polarization/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
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