The Asymmetrical Effect of Polarization on Support for Independence: The Case of Catalonia
Abstract: The article analyses the consequences of elite polarization at the mass level in the centre-periphery dimension. We analyse the rapid rise in support for independence in Catalonia, focusing on the role of party competition around the centre-periphery cleavage. We argue that mainstream actors' adoption of centrifugal party strategies with respect to the national question produced a polarizing dynamic in the party system that eventually caused voters' attitudes regarding the centre-periphery issue to harden. Indeed, we posit that this increase in mass polarization was a consequence of party agency that subsequently helped to drive attitudes regarding independence. To test this hypothesis, we measure centre-periphery polarization (as perceived by voters) by adopting two different perspectives - inter-party distances (horizontal polarization) and party-voter distances (vertical polarization) - and then run logistic regressions to explain support for independence. The findings show an a
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Sprache
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Politics and Governance ; 9 (2021) 4 ; 412-425
- Klassifikation
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Politik
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
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2021
- Urheber
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Rodríguez-Teruel, Juan
Barrio, Astrid
- DOI
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10.17645/pag.v9i4.4627
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022101517095838441782
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 07:31 MESZ
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Beteiligte
- Rodríguez-Teruel, Juan
- Barrio, Astrid
- SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
Entstanden
- 2021
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