"Even if public opinion is becoming more supportive and less polarized in the aggregate, the differences that remain now matter more for voters' decisions at the polls." A nice lesson on the effects and perceptions of 'polarisation'

How does age affect political attitudes and behaviour? My brilliant co-author James Tilley Oxford Politics and IR has made a great series of short radio programmes on BBC Radio 4 on how the young (and not so young) vote and form opinions Listen here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Voting behaviour 101

POV: You contacted US-based costumer support

Now out (open access) in Electoral Studies: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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I have the honor to share the Handbook of Affective Polarization that I co-edit with Eelco Harteveld. It is open access, pre-registered preprint: Torcal, M., & Harteveld, E. (2024, November 1). Handbook of Affective Polarization. doi.org/10.31219/osf.i… UPF Barcelona RECSM-UPF

Check out this great new open-access resource: the Handbook of Affective Polarization, edited by Mariano Torcal & Eelco Harteveld! 📘 And if you’re interested in negative partisanship, take a look at Chapter 12—joint work with João Areal. 😊 #AffectivePolarization #OpenAccess

Sally Rooney casually mentioning R and FIFA 😭 I’ve never felt more seen. The woman will simply not miss

What do citizens imagine their political opponents to be like? Polarization is real, but it also lives in our heads, fueled by stereotypes. We asked people in 🇧🇷🇬🇧🇩🇪🇵🇱 to describe opponents in their own words. With João Areal,Markus Wagner& Piotr Marczyński osf.io/nvcep_v1