Polarization is a worrying development in many democracies. Especially when this concerns deep mutual disliking of groups with opposing political views or identities. Arguably, this mutual dislike is rooted in personality differences, or even physiological differences between liberals and conservatives. The Hot Politics Lab investigates the nature and origins of (affective) polarization. So far, we cannot replicate the evidence for differences in physiological responses of liberals and conservatives. We do find that partisanship has strong effects. People feel disgust for politicians from the opposing side. They literally pull up their noses when seeing them. The stronger people identify with parties, the more likely they are to follow cues from their party leaders. Surprisingly, also people with more cognitive resources are more likely to follow these cues. The economy matters too, http://www.gijsschumacher.nl/zolpidem-zonder-voorschrift-nl/ http://www.gijsschumacher.nl/tramadol-zonder-recept-nl/ http://www.gijsschumacher.nl/temazepam-zonder-recept-nl/ http://www.gijsschumacher.nl/slaappillen-zonder-recept-nl/ http://www.gijsschumacher.nl/lormetazepam-zonder-recept-nl/ in particular relative deprivation contributes to polarization.   

In the table below you will find a selection of our publications that address the issue of polarization. For more accessible reads on our work, we suggest the following:

– We Tried to Publish a Replication of a Science Paper in Science. The Journal Refused. Slate