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Erdogan, Emre, Jaworsky, Bernadette Nadya, Álvares, Cláudia, Bojana Bodroža, Eglė Butkevičienė, Erlis Cela...Rocio Zamora Medina (2026). The evolving study of political polarization. Open Research Europe. 6, 93

E. Erdogan et al.,  "The evolving study of political polarization", in Open Research Europe, vol. 6, pp. 93, 2026

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	author = "Erdogan, Emre and Jaworsky, Bernadette Nadya and Álvares, Cláudia and Bojana Bodroža and Eglė Butkevičienė and Erlis Cela and Jérémy Dodeigne and Shahira S. Fahmy and Sarah Helena Schäfer and Graham Scott and Gonzalo Velasco Arias and Rocio Zamora Medina",
	title = "The evolving study of political polarization",
	journal = "Open Research Europe",
	year = "2026",
	volume = "6",
	number = "",
	doi = "10.12688/openreseurope.23252.1",
	pages = "93"
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The evolving study of political polarization
T2  - Open Research Europe
VL  - 6
AU  - Erdogan, Emre
AU  - Jaworsky, Bernadette Nadya
AU  - Álvares, Cláudia
AU  - Bojana Bodroža
AU  - Eglė Butkevičienė
AU  - Erlis Cela
AU  - Jérémy Dodeigne
AU  - Shahira S. Fahmy
AU  - Sarah Helena Schäfer
AU  - Graham Scott
AU  - Gonzalo Velasco Arias
AU  - Rocio Zamora Medina
PY  - 2026
SP  - 93
SN  - 2732-5121
DO  - 10.12688/openreseurope.23252.1
AB  - The study of political polarization has undergone significant conceptual and methodological evolution, progressing from early emphases on ideological divides toward a more complex understanding that incorporates affective, identity-based, digital, and cross-national dimensions. This shift reflects the growing recognition that polarization is not merely a divergence of policy preferences, but a multifaceted phenomenon shaped by emotional, social, technological, and epistemic processes. In this review, we provide an elaboration of the various ways to approach the study of political polarization. This task may be daunting, but a well-organized, comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview is surely necessary. We begin by elaborating different types of political polarization, moving from an early focus on ideological divides to multidimensional constructs. Then, we shift to an overview of key disciplinary concepts and theoretical approaches for examining political polarization. At the heart of this review, we elaborate the various methodologies and methods for studying polarization, including quantitative, computational/digital, experimental, and qualitative approaches. We also highlight the strengths and limitations of these methodologies. To conclude the review, we first offer some suggestions for interventions that could mitigate the effects of polarization, and second, point to directions for future research. We suggest expanding the national focus that has dominated the study of polarization, highlighting the benefits of cross-national comparisons with a global reach.  (Published in Open Research Europe; currently awaiting open peer review)
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