Political sectarianism in America
2020/10/29 by Eli J. Finkel, Christopher A. Bail, Mina Cikara +12 · 1 voice · 73 citations
Social Sciences · #Misinformation and Its Impacts #Populism, Right-Wing Movements #Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
paper · doi:10.1126/science.abe1715
openalex publication_date 2020/10/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Abstract
A poisonous cocktail of othering, aversion, and moralization poses a threat to democracy
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Finkel, Eli J., Christopher A. Bail, Mina Cikara, Peter H. Ditto, Shanto Iyengar, Samara Klar, Lilliana Mason, et al. 2020. “Political Sectarianism in America.” Science 370(6516): 533–36.
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