Contentious Communities: Affective Polarization in U.S. Cities and Towns

• In Event: JSS: Affective Polarization II

Brief Overview

Affective polarization is primarily studied at the individual level. This project reconsiders it as a concept that can define communities as well, asking why some in some cities and towns, partisan animosity defines civic life more so than in others.

Author

• Seth Babson Warner, Pennsylvania State University