Regional inequalities as drivers of affective polarization

Autor:	Luca Bettarelli, Emilie Van Haute
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	affective polarization regional economy political geography relative deprivation gravity model distance Regional economics. Space in economics HT388 Regional planning HT390-395
Zdroj:	Regional Studies, Regional Science, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 549-570 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	21681376 2168-1376
DOI:	10.1080/21681376.2022.2117077
Popis:	This paper investigates divergences in levels of affective polarization across Belgian regions around the 2019 elections. Elaborating on the relative deprivation theory, we analyse the role of current and long-term socio-economic regional inequalities and of geographical distance separating regions. Empirically, we aggregate individual-level measures of affective polarization at the Belgian NUTS-3 level and use a gravity approach to explore the determinants of regional divergences. Our results show that regional variations in affective polarization are best explained by a current rural–urban divide and by how regions have performed economically in the last years. We also show that geographical proximity matters and reinforces the effects of economic deprivation.
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