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Political Depolarization in German Public Opinion, 1980–2010

  • Little is known about political polarization in German public opinion. This article offers an issue-based perspective and explores trends of opinion polarization in Germany. Public opinion polarization is conceptualized and measured as alignment of attitudes. Data from the German General Social Survey (1980 to 2010) comprise attitudes towards manifold issues, which are classified into several dimensions. This study estimates multilevel models that reveal general and issue- as well as dimension-specific levels and trends in attitude alignment for both the whole German population and sub-groups. It finds that public opinion polarization has decreased over the last three decades in Germany. In particular, highly educated and more politically interested people have become less polarized over time. However, polarization seems to have increased in attitudes regarding gender issues. These findings provide interesting contrasts to existing research on the American public.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Simon MunzertORCiD, Paul Bauer
Parent Title (English):Political Science Research and Methods
Publication year:2013
Publishing Institution:Hertie School
First Page:67
Last Page:89
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2013.7
Release Date:2020/01/27
Volume:1
Issue:1
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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