The lexical divide: propositive modes and non-agentic attitudes define the progressive left in Chile

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Consideraciones sobre la democracia deliberativa y lecciones del caso chileno

Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The Election Polarization Index (EPI): Mapping polarization through elections

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Abstract:

The study of polarization as a social phenomenon has inspired a rich literature on methods and socio-demographic features to characterize them. Although there are propositions to capture polarization in geographies, such as mapping inequality or rural population in territories, those alternatives lack the ability to represent variations of political polarization over time. Here we introduce the Election Polarization Index (EPI), an agnostic method to map polarization in geographies from election outcomes. First, we show that traditional polarization methods lack the ability to capture polarization from election data. Then, using presidential election data in France, Chile, and the United States, we find that the EPI encompasses the effects of socio-demographic characteristics associated with polarization and also provides new information about the variations of polarization within and between geographies over time. To conclude, we find that this method is robust to quantify polarization by using two elections held on the same day or aggregating the data on any geographical scale.

Speaker Bio

Carlos Navarrete is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Toulouse. His research is focused on understanding how computational methods contribute to identify divisiveness and polarization in society, positionating his focus in the intersection of political and computer science.

Citizens at the forefront of the constitutional debate: Voluntary citizen participation determinants and emergent content in Chile

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Political Participation | CRiSS-LAB Chile

The lexical divide: propositive modes and non-agentic attitudes define the progressive left in Chile

Consideraciones sobre la democracia deliberativa y lecciones del caso chileno

The Election Polarization Index (EPI): Mapping polarization through elections

Abstract:

Speaker Bio

Citizens at the forefront of the constitutional debate: Voluntary citizen participation determinants and emergent content in Chile