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elite polarization: a standalone construct

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elitepolarization1 CONSTRUCTElite polarizationMCCARTY · POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR

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Political behaviour

the ideological separation of parties' elected officials, commonly measured as the distance between party medians in roll-call ideal points.

In political behaviour, elite polarization refers to the ideological separation of parties' elected officials, commonly measured as the distance between party medians in roll-call ideal points. This meaning comes from McCarty (2006) in Polarized America.[1]

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References

  1. McCarty, N. M. (2006). Polarized America. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262134644

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