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[[Parliament|Parliamentary]] systems of government can also have political polarization such as [[Euroskepticism]] vs. pro-[[European Union]] (See also: [[Brexit]]).<ref>Mann, Thomas E.; Ornstein, Norman J. (2012). It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American constitutional system collided with the new politics of extremism. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0465031337.</ref> In [[Germany]], the Green Party of Germany, which promotes [[environmentalism]], has a significant amount of political influence due to their coalition with the [[Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) and in 2021 the Green Party captured 15% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Green-Party-of-Germany Green Party of Germany], Britannica</ref> See: [[Conservation vs. environmentalism]] | [[Parliament|Parliamentary]] systems of government can also have political polarization such as [[Euroskepticism]] vs. pro-[[European Union]] (See also: [[Brexit]]).<ref>Mann, Thomas E.; Ornstein, Norman J. (2012). It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American constitutional system collided with the new politics of extremism. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0465031337.</ref> In [[Germany]], the Green Party of Germany, which promotes [[environmentalism]], has a significant amount of political influence due to their coalition with the [[Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) and in 2021 the Green Party captured 15% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Green-Party-of-Germany Green Party of Germany], Britannica</ref> See: [[Conservation vs. environmentalism]] | ||
| − | In one-party systems, such as communist China, [[Cult of personality|cults of personalities]] have developed such as ones developed around Mao Zedong and [[Xi Jinping]]. In such situations, there is political division based on those who are part of the cult of personality and those who are not. | + | In one-party systems, such as communist China, [[Cult of personality|cults of personalities]] have developed such as ones developed around [[Mao Zedong]] and [[Xi Jinping]]. In such situations, there is political division based on those who are part of the cult of personality and those who are not. |
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In a two party political system, political polarization is "the division of a country’s entire population into two diametrically opposed political camps."[1] In two party systems of political governance, political division is primarily driven by binary political ideologies and partisan political identities.[2]
However, some political scientists maintain that political division is mainly driven by other political dichotomies other than two party politics or right-wing vs. leftism such as religious vs. irreligious/nonreligious, nationalism vs. globalism, traditionalism against modernism, or rural against urban.[3]
Parliamentary systems of government can also have political polarization such as Euroskepticism vs. pro-European Union (See also: Brexit).[4] In Germany, the Green Party of Germany, which promotes environmentalism, has a significant amount of political influence due to their coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and in 2021 the Green Party captured 15% of the vote.[5] See: Conservation vs. environmentalism
In one-party systems, such as communist China, cults of personalities have developed such as ones developed around Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping. In such situations, there is political division based on those who are part of the cult of personality and those who are not.
References
- ↑ Political polarization - Britannica
- ↑ DiMaggio, Paul; Evans, John; Bryson, Bethany (1 November 1996). "Have American's Social Attitudes Become More Polarized?" (PDF). American Journal of Sociology. 102 (3): 690–755. doi:10.1086/230995. S2CID 144020785.
- ↑ Chinn, Sedona; Hart, P. Sol; Soroka, Stuart (February 2020). "Politicization and Polarization in Climate Change News Content, 1985-2017". Science Communication. 42 (1): 119–125. doi:10.1177/1075547019900290. S2CID 212781410.
- ↑ Mann, Thomas E.; Ornstein, Norman J. (2012). It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American constitutional system collided with the new politics of extremism. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0465031337.
- ↑ Green Party of Germany, Britannica