| Title |
Kas lemia afektinę rinkėjų poliarizaciją – politinės pozicijos ar partiškumas? Jungtinio eksperimento rezultatai |
| Translation of Title |
What drives voter affective polarization – issue positions or party support? Results of a conjoint experiment. |
| Authors |
Ramonaitė, Ainė ; Verbalytė, Monika |
| DOI |
10.15388/Polit.2026.122.4 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Politologija.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2026, vol. 122, no. 2, p. 117-144.. ISSN 1392-1681. eISSN 2424-6034 |
| Keywords [eng] |
affective polarisation ; conjoint experiment ; political parties ; political attitudes |
| Abstract [eng] |
The article analyzes affective polarization in Lithuania among voters of different parties, aiming to determine what drives their political antagonism: partisanship or specific issue-based attitudes, such as support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, views on same-sex marriage, support for the European Union, evaluations of the Soviet period, and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines. The study employs a new tool in Lithuanian political science – a conjoint experiment. The results show that in some cases partisanship (specifically, support for the party “Nemuno Aušra”) acts as a factor that divides voters, even when the influence of issue-based factors is eliminated. Supporters of different parties are antagonized by different issue positions; however, on one issue the attitudes of supporters of all examined parties coincide – those who support Ukraine are consistently evaluated much more positively than those who do not. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2026 |
| CC license |
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