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SUMMARY:Mechanisms of Political Polarization - Professor Guido Tabellini
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CONTACT:Sharon Knight
DESCRIPTION:Why is there so much political polarization in many advanced d
 emocracies?  This lecture discusses two mechanisms. On the demand side\, v
 oters’ extremism is boosted by the mere salience of group conflict. On t
 he supply side\, Twitter messages sent by political leaders become more po
 larized before and during the elections. Overall\, these results suggest t
 hat political polarization reflects the interaction of the demand and supp
 ly sides of politics\, and that elections strengthen the incentives of pol
 iticians to polarize their voters. 
LOCATION: Yusuf Hamied Theatre Christ's College Cambridge
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