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Affective Polarization and sanctioning norm-transgressions

Lise Bjånesøy, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Bergen with the Inclusive Politics Project (INCLUDE), presents results from two experiments.

Lise Bjånesøy is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Government, and the coordinator of the research unit "Diversity and Inclusion" in the Norwegian Citizen Panel. For this presentation, she will present results from two experiments in six Western European countries to examine to what extent citizens allow or sanction norms-transgressions both by in-party and out-party politicians.

Light lunch will be served, as first come, first served.Ìý

The event is hybrid, if you can not join us in the Corner room at Sofie Lindstrøms hus,

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Abstract

This paper investigates to what extent citizens allow or sanction norms-transgressions by in-party vs. out-party politicians. We test this using two pre-registered experiments in six Western European countries. The experiments are set as a public debate at a university where a politician has been invited to speak. The findings reveal that there is considerable punishment in favor of sanctioning norms-transgressions when the politician is either from the out-party or no party information was provided. However, when the politician is an in-party member, citizens in all six countries are in favor of not withdrawing the invitation. These results highlight that politicians are held to different democratic standards based on to what extent citizens like them or not. 

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