20.500.12556/DKUM-93345 The impact of affective polarization on political participation a systematic review Affective polarization is widely considered detrimental to democratic processes, yet recent research suggests it may play an important role in political participation. This systematic review investigates the impact of affective polarization on political participation, synthesizing findings from 18 empirical studies. Through a comprehensive search across multiple databases, we address the fragmented understanding of the link between affective polarization and institutional (e.g. voter turnout) and non-institutional (e.g. protest) forms of participation. Our findings indicate that most studies show a positive association between affective polarization and political participation, with stronger evidence for its impact on institutional than on non-institutional participation. This pattern also holds for habitual versus non-habitual participation, albeit with variations across different cultural and political contexts. Finally, we highlight the need for further research, particularly through longitudinal and experimental designs and by examining the mechanisms through which affective polarization is linked to political participation. affective polarization political participation systematic review institutional participation non-institutional participation učinkovita polarizacija politična participacija institucionalna participacija sistematični pregledi neinstucionalna participacija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2025-06-20 03:11:55 2025-07-22 09:14:42 2025-07-23 03:11:05 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 1-24 2025 0000-00-00 NiDoloceno NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-06-05 316.334 239750915 10.1177/00323217251338496 0032-3217 RAZ_Lubej_Marusa_2025.pdf RAZ_Lubej_Marusa_2025.pdf 1 30BC09065DD880C7645CD726ADB782AC f5c78a2f641b8802cc955fe28d050cc71bd3e9242b713aa336eca2e559f3b55e ab349acc-66cb-11f0-b4a7-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=193901 https://doi.org/10.1177/00323217251338496 0 b997610d-66cb-11f0-b4a7-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=193902 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0