20.500.12556/DKUM-98102 From political news consumption to political participation the mediating role of ideological polarization across 24 countries Political news consumption (PNC) can both inform and divide, but whether it promotes political participation through ideological polarization remains unclear. This study examines how PNC affects institutional and non-institutional political participation across 24 European countries, using Round 11 of the European Social Survey and country-level mediation models. Results show PNC positively affects institutional participation in 13 countries and non-institutional participation in three. PNC has a positive direct effect on ideological polarization in eight countries and a negative effect in two. Ideological polarization more consistently predicts participation, with positive effects on institutional participation in 17 countries and non-institutional participation in 21. Positive indirect effects of PNC via polarization are observed in only five countries for institutional and six for non-institutional participation. The United Kingdom shows negative indirect effects for both, suggesting polarization may discourage participation in some contexts. Overall, PNC's effects on participation are highly country-dependent. institutional political participation non-institutional political participation ideological polarization news media use institucionalna politična participacija neinstitucionalna politična participacija ideološka polarizacija novice uporaba medijev true false true M. E. Sharpe Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2026-05-16 03:14:21 2026-08-31 14:04:28 2026-09-01 03:08:22 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 White Plains, N.Y. 0 str. 245-275 št. 4 Letn. 56 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 2026-04-09 2026-05-14 316.334 278262275 10.1080/00207659.2026.2667737 1557-9336 RAZ_Kirbis_Andrej_2026.pdf RAZ_Kirbis_Andrej_2026.pdf 1 56C995D53F01542B17EEB2AC1CD7A6FB cea8a7bd156ad2ed5ddda72106af6dadfd5c79c65d568cc833a32203921a02bf ff5f856a-a533-11f1-b1f1-00155d0001be https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=211030 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/00207659.2026.2667737?needAccess=true 1 925daad8-50c4-11f1-a885-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=206141 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0