Political Polarization and its Effect on Political Participation

Political Polarization and its Effect on Political Participation

Presenter(s)

Sean Matthew Feikes

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Presentation: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., St. Joseph's Hall 025

Description

In recent years, perceived political division has risen in the United States at an astonishing rate. With the rise of social media in the last decade or so, political opinions and ideologies are able to reach more and more people than ever before. With this mass distribution of thoughts and ideas, political opinions are stronger and more divisive causing more polarization among citizens. The purpose of this research is to examine how political polarization affects political participation among college students. The method of analysis for this research question is a survey administered to UD students and distributed via email. The brief survey contains questions regarding their political identity and ideology, opinions on the current state of politics, and stance on some highly political topics. Results from the anonymous survey are contextualized within the existing literature.

Publication Date

4-20-2022

Project Designation

Capstone Project

Primary Advisor

Anya M. Galli Robertson, Leslie H. Picca

Primary Advisor's Department

Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work

Keywords

Stander Symposium project, College of Arts and Sciences

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Political Polarization and its Effect on Political Participation

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