Jochem Vanagt and Markus Kollberg show that coalition governments bring voters of different parties closer together only if people believe those coalitions are doing a good job. When voters think coalitions are performing badly, partisan hostility remains high. Their insights have significant implications for efforts to reduce affective polarisation
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Social Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Markus completed his PhD in the Department of Political Science at University College London.
He has been a visiting scholar at Nuffield College Oxford, the University of Vienna and at Yale University.
His research investigates several challenges confronting democracies in Europe today: the rise of populist challenger parties, the increasing relevance of political identities, and the political transformations related to climate change.
Methodologically, he is interested in computational text analysis and experimental political science.
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