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October 10, 2025European Journal of Political ResearchOpen Access

Does ideological polarization promote political engagement and trust? Evidence from Swiss panel data, 1999–2023

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UKUrsina KuhnFORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social SciencesLMLionel MarquisUniversity of Lausanne

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Implication

Analysis reveals ideological polarization increases political engagement but reduces political trust among households.

Key Points

  • Ideological polarization significantly boosts political engagement, while also negatively affecting political trust.
  • Analysis indicates a notable increase in political participation metrics, despite diminished trust in government institutions.
  • Using individual-level data from the Swiss Household Panel, fixed effects models were employed for a robust causal analysis.
  • The interrelation of household polarization provides insights into broader societal engagement trends and personal interactions.

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Kuhn et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e865117ef2f04ca37e4d70https://doi.org/10.1017/s1475676525100248
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