Exploring Political Polarization Between Opponents and Supporters of Ruling Parties Following the 2019 Lebanese Uprising.
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| Title: | Exploring Political Polarization Between Opponents and Supporters of Ruling Parties Following the 2019 Lebanese Uprising. |
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| Authors: | Al‐Amine, Mortada (AUTHOR), Saab, Rim (AUTHOR), Harb, Charles (AUTHOR), Majed, Rima (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | European Journal of Social Psychology. Oct2025, Vol. 55 Issue 6, p979-998. 20p. |
| Subjects: | Political psychology, Social change -- History, Pearson correlation (Statistics), Violence, T-test (Statistics), Cronbach's alpha, Conflict (Psychology), Social cohesion, Multiple regression analysis, Questionnaires, Public opinion, Analysis of covariance, Multivariate analysis, Descriptive statistics, Voting, Government programs, Trust, Women's rights, Civil rights |
| Geographic Terms: | Lebanon |
| Abstract: | The 17 October 2019 uprising in Lebanon marked a pivotal period of economic crisis and discontent with the ruling elite. We examined social cohesion post‐uprising by exploring political polarization between "anti‐ruling parties" citizens and "partisan/unaligned" citizens, in two surveys with a community sample (Study 1, N = 357) and a nationally representative sample (Study 2, N = 1200). Across both studies, "anti‐ruling parties" respondents exhibited lower institutional trust, lower sectarianism, and greater support for a secular system compared to "partisan/unaligned" citizens. Conversely, no differences emerged surrounding economic discontent. Importantly, disenchantment with the status quo emerged across political lines. (De)mobilization tendencies varied. In Study 1 (2020), with lingering revolutionary hope, "anti‐ruling parties" respondents showed stronger system‐challenging collective action orientations. In Study 2 (2022), amid counter‐revolutionary gains, disenchantment with October 17 groups emerged, with "anti‐ruling parties" respondents showing lower voting intention, greater migration tendencies, and less readiness to use arms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The 17 October 2019 uprising in Lebanon marked a pivotal period of economic crisis and discontent with the ruling elite. We examined social cohesion post‐uprising by exploring political polarization between "anti‐ruling parties" citizens and "partisan/unaligned" citizens, in two surveys with a community sample (Study 1, N = 357) and a nationally representative sample (Study 2, N = 1200). Across both studies, "anti‐ruling parties" respondents exhibited lower institutional trust, lower sectarianism, and greater support for a secular system compared to "partisan/unaligned" citizens. Conversely, no differences emerged surrounding economic discontent. Importantly, disenchantment with the status quo emerged across political lines. (De)mobilization tendencies varied. In Study 1 (2020), with lingering revolutionary hope, "anti‐ruling parties" respondents showed stronger system‐challenging collective action orientations. In Study 2 (2022), amid counter‐revolutionary gains, disenchantment with October 17 groups emerged, with "anti‐ruling parties" respondents showing lower voting intention, greater migration tendencies, and less readiness to use arms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00462772 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ejsp.3134 |
