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New blog post published on the P&E Blog! Olivier Roy reflects on the results of the 2025 German federal election in his article “What do you mean, ‘Germany is polarized’?”

While headlines point to a divided nation, with the AfD leading in the East and the CDU/CSU in the West, Roy questions whether this really signals deep societal polarization. He unpacks four distinct types of polarization—opinion, network, affective, and group—and explains why a split electoral map isn’t enough to conclude that Germany is truly polarized.

Read the full article here: https://peblog.de/what-do-you-mean-germany-is-polarized/

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