Democracies divided the global challenge of political polarization

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Severe polarization and democratic breakdown -- The Islamist-secularist divide and Turkey's descent into severe polarization / Senem Ayd'n-Düzgit -- Persistent ethnic polarization in Kenya / Gilbert M. Khadiagala -- Severe polarization and democratic stress -- The long path of polarization in the United States / Thomas Carothers -- Hindu nationalism and political polarization in india / Niranjan Sahoo -- Of "patriots" and citizens : asymmetric populist polarization in Poland / Joanna Fomina -- Elite polarization in relatively homogenous societies -- Colombia's polarizing peace efforts / Andreas E. Feldmann -- Winner takes all : elite power struggles and polarization in Bangladesh / Naomi Hossain -- Staying clear? -- Polarization and democratic decline in Indonesia / Eve Warburton -- Brazil : when political oligarchies limit polarization but fuel populism -- Umberto Mignozzetti and Matias Spektor.