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What is POLIGENDEM

This research seeks to understand how political and social polarization is generated in advanced democracies by means of an in-depth study of the Spanish case and in relation to an issue at the heart of the conflict expressed in the cultural dimension: identity politics and gender diversity. Using a multidisciplinary and multilevel approach and employing the comparative method, the causal mechanisms of the new political and social divisions emerging on this issue are analyzed. The ultimate objective is to generate rigorous knowledge about the sources of conflict that contribute to strengthening the institutional processes that make quality inclusive democracy possible.

This project ensures that the research is conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, the Council of Europe recommendations on human rights and biomedicine (Oviedo Convention), the European Commission's guidelines on Ethics and Data Protection and those on Ethics in the Social Sciences and Humanities, the Guidelines of the Research Ethics Committee of the Autonomous University of Madrid (CEI-UAM), dated February 3, 2023, for the Processing of Personal Data in the Field of Research, and Organic Law 3/2018 on Data Protection. This guarantees the protection of participants' rights and the integrity of the research, as assessed by the UAM Research Ethics Committee in its favorable report of May 30, 2025.

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Project reference: PID2023-148370OB-I00
This project is funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (PID2023-148370OB-I00). Coordinated from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, it involves researchers from Universidad de Sevilla, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Burgos, UNED, and Universidad Pablo de Olavide.