Polarization - What Everyone Needs to Know

Nolan McCarty's Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know ¿ is an accessible introduction to polarization in America. McCarty takes readers through what scholars know and don't know about the origins, development, and implications of our rising political conflicts, delving into social, economic, and geographic determinants of polarization in the United States.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Preface


• 1. What is political polarization?


• 2. Are Partisan Elites Polarized?


• 3. Is the Public Polarized?


• 4. What Are We Polarized About?


• 5. How Does Electoral Law Affect Polarization?


• 6. Is the South Responsible for Polarization?


• 7. How Have Other Changes in American Society Affected?


• 8. What are the Consequences of Polarization for Public Policy and Governance?


• 9. Is the Trump Presidency a New Normal or More of the Same?


• Bibliography

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Nolan McCarty is Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. He is author and co-author of several previous books, including Polarized America (MIT Press, 2006) and Political Game Theory (Cambridge UP, 2007).

Zusammenfassung

Nolan McCarty's Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know ® is an accessible introduction to polarization in America. McCarty takes readers through what scholars know and don't know about the origins, development, and implications of our rising political conflicts, delving into social, economic, and geographic determinants of polarization in the United States.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Nolan McCarty, Nolan (Susan Dod Brown Professor of Polit Mccarty, McCarty Nolan
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 12.12.2019
• EAN: 9780190867775
• ISBN: 978-0-19-086777-5
• Seiten: 280
• Serie: What Everyone Needs to Know
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Press & journalism, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, History of the Americas, News media and journalism, Elections & referenda, Pressure groups & lobbying, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls, Elections and referenda / suffrage, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Opinion Polling