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Informationen zum Autor Eric Groenendyk is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Memphis. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan in 2009. His research investigates the motivations and emotions underlying public opinion and political behavior. His work has appeared in Journal of Politics, Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Communication Research, and Emotion Review. Klappentext Party identification may be the single most powerful predictor of voting behavior, yet scholars continue to disagree on whether this is good or bad for democracy. Some argue that party identification functions as a highly efficient information shortcut, guiding voters to candidates that represent their interests. Others argue that party identification biases voters' perceptions, thereby undermining accountability. Competing Motives in the Partisan Mind provides a framework for understanding the conditions under which each of the characterizations is most apt. The answer hinges on whether a person has sufficient motivation and ability to defend her party identity or whether norms of good citizenship motivate her to adjust her party identity to reflect her disagreements. Zusammenfassung Party identification may be the single most powerful predictor of voting behavior, yet scholars disagree on whether this is good or bad for democracy. Competing Motives in the Partisan Mind provides a window into the nature of party identification by examining circumstances in which political attitudes and party identities collide. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. A Dual Motivations Theory 2. Identity Justification: Identifying with the "Lesser of Two Evils" 3. Identity Justification: Issue Reprioritization 4. Cognitive Resources and Resistance to Identity Change 5. Motivation and Measurement Error 6. The Paradox of Partisan Responsiveness 7. Motivation and Democracy References ...
