American Affective Polarization in Comparative Perspective

American Affective Polarization in Comparative Perspective
Author: Noam Gidron
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2020-12-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108912249

American political observers express increasing concern about affective polarization, i.e., partisans' resentment toward political opponents. We advance debates about America's partisan divisions by comparing affective polarization in the US over the past 25 years with affective polarization in 19 other western publics. We conclude that American affective polarization is not extreme in comparative perspective, although Americans' dislike of partisan opponents has increased more rapidly since the mid-1990s than in most other Western publics. We then show that affective polarization is more intense when unemployment and inequality are high; when political elites clash over cultural issues such as immigration and national identity; and in countries with majoritarian electoral institutions. Our findings situate American partisan resentment and hostility in comparative perspective, and illuminate correlates of affective polarization that are difficult to detect when examining the American case in isolation.

Contemporary US Populism in Comparative Perspective

Contemporary US Populism in Comparative Perspective
Author: Kirk Hawkins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-05-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781108456821

With the victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election, populists have come to power in the US for the first time in many years. However, US political scientists have been flat-footed in their response, failing to anticipate or measure populism's impact on the campaign or to offer useful policy responses. In contrast, populism has long been an important topic of study for political scientists studying other regions, especially Latin America and Europe. The conceptual and theoretical insights of comparativist scholars can benefit Americanists, and applying their techniques can help US scholars and policymakers place events in perspective.

Solutions to Political Polarization in America

Solutions to Political Polarization in America
Author: Nathaniel Persily
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2015-04-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1316300048

Political polarization dominates discussions of contemporary American politics. Despite widespread agreement that the dysfunction in the political system can be attributed to political polarization, commentators cannot come to a consensus on what that means. The coarseness of our political discourse, the ideological distance between opposing partisans, and, most of all, an inability to pass much-needed and widely supported policies all stem from the polarization in our politics. This volume assembles several top analysts of American politics to focus on solutions to polarization. The proposals range from constitutional change to good-government reforms to measures to strengthen political parties. Each tackles one or more aspects of America's polarization problem. This book begins a serious dialogue about reform proposals to address the obstacles that polarization poses for contemporary governance.

The Populist Radical Right

The Populist Radical Right
Author: Cas Mudde
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 856
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1315514559

The populist radical right is one of the most studied political phenomena in the social sciences, counting hundreds of books and thousands of articles. This is the first reader to bring together the most seminal articles and book chapters on the contemporary populist radical right in western democracies. It has a broad regional and topical focus and includes work that has made an original theoretical contribution to the field, which make them less time-specific. The reader is organized in six thematic sections: (1) ideology and issues; (2) parties, organizations, and subcultures; (3) leaders, members, and voters; (4) causes; (5) consequences; and (6) responses. Each section features a short introduction by the editor, which introduces and ties together the selected pieces and provides discussion questions and suggestions for further readings. The reader is ended with a conclusion in which the editor reflects on the future of the populist radical right in light of (more) recent political developments – most notably the Greek economic crisis and the refugee crisis – and suggest avenues for future research.

Grandstanding

Grandstanding
Author: Justin Tosi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2020
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0190900156

Why does talk about politics and moral issues tend to get so ugly, heated, and personal? So much public discussion goes awry because people are using it for the wrong reasons. Too often, especially online, people engage in moral grandstanding--they use moral talk to impress others by showing them they have the right views. Tosi and Warmke show why people behave this way, why it's wrong, and what we can do about it.

American Gridlock

American Gridlock
Author: James A. Thurber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2015-11-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1107114160

American Gridlock is a comprehensive analysis of polarization encompassing national and state politics, voters, elites, activists, the media, and the three branches of government.

Partisan Hearts and Minds

Partisan Hearts and Minds
Author: Donald P. Green
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780300101560

A treatment of party identification, in which three political scientists argue that identification with political parties powerfully determines how citizens look at politics and cast their ballots. They build a case for the continuing theoretical and political significance of partisan identities.

The American Political Economy

The American Political Economy
Author: Jacob S. Hacker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 487
Release: 2021-11-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1316516369

Drawing together leading scholars, the book provides a revealing new map of the US political economy in cross-national perspective.

Democratic Resilience

Democratic Resilience
Author: Robert C. Lieberman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2021-11-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1009002929

Politics in the United States has become increasingly polarized in recent decades. Both political elites and everyday citizens are divided into rival and mutually antagonistic partisan camps, with each camp questioning the political legitimacy and democratic commitments of the other side. Does this polarization pose threats to democracy itself? What can make some democratic institutions resilient in the face of such challenges? Democratic Resilience brings together a distinguished group of specialists to examine how polarization affects the performance of institutional checks and balances as well as the political behavior of voters, civil society actors, and political elites. The volume bridges the conventional divide between institutional and behavioral approaches to the study of American politics and incorporates historical and comparative insights to explain the nature of contemporary challenges to democracy. It also breaks new ground to identify the institutional and societal sources of democratic resilience.

Polarized America

Polarized America
Author: Nolan McCarty
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2006-06-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0262134640

An analysis of how the increasing polarization of American politics has been accompanied and accelerated by greater income inequality, rising immigration, and other social and economic changes.