Nolan McCarty (Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Aff

Polarization

What Everyone Needs to Know®

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

• What Everyone Needs to Know
• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 139mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 312g
• ISBN-13: 9780190867775
• ISBN-10: 0190867779
• Artikelnr.: 53779795

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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