Partisan hostility and American democracy : explaining political divisions and when they matter /
An unflinching examination of the effects and boundaries of partisan animosity. For generations, experts argued that American politics needed cohesive parties to function effectively. Now many fear that strong partisan views, particularly hostility to the opposing party, are damaging democracy. Is p...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
[2024].
|
| Series: | Chicago studies in American politics.
|
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Partisan hostility in America
- Partisan animosity in American politics
- Analyzing the impact of partisan animosity
- How partisan animosity can fuel issue polarization
- A political virus : how partisan animosity polarized voters' responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Partisan animosity and evaluations of political leaders
- Partisan animosity and political compromise
- A democratic paradox : opposing the practices and norms that uphold a popular democracy
- The challenges of partisan hostility for American democracy.