The Phantom of a Polarized America: Myths and Truths of an Ideological Divide - Couverture souple

Saeki, Manabu

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1438459084 ISBN 13 : 9781438459080

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2017

Synopsis

Indicates how the rightward shift in the ideology of House Republicans has been mistaken for a broader “polarization” of both parties as well as voters.

There is a widespread belief that American politics is becoming more polarized, in the sense that the Republican Party and electorate are becoming more conservative while the Democratic Party and electorate are becoming more liberal. But is this truly the case? The Phantom of a Polarized America places widely held scholarly assumptions about the “polarization” of American politics under the microscope and tests them to determine their veracity. In the case of Congress, Manabu Saeki reveals that contrary to popular beliefs, polarization is largely due to the rightward shift of Republican legislators without any corresponding leftward shift by Democratic legislators. The conservative shift of House Republican ideology has produced a rightward shift of Republican voters, and conservative voters in the Democratic Party have switched to the Republican Party, resulting in a more liberal Democratic Party overall. Saeki concludes that the so-called “polarization” of American politics is largely a phantom being; in truth, it is a neo-conservative movement led by House Republicans.

“The Phantom of a Polarized America will make a great source text in a graduate level course on either partisanship in the electorate or on the study of Congress and gridlock.” — CHOICE

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Manabu Saeki is Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Jacksonville State University. He is the author of The Other Side of Gridlock: Policy Stability and Supermajoritarianism in U.S. Lawmaking, also published by SUNY Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1438459084
• ISBN 13: 9781438459080
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
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• Personne responsable: non disponible