Disconnect: The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics (Volume 11) (The Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series)

Fiorina, Morris P.

ISBN 10: 0806142286 / ISBN 13: 9780806142289

Edité par University of Oklahoma Press (edition First Edition), 2011

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• Titre: Disconnect: The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics (Volume 11) (The Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series)
• Éditeur: University of Oklahoma Press (edition First Edition)
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0806142286
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780806142289
• Reliure: Paperback
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Good

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Synopsis

Examines the decline of the political center within America's party system Red states, blue states . . . are we no longer the United States? Morris P. Fiorina here examines today's party system to reassess arguments about party polarization while offering a cogent overview of the American electorate. Building on the arguments of Fiorina's acclaimed Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America, this book explains how contemporary politics differs from that of previous eras and considers what might be done to overcome the unproductive politics of recent decades. Drawing on polling results and other data, Fiorina examines the disconnect between an unrepresentative "political class" and the citizenry it purports to represent, showing how politicians have become more polarized while voters remain moderate; how politicians' rhetoric and activities reflect hot-button issues that are not public priorities; and how politicians' dogmatic, divisive, and uncivil style of "debate" contrasts with the more civil discourse of ordinary Americans, who tend to be more polite and open to compromise than their leaders. Disconnect depicts politicians out of touch with the larger public, distorting issues and information to appeal to narrow interest groups. It can help readers better understand the political divide between leaders and the American public-and help steer a course for change. Morris P. Fiorina is the Wendt Family Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Samuel J. Abrams is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University and a Fellow at the Hamilton Center for Political Economy, New York University.

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Morris P. Fiorina is the Wendt Family Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.