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Record Nr.

UNINA9910629300703321

Autore

Lemke Christiane <1951->

Titolo

The battle for the White House : the US presidential election 2020 in the sign of polarisation, corona pandemic and social tensions / / Christiane Lemke and Jakob Wiedekind

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, Germany : , : Springer, , [2023]

©2023

ISBN

3-658-38934-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 195 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

324.973093

Soggetti

Polarization (Social sciences) - United States - History - 21st century

Presidents - United States - Election, 2020

United States Politics and government 2017-2021

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction Joe Biden on the road to the nomination Voting in the shadow of the pandemic Democrats versus Republicans The polarisation and its manifestations Economic policy as a question of fate: The elections in the sign of the recession A society without a network: Social issues in the election campaign Minorities in the us: The controversial immigration debate The strategies in the 2020 election campaign The election results and their transatlantic implications Concluding reflections

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a concise and engaging analysis of the particularly unusual 2020 election year in the USA. The political science perspective illuminates societal tensions in the context of the Corona pandemic and elaborates election-deciding discourses. Larger socio-political trends such as ideological polarisation are addressed as well as the different campaign strategies of the two parties. In addition, the book offers insights into the election results of this landmark presidential election for American society and for the development of its democracy. The final evaluation of the resulting implications for transatlantic relations rounds off the book.