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Autore |
Abramowitz Alan |
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Titolo |
The disappearing center [[electronic resource] ] : engaged citizens, polarization, and American democracy / / Alan I. Abramowitz |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political parties - United States |
Party affiliation - United States |
Polarization (Social sciences) |
United States Politics and government 2009- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1. Polarization in the Age of Obama -- 2. The Engaged Public -- 3. Partisan-Ideological Polarization -- 4. Polarization and Social Groups -- 5. Polarization and Elections -- 6. Polarization in a Changing Electorate -- 7. Polarization and Representation -- 8. Polarization and Democratic Governance -- NOTES -- INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Renowned political scientist Alan I. Abramowitz presents a groundbreaking argument that the most important divide in American politics is not between left and right but rather between citizens who are politically engaged and those who are not. It is the engaged members of the public, he argues, who most closely reflect the ideals of democratic citizenship-but this is also the group that is most polarized. Polarization at the highest levels of government, therefore, is not a sign of elites' disconnection from the public but rather of their responsiveness to the more politically engaged parts of it. Though polarization is often assumed to be detrimental to democracy, Abramowitz concludes that by presenting voters with clear choices, polarization can serve to increase the public's interest and participation in politics and strengthen electoral accountability. |
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