LEADER 03173nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910452820403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-300-16288-X 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300162882 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104971 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23050141 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000720418 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11956175 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720418 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10661595 035 $a(PQKB)11651911 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420916 035 $a(DE-B1597)485643 035 $a(OCoLC)808346476 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300162882 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420916 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579315 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104971 100 $a20090827d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe disappearing center$b[electronic resource] $eengaged citizens, polarization, and American democracy /$fAlan I. Abramowitz 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-14162-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPREFACE -- $t1. Polarization in the Age of Obama -- $t2. The Engaged Public -- $t3. Partisan-Ideological Polarization -- $t4. Polarization and Social Groups -- $t5. Polarization and Elections -- $t6. Polarization in a Changing Electorate -- $t7. Polarization and Representation -- $t8. Polarization and Democratic Governance -- $tNOTES -- $tINDEX 330 $aRenowned 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. 606 $aPolitical parties$zUnited States 606 $aParty affiliation$zUnited States 606 $aPolarization (Social sciences) 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2009- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical parties 615 0$aParty affiliation 615 0$aPolarization (Social sciences) 676 $a324.273 700 $aAbramowitz$b Alan$01038690 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452820403321 996 $aThe disappearing center$92460434 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$29.75$u04/11/2016$5Poli