LEADER 03344nam 22005415 450 001 9911022352803321 005 20250830130144.0 010 $a3-031-97250-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-97250-8 035 $a(CKB)40851709100041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32275514 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32275514 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-97250-8 035 $a(EXLCZ)9940851709100041 100 $a20250830d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe US Constitution and Political Instability /$fby Alan Ware 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (154 pages) 225 1 $aPolitical Science and International Studies 311 08$a3-031-97249-X 327 $aChapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Constitution and Institutions -- Chapter 3. American Conflicts and Divisions -- Chapter 4. ?Populism? and Coalitions -- Chapter 5. Political Trust and Violence -- Chapter 6. Authoritative Communications, Religion and Laws -- Chapter 7. Political Strategy, Anger and Negotiation -- Chapter 8. Growth of Party Cohesion and Antagonism -- Chapter 9. Decentralized Governments and Policy Coordination -- Chapter10. America?s Constitution: Past to Future. 330 $aThis book examines sources of conflict and instability in the US. Especially since 2008 a predominant theme has been the role of opposed social cultures and values within America. However, the main causes of instability have become the institutional fragmentation of power. There are many ways in which policy initiatives can be blocked, delayed or weakened?by other levels of government or by separate institutions at the same level. Yet, only quite recently has the Constitution?s role, widely believed earlier to be a bulwark of American democracy, started to become a weakness for it. This book argues not that the US Constitution is in imminent danger, but that the possibility of major failure, or of inaction in some policy areas, has increased greatly. The world after 1945, in which the American polity predominated, is one of its reduced power, with some rivals now having greater opportunities to frustrate US initiatives. Increased internal divisions have been crucial to its effectiveness both internally and in international arenas. Alan Ware is Professor and Emeritus Fellow, Worcester College at Oxford University. He is the author of many books, including Political Conflict in America (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011). 410 0$aPolitical Science and International Studies 606 $aAmerica$xPolitics and government 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aAmerican Politics 606 $aPolitical Science 606 $aPolitical Theory 615 0$aAmerica$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 14$aAmerican Politics. 615 24$aPolitical Science. 615 24$aPolitical Theory. 676 $a320.973 700 $aWare$b Alan$0552737 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911022352803321 996 $aThe US Constitution and Political Instability$94431911 997 $aUNINA