Campbell, James E., 1952-

Polarized : making sense of a divided America / James E. Campbell. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part One. Preparing the Foundation 13 Chapter 1. Knowns and Unknowns 15 Chapter 2. History and Theories 39 Part Two. The Polarized Electorate 59 Chapter 3. Ideology and Polarization 61 Chapter 4. Issues and Polarization 91 Chapter 5. Circumstantial Evidence 117 Part Three. The Polarized Parties 143 Chapter 6. Why Are the Parties More Polarized? 145 Chapter 7. One-Sided Party Polarization? 173 Chapter 8. Why Are the Parties Polarized at All? 197 Chapter 9. Polarization and Democracy 221 Appendix A. Five Ideological Series 247 Appendix B. Regression Analyses of Ideological Orientations 249 Notes 253 References 281 Index 309

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Polarization (Social sciences)--United States.
Divided government--United States.
Political culture--United States.
Political participation--United States.
Party affiliation--United States.
Political parties--United States.
Right and left (Political science)--United States.
Cultura política--Estados Unidos.
Participación política--Estados Unidos.
Afiliación partidaria--Estados Unidos.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General.


United States--Politics and government.

002 JK 1726 / C188p 2016

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