Joshua J. Dyck is Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department and Director of the Center for Public Opinion at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is co-author of Initiatives without Engagement. Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz is Saul I. Stern Professor of Civic Engagement and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.

Dyck and Pearson-Merkowitz conduct a wide-ranging investigation into the effects of partisanship. Drawing on surveys and an array of other data, they show that partisanship and partisan cues shape attitudes, behaviors, and preferences across a huge range of domains, extending well beyond the political realm. This creative and thought-provoking study illuminates the drivers of growing affective polarization in society, as well as the challenges facing American democracy ahead.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Partisanship and Ideology in Political Decision-MakingChapter 2: Elite Cues, Negative Partisanship, and the Changing Media LandscapeChapter 3: Partisanship, Policy, Compromise, and the Non-politicalChapter 4: Partisanship, Race, and Intergroup ContactChapter 5: Prospect Theory and Partisan CuesChapter 6: Political Responsiveness to the Lived ExperienceChapter 7: Independents, Knowledge, and AlienationChapter 8: An Elite Problem Calls for an Elite Solution Appendix

Joshua J. Dyck is Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department and Director of the Center for Public Opinion at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is co-author of Initiatives without Engagement. Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz is Saul I. Stern Professor of Civic Engagement and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.

Dyck and Pearson-Merkowitz conduct a wide-ranging investigation into the effects of partisanship. Drawing on surveys and an array of other data, they show that partisanship and partisan cues shape attitudes, behaviors, and preferences across a huge range of domains, extending well beyond the political realm. This creative and thought-provoking study illuminates the drivers of growing affective polarization in society, as well as the challenges facing American democracy ahead.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Partisanship and Ideology in Political Decision-MakingChapter 2: Elite Cues, Negative Partisanship, and the Changing Media LandscapeChapter 3: Partisanship, Policy, Compromise, and the Non-politicalChapter 4: Partisanship, Race, and Intergroup ContactChapter 5: Prospect Theory and Partisan CuesChapter 6: Political Responsiveness to the Lived ExperienceChapter 7: Independents, Knowledge, and AlienationChapter 8: An Elite Problem Calls for an Elite Solution Appendix

Joshua J. Dyck is Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department and Director of the Center for Public Opinion at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is co-author of Initiatives without Engagement. Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz is Saul I. Stern Professor of Civic Engagement and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.

Dyck and Pearson-Merkowitz conduct a wide-ranging investigation into the effects of partisanship. Drawing on surveys and an array of other data, they show that partisanship and partisan cues shape attitudes, behaviors, and preferences across a huge range of domains, extending well beyond the political realm. This creative and thought-provoking study illuminates the drivers of growing affective polarization in society, as well as the challenges facing American democracy ahead.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Partisanship and Ideology in Political Decision-MakingChapter 2: Elite Cues, Negative Partisanship, and the Changing Media LandscapeChapter 3: Partisanship, Policy, Compromise, and the Non-politicalChapter 4: Partisanship, Race, and Intergroup ContactChapter 5: Prospect Theory and Partisan CuesChapter 6: Political Responsiveness to the Lived ExperienceChapter 7: Independents, Knowledge, and AlienationChapter 8: An Elite Problem Calls for an Elite Solution Appendix