Disappearing Center

Engaged Citizens, Polarization, and American Democracy

AvAlan I. Abramowitz

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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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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Utgivningsdatum:2011-02-15
Mått:148 x 230 x 14 mm
Vikt:268 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:PAPERBACKSHOP UK IMPORT
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Yale University Press
ISBN:9780300168297

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Alan I. Abramowitz is the Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science at Emory University.

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“Alan Abramowitz has produced a definitive work on the consequences of a divided electorate in elections, in policy making, and in the capacity for winners to govern. The Disappearing Center is a major contribution to the study of contemporary American politics.”—Thomas Edsall, author of Building Red America and Chain Reaction