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The Partisan Next Door
Stereotypes of Party Supporters and Consequences for Polarization in America
Av Ethan C. Busby, Adam J. Howat m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
308 kr
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In the United States, politics has become tribal and personalized. The influence of partisan divisions has extended beyond the political realm into everyday life, affecting relationships and workplaces as well as the ballot box. To help explain this trend, we examine the stereotypes Americans have …
Why Bad Policies Spread (and Good Ones Don't)
Av Charles R. Shipan, Craig Volden
Inbunden, 2021
911 kr
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Building on a deep theoretical foundation and drawing on numerous examples, we examine how policies spread across the American states. We argue that for good policies to spread while bad policies are pushed aside, states must learn from one another. The three ingredients for this positive outcome …
The Partisan Next Door
Stereotypes of Party Supporters and Consequences for Polarization in America
Av Ethan C. Busby, Adam J. Howat m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
911 kr
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In the United States, politics has become tribal and personalized. The influence of partisan divisions has extended beyond the political realm into everyday life, affecting relationships and workplaces as well as the ballot box. To help explain this trend, we examine the stereotypes Americans have …
The Dynamics of Public Opinion
Av Mary Layton Atkinson, K. Elizabeth Coggins m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
911 kr
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A central question in political representation is whether government responds to the people. To understand that, we need to know what the government is doing, and what the people think of it. We seek to understand a key question necessary to answer those bigger questions: How does American public …
The Full Armor of God
The Mobilization of Christian Nationalism in American Politics
Av Paul A. Djupe, Andrew R. Lewis m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
406 kr
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Academic research on Christian nationalism has revealed a considerable amount about the scope of its relationships to public policy views in the US. However, work thus far has not addressed an essential question: why now? Research by the authors of this Element advances answers, showcasing how …
The Origins and Consequences of Congressional Party Election Agendas
Häftad, 2023
302 kr
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This Element examines congressional party election agendas, asking first how they originate and what priorities within the party they strategically represent and, second, how they shape post-election legislative activity and policymaking. After surveying post-1980 agenda efforts, it focuses on two …
The Origins and Consequences of Congressional Party Election Agendas
Inbunden, 2023
911 kr
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This Element examines congressional party election agendas, asking first how they originate and what priorities within the party they strategically represent and, second, how they shape post-election legislative activity and policymaking. After surveying post-1980 agenda efforts, it focuses on two …
The Haves and Have-Nots in Supreme Court Representation and Participation, 2016 to 2021
Av Kirsten Widner, Anna Gunderson
Häftad, 2025
284 kr
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Courts are often thought of as protectors of minority rights. What happens when the composition of courts changes such that politically disadvantaged groups expect a less favorable reception? This Element examines whether the increasing conservatism of the US Supreme Court during Donald Trump's …
The Full Armor of God
The Mobilization of Christian Nationalism in American Politics
Av Paul A. Djupe, Andrew R. Lewis m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1084 kr
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Academic research on Christian nationalism has revealed a considerable amount about the scope of its relationships to public policy views in the US. However, work thus far has not addressed an essential question: why now? Research by the authors of this Element advances answers, showcasing how …
The Political Dynamics of Partisan Polarization
Av Eric R. Schmidt, Edward G. Carmines m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
308 kr
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This is a study of the dynamics of partisan polarization in the United States. It has three objectives: (1) to identify and explain why some Republicans and Democrats - but not others - have polarized, particularly over the last twenty years; (2) to demonstrate that they have done so not on this or …
The Political Dynamics of Partisan Polarization
Av Eric R. Schmidt, Edward G. Carmines m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
911 kr
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This is a study of the dynamics of partisan polarization in the United States. It has three objectives: (1) to identify and explain why some Republicans and Democrats - but not others - have polarized, particularly over the last twenty years; (2) to demonstrate that they have done so not on this or …
The Dimensions and Implications of the Public's Reactions to the January 6, 2021, Invasion of the U.S. Capitol
Häftad, 2024
317 kr
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The January 6, 2021 invasion of the US Capitol building by a mob trying to block certification of Biden's victory attacked a bedrock principle of American democracy, the peaceful transfer of power following an election. This Element reviews how the pubic evaluated the invaders, their actions, …
The Dimensions and Implications of the Public's Reactions to the January 6, 2021, Invasion of the U.S. Capitol
Inbunden, 2024
938 kr
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The January 6, 2021 invasion of the US Capitol building by a mob trying to block certification of Biden's victory attacked a bedrock principle of American democracy, the peaceful transfer of power following an election. This Element reviews how the pubic evaluated the invaders, their actions, …
Cooperating Factions
A Network Analysis of Party Divisions in U.S. Presidential Nominations
Av Rachel M. Blum, Hans C. Noel
Inbunden, 2024
911 kr
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Popular accounts of presidential nomination politics in the United States focus on factions, lanes, or even a civil war within the party. This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors and the apparent long-standing divisions within each …
Cooperating Factions
A Network Analysis of Party Divisions in U.S. Presidential Nominations
Av Rachel M. Blum, Hans C. Noel
Häftad, 2024
308 kr
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Popular accounts of presidential nomination politics in the United States focus on factions, lanes, or even a civil war within the party. This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors and the apparent long-standing divisions within each …
The Haves and Have-Nots in Supreme Court Representation and Participation, 2016 to 2021
Av Kirsten Widner, Anna Gunderson
Inbunden, 2025
820 kr
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Courts are often thought of as protectors of minority rights. What happens when the composition of courts changes such that politically disadvantaged groups expect a less favorable reception? This Element examines whether the increasing conservatism of the US Supreme Court during Donald Trump's …
Shifting Allegiances
The Election of Latino Republicans to Congress and State Legislatures
Av Robert D. Alvarez, Jason P. Casellas
Inbunden, 2025
829 kr
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Shifting Allegiances provides a comprehensive analysis of the increasing presence and influence of Latino Republicans in Congress and state legislatures. Contrary to past assumptions, this Element reveals that Latino Republicans are a diverse group, no longer confined to Cuban Americans in South …
Shifting Allegiances
The Election of Latino Republicans to Congress and State Legislatures
Av Robert D. Alvarez, Jason P. Casellas
Häftad, 2025
292 kr
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Shifting Allegiances provides a comprehensive analysis of the increasing presence and influence of Latino Republicans in Congress and state legislatures. Contrary to past assumptions, this Element reveals that Latino Republicans are a diverse group, no longer confined to Cuban Americans in South …
Congressional Expectations of Presidential Self-Restraint
Av Jack B. Greenberg, John A. Dearborn
Häftad, 2025
267 kr
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This Element explores how Congress has designed laws reliant on an assumption of presidential self-restraint, an expectation that presidents would respect statutory goals by declining to use their formal powers in ways that were legally permissible but contrary to stated congressional intent. …
Congressional Expectations of Presidential Self-Restraint
Av Jack B. Greenberg, John A. Dearborn
Inbunden, 2025
829 kr
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This Element explores how Congress has designed laws reliant on an assumption of presidential self-restraint, an expectation that presidents would respect statutory goals by declining to use their formal powers in ways that were legally permissible but contrary to stated congressional intent. …
Supremely Polarizing
How Partisanship Structures Support for the Supreme Court
Av Nicholas T. Davis, Matthew P. Hitt
Häftad, 2026
260 kr
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Although the Supreme Court has historically resisted a partisan sorting out of its public legitimacy, today, Republicans and Democrats look at the Court in very different ways. This Element assembles original survey and experimental data to unpack these changes in three ways. First, the authors …
Supremely Polarizing
How Partisanship Structures Support for the Supreme Court
Av Nicholas T. Davis, Matthew P. Hitt
Inbunden, 2026
838 kr
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Although the Supreme Court has historically resisted a partisan sorting out of its public legitimacy, today, Republicans and Democrats look at the Court in very different ways. This Element assembles original survey and experimental data to unpack these changes in three ways. First, the authors …
Money, Partisanship and Power in Local Politics
Av Robert G. Boatright, Lane Cuthbert m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
911 kr
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This Element presents an analysis of campaign finance in city council elections in four midsize Massachusetts cities. It shows that while money does not determine local election outcomes it plays a gatekeeping role - especially for nonincumbents. Moreover, this money comes from a very …
Money, Partisanship and Power in Local Politics
Av Robert G. Boatright, Lane Cuthbert m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
276 kr
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This Element presents an analysis of campaign finance in city council elections in four midsize Massachusetts cities. It shows that while money does not determine local election outcomes it plays a gatekeeping role - especially for nonincumbents. Moreover, this money comes from a very …
Contemporary US Populism in Comparative Perspective
Av Kirk Hawkins, Levente Littvay
Häftad, 2019
302 kr
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With the victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election, populists have come to power in the US for the first time in many years. However, US political scientists have been flat-footed in their response, failing to anticipate or measure populism's impact on the campaign or …
Policy Success in an Age of Gridlock
How the Toxic Substances Control Act was Finally Reformed
Häftad, 2018
308 kr
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Since 1990, polarization hindered changing environmental policy statutorily. Yet, in mid-2016 the Lautenberg Act regulating toxics - chemicals employed in commerce - was passed, winning business and environmental support. What might explain this? Has the Trump administration undercut the law's …
Roll Call Rebels
Strategic Dissent in the United States and United Kingdom
Av Justin H. Kirkland, Jonathan B. Slapin
Häftad, 2018
302 kr
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Scholars of legislative politics often note the many differences between the British House of Commons and the United States House of Representatives. These include differences in party strength, members' partisan loyalty on votes, and general institutional structure. Because of these differences, …
False Alarm
The Truth about Political Mistruths in the Trump Era
Av Ethan Porter, Thomas J. Wood
Häftad, 2019
308 kr
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Americans are not invulnerable to factual information. They do not 'backfire'; facts do not make them less accurate. Instead, they become more accurate, even when corrections target co-partisans. Corrections of fake news yield similar results. Among Republicans, Trump's misstatements are less …
Red, Green, and Blue
The Partisan Divide on Environmental Issues
Av David Karol
Häftad, 2019
308 kr
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This Element explores the growing party divisions on the environment in the United States. It draws upon quantitative and qualitative data from several decades of national and state politics. The study contributes theory to the party position change literature, showing that interest groups change …
Legislative Hardball
The House Freedom Caucus and the Power of Threat-Making in Congress
Häftad, 2019
308 kr
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Assertive bargaining occurs from time to time in the US Congress. It became an important feature of legislative negotiations within the House Republican Party when, following the 2014 elections, a group of organized conservatives called the House Freedom Caucus regularly issued threats against its …
