Disconnect The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics

Name: Disconnect The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics
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ISBN: 9780806142289

ISBN-10: 0806142286

ISBN-13: 9780806142289

Edition: 2011

Authors: Morris P. Fiorina, Samuel J. Abrams

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Red states, blue states . . . are we no longer the United States? In Disconnect, Morris P. Fiorina examines today's party system to reassess arguments about political polarization while offering a cogent overview of the American electorate.Drawing on polling results and other data, Fiorina examines the disconnect between an unrepresentative "political class" and the citizenry it purports to represent, showing how politicians have become more polarized while voters remain moderate. Disconnect helps readers better understand the political divide between leaders and the American public-and helps steer a course for change.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date: 11/15/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.64" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



List of Tables and Figures


Foreword



Preface and Acknowledgments



A Disconnect in Political Positions



Disconnects in Priorities, Certainty, and Style



Popular Misconceptions of Polarization



Institutional Contributors to the Disconnect



Social Change and Party Sorting



Suburbs, New Interest Groups, and Political Adaptation



The Disconnect: How Unusual? How Bad?



Reconnecting the People and Their Government


Epilogue


Appendix: Problems in Measuring Legislative Polarization


Notes


Index