Our common bonds: using what Americans share to help bridge the partisan divide

"One of the defining features of twenty-first century American politics has been the rise of affective polarization: Americans increasingly report that they distrust and dislike those from the other party and want to avoid interacting with them in a wide range seemingly non-political contexts,...

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1. Verfasser: Levendusky, Matthew 1979- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago ; London The University of Chicago Press 2023
Schriftenreihe:Chicago studies in American politics
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Zusammenfassung:"One of the defining features of twenty-first century American politics has been the rise of affective polarization: Americans increasingly report that they distrust and dislike those from the other party and want to avoid interacting with them in a wide range seemingly non-political contexts, from Thanksgiving dinners to dating. This has damaging downstream consequences: many studies and evidence from our everyday lives shows that affective polarization reduces electoral accountability, weakens support for the democratic norms, and makes it more difficult for Americans to responded to crises, such as COVID-19. What, if anything, can be done? Our Common Bonds shows that-although affective polarization has multiple causes and there is no silver bullet that will eradicate it-there are concrete interventions that can reduce it. Matthew Levendusky argues that partisan animus stems in part from individuals misperceiving how much they have in common with those from the other party. Survey and experimental evidence show that priming shared identities and connections outside of politics can help people to reframe the lens through which they evaluate the out-party and, in so doing, turn down the partisan temperature"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:223 Seiten Diagramme
ISBN:9780226824680
9780226824703

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