Disconnect : the breakdown of representation in American politics / Morris P. Fiorina with Samuel J. Abrams.
Fiorina, Morris P.; Abrams, Samuel J., 1980-
2009
JK2265 .F64 2009 (Mapit)
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Title Disconnect : the breakdown of representation in American politics / Morris P. Fiorina with Samuel J. Abrams.
Author Fiorina, Morris P.
ISBN 9780806142289 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0806142286 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780806140742 (alk. paper)
0806140747 (alk. paper)
Imprint Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2009.
Language English
Description xxi, 249 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number JK2265 .F64 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.973
Summary 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; how politicians' rhetoric and activities reflect hot-button issues that are not public priorities; and how politicians' dogmatic, divisive, and uncivil style of "debate" contrasts with the more civil discourse of ordinary Americans, who tend to be more polite and open to compromise than their leaders."--[book jacket]
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Abrams, Samuel J., 1980-
Series Julian J. Rothbaum distinguished lecture series ; v. 11.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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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
Appendix: Problems in measuring legislative polarization.

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