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Partisan Hostility and American Democracy: Explaining Political Divisions and When They Matter

An unflinching examination of the effects and boundaries of partisan animosity.

For generations, experts argued that American politics needed cohesive parties to function effectively. Now many fear that strong partisan views, particularly hostility to the opposing party, are damaging democracy. Is partisanship as dangerous as we fear it is?

To provide an answer, this book offers a nuanced evaluation of when and how partisan animosity matters in todays highly charged, dynamic political environment, drawing on panel data from some of the most tumultuous years in recent American history, 2019 through 2021. The authors show that partisanship powerfully shapes political behaviors, but its effects are conditional, not constant. Instead, it is most powerful when politicians send clear signals and when an issue is unlikely to bring direct personal consequences. In the absence of these conditions, other factors often dominate decision-making.

The authors argue that while partisan hostility has degraded US politicsfor example, politicizing previously non-political issues and undermining compromiseit is not in itself an existential threat. As their research shows, the future of American democracy depends on how politicians, more than ordinary voters, behave.

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  • Weight: 340g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 12 Jun 2024
  • Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780226833675

About James N. DruckmanJohn Barry RyanMatthew LevenduskySamara KlarYanna Krupnikov

James N. Druckman is professor of political science at the University of Rochester. Samara Klar is professor of political science at the University of Arizona. Yanna Krupnikov is professor of communication and media at the University of Michigan. Matthew Levendusky is professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. John Barry Ryan is associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media and the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan.

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