Political Blame Game in American Democracy
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A01=Larry Powell
A01=Mark Hickson
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Author_Larry Powell
Author_Mark Hickson
Author_Mark Hickson III
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Culture of Blame
Dysfunctional Politics
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Political Campaigns
Political Gridlock
Political Science
Presidential Campaigns
Public Policy
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- ISBN 9781498545457
- Weight: 431g
- Dimensions: 157 x 239mm
- Publication Date: 06 Oct 2017
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Political Blame Game in American Democracy looks at the forces that have developed over the past fifty-plus years and created a dysfunctional political system in the United States. It argues that the current level of partisan polarization is actually the culmination of a number of forces at work during the past few decades. These include a perception by each party that the other is using unfair political tactics; the subsequent creation of a culture of blame, with each party blaming the other for the dysfunction; a decline in political norms, leading to childlike behavior by politicians and political candidates; and a culture of payback in which the opposition argues that their opponents are responsible for the decline. These four factors culminated in the 2016 presidential campaign, where they were exemplified by Donald Trump, and have continued to have a significant ongoing impact on the political landscape of the United States.
Mark Hickson III is professor of communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Larry Powell is professor of communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
