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Beschreibung

A fresh examination of political representation in an era of negative partisanship.

What does representation look like when politicians focus on "othering" the opposing party rather than the policy interests of their constituents? How do voters react to negative partisan rhetoric? And is policy responsiveness still the cornerstone of American representative democracy?

In How Politicians Polarize, Mia Costa draws on survey experiments, analysis of congressional newsletters and tweets, and data on fundraising and media coverage to examine how and why politicians rely so often on negative partisan attacks. Costa shows that most Americans do not like negative rhetoric, and politicians know this. Nonetheless, these kinds of attacks can reap powerful rewards from national media, donors, and party elites. Costa's findings challenge the popular notion that Americans are motivated more by their partisan identities than by policy representation. Her research illuminates how the political ecosystem rewards negative representation and how this affects the quality of American democracy.

A fresh examination of political representation in an era of negative partisanship.

What does representation look like when politicians focus on "othering" the opposing party rather than the policy interests of their constituents? How do voters react to negative partisan rhetoric? And is policy responsiveness still the cornerstone of American representative democracy?

In How Politicians Polarize, Mia Costa draws on survey experiments, analysis of congressional newsletters and tweets, and data on fundraising and media coverage to examine how and why politicians rely so often on negative partisan attacks. Costa shows that most Americans do not like negative rhetoric, and politicians know this. Nonetheless, these kinds of attacks can reap powerful rewards from national media, donors, and party elites. Costa's findings challenge the popular notion that Americans are motivated more by their partisan identities than by policy representation. Her research illuminates how the political ecosystem rewards negative representation and how this affects the quality of American democracy.

Über den Autor
Mia Costa is assistant professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College, where she is also a faculty associate in the Program in Quantitative Social Science. She has published articles in the American Journal of Political Science, Politics & Gender, Political Research Quarterly, and Political Behavior, among others.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Chicago Studies in American Politics
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780226838946
ISBN-10: 0226838943
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Costa, Mia
Hersteller: The University of Chicago Press
Chicago Studies in American Politics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 226 x 150 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Mia Costa
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.05.2025
Gewicht: 0,408 kg
Artikel-ID: 133211656