Red And Blue Nation Delineating The Problem

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Total Pages : 344 pages
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Download or read book Red and Blue Nation?: Delineating the problem written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Considers the extent to which polarized views among political leaders and activists are reflected in the population at large. Pays particular attention to factors such as the increased influence of religion and the changing nature of the media and offers thoughtful analyses of the underlying problems"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Pietro S. Nivola
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0815760841
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Red and Blue Nation? written by Pietro S. Nivola and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Brookings Institution Press and the Hoover Institution publication Analysts and pundits increasingly perceive a widening gulf between "red states" and "blue states." Yet the research to support that perception is scattered and sometimes difficult to parse. America's polarized politics, it is said, poses fundamental dangers for democratic and accountable government. Heightened partisanship is thought to degrade deliberation in Congress and threaten the integrity of other institutions, from the courts to the media. But, how deep do the country's political divisions actually run? Are they truly wreaking havoc upon the social fabric? Has America become a house divided? This important new book, Red and Blue Nation?, gets to the bottom of this perplexing issue. The first of two volumes cosponsored by Brookings and the Hoover Institution carefully considers the extent to which polarized views among political leaders and activists are reflected in the population at large. It pays particular attention to factors such as the increased influence of religion and the changing nature of the media. The authors show that while the severity of the country's "culture wars" is often overstated, significant fissures have opened. In Red and Blue Nation? leading journalists and scholars combine their different insights to enrich our understanding of the issue, offering thoughtful analyses of the underlying problems. This comprehensive and accessible discussion of the polarization debate will be an essential resource for policymakers, scholars, and anyone interested in the health of American public discourse. Contributors include Alan I. Abramowitz (Emory University), David W. Brady (Hoover Institution), Peter Beinart (The New Republic), Sarah A. Binder (Brookings Institution), James Campbell (State University of New York at Buffalo), Carl Cannon (National Journal), E.J. Dionne, Jr. (Brookings Institution), Gregg Easterbrook (Brookings Institution), Thomas B. Edsall (Washington Post), Morris P. Fiorina (Hoover Institution), William A. Galston

Author : Diana Epstein
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833042203
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polarized Politics and Policy Consequences written by Diana Epstein and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To elucidate the impact of polarization on the daily lives of U.S. citizens, the research community may need to modify its benchmarks for what constitutes a successful public policy. The authors suggest that we need a better understanding of how polarization affects the quantity and substance of rulemaking, regulations, and judicial decisions. We also need to examine the effects of partisan polarization at the state and local levels of government, how much polarization complicates the conduct of defense and foreign policy, and precisely how polarization affects different policy areas. The publication should be of interest to members of Congress, presidential candidates, civil servants, political scientists, reporters, and stakeholders seeking to influence public policy.

Author : Barry George Rabe
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815703317
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greenhouse Governance written by Barry George Rabe and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Examines national and international laws and institutions governing human-mediated climate change. Issues examined include public perceptions and economic effects of climate change and policies to mitigate it, renewable electricity standards, vehicle fuel economy standards, cap-and-trade regimes, carbon taxes, and the adaptation-versus-mitigation debate"--Provided by publisher.

Author : John D. Graham
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253004136
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bush on the Home Front written by John D. Graham and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq consumed so much attention during his presidency that few people appreciated that George W. Bush was also an activist on the home front. Despite limited public support, and while confronting a deeply divided Congress, Bush engineered and implemented reforms of public policy on a wide range of issues: taxes, education, health care, energy, environment, and regulatory reform. In Bush on the Home Front, former Bush White House official and academic John D. Graham analyzes Bush's successes in these areas and setbacks in other areas such as Social Security and immigration reform. Graham provides valuable insights into how future presidents can shape U.S. domestic policy while facing continuing partisan polarization.

Author : James A. Thurber
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107114160
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Gridlock written by James A. Thurber and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-12 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Gridlock is a comprehensive analysis of polarization encompassing national and state politics, voters, elites, activists, the media, and the three branches of government.

Author : Josh Pacewicz
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022640269X
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Partisans and Partners written by Josh Pacewicz and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Partisans and partners -- Keynesianism -- The old families -- The lions of labor -- Politics embedded in community governance: the community leadership party -- Neoliberalism -- The political construction of partnership -- Prairieville's business community in transition -- The Ben Denison campaign: how partners failed to colonize politics -- Neoliberalism (continued): politics disembedded from community -- Governance -- The activist party -- What regular people think -- How Obama won the heartland (thrice) -- Conclusion: the politics of the post-Keynesian society

Author : Joel D. Aberbach
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019983136X
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crisis of Conservatism? written by Joel D. Aberbach and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-17 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crisis of Conservatism? assesses the status of American conservatism--its politics, its allies in the Republican Party, and the struggle for the soul of the conservative movement. The book's contributors, a broad array of leading scholars of conservatism, identify a range of tensions in the conservative movement and the Republican Party, tensions over what conservatism is and should be, over what conservatives should do when in power, and over how conservatives should govern. In doing so, they reveal the many varieties of conservatism and examine the internal conflicts, strengths and challenges that will define the movement in the future.

Author : Robert Maranto
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804760888
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Judging Bush written by Robert Maranto and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-02 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judging Bush incorporates the diverse voices of presidential scholars, policy experts, and members of past administrations to present a balanced and systematic initial evaluation of the two terms of George W. Bush.

Author : Patrick Fisher
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498545335
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Insufficient Representation written by Patrick Fisher and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not Enough Representation: The Disconnect between Congress and Its Citizens examines how representative the United States Congress is among different demographic groups and how representational issues affect Americans’ perception of Congress, potentially threatening its legitimacy. The opening chapter analyzes political representation from the perspective of the nature of the relationship between voters and legislators, addressing why Congress is so demographically unrepresentative. The book will then focuses on outcome—the representativeness of the legislature in terms of its members’ demographic backgrounds. Congress, simply put, is not demographically representative of the American public. There are significant gaps between Congress and the American public on the basis of race, gender, religion, wealth and generation. Since members of Congress do not adequately represent the diversity in their electorate, this suggests that Congress in turn does not make polices that advocate for the citizenry as a whole. The book first examines the nature of the relationship between citizens and legislators before analyzing demographic groups in the general population and comparing their preferences to how Congressional members of that demographic group legislate. In the process, the book ties representation to many of the hot-button issues that polarize both the American public and Congress. Congress is not descriptively representative of the U.S. population. Many groups of Americans have historically been, and continue to be, underrepresented in Congress. More than ever before, this underrepresentation is troublesome to a substantial number of Americans—and problematic for American democracy.