9780190867775-0190867779-Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know®

ISBN-13: 9780190867775
ISBN-10: 0190867779
Author: Nolan McCarty
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 280 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780190867775
ISBN-10: 0190867779
Author: Nolan McCarty
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 280 pages

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Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know® (ISBN-13: 9780190867775 and ISBN-10: 0190867779), written by authors Nolan McCarty, was published by Oxford University Press in 2019. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Ideologies & Doctrines (Politics & Government, United States) books. You can easily purchase or rent Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know® (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Ideologies & Doctrines books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.48.

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The 2016 election of Donald J. Trump invoked a time for reflection about the state of American politics and its deep ideological, cultural, racial, regional, and economic divisions. But one aspect that the contemporary discussions often miss is that these fissures have been opening over several decades and are deeply rooted in the structure of American politics and society.

In Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know® Nolan McCarty takes readers through what scholars know and don't know about the origins, development, and implications of our rising political conflicts, delving into social, economic, and geographic determinants of polarization in the United States. While the current political climate seems to suggest that extreme views are becoming more popular, McCarty also argues that, contrary to popular belief, the 2016 election was a natural outgrowth of 40 years of polarized politics, rather than a significant break with the past. He evaluates arguments over which factors that have created this state of affairs, including gerrymandered legislative districts, partisan primary nomination systems, and our private campaign finance system. He also considers the potential of major reforms such as instating proportional representation or ranked choice voting to remedy extreme polarization. A concise overview of a complex and crucial topic in US politics, this book is for anyone wanting to understand how to repair the cracks in our system.

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