Authoritarianism and polarization in American politics / Marc J. Hetherington, Jonathan D. Weiler
Imprint
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009
Descript
xi, 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Authoritarianism and nonauthoritarianism: concepts and measures -- Historical account of the roots of worldview evolution -- Threat and authoritarianism: polarization or convergence -- Immigration: a reinforcing cleavage that now constrains the Republican Party -- What the 2008 democratic nomination struggle reveals about party polarization -- New view of polarization
SUBJECT
Authoritarianism -- United States
United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009