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Representing red and blue : how the culture wars change the way citizens speak and politicians listen / David C. Barker and Christopher Jan Carman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barker, David C. (David Christopher), 1969-
- Series:
- Series in Political Psychology
- Series in political psychology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Party affiliation--United States.
- Party affiliation.
- Voting--United States.
- Voting.
- Social choice--United States.
- Social choice.
- Political socialization--United States.
- Political socialization.
- Politics and culture--United States.
- Politics and culture.
- Constituent power--United States.
- Constituent power.
- Representative government and representation--United States.
- Representative government and representation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (223 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study presents an in-depth analysis of several years (conducted between 2004 and 2009) of national surveys designed specifically to assess public preferences for, and evaluations of, political representation in the US. In addition, unique aggregate data are used to examine how public preferences for representation influence how elected officials represent their constituents.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: Saddling the Drunken Mule; I. The Demand Side of Political Representation; 2 How Do We Want to Be Represented? How Do We Differ?; 3 Cultural Warfare and Styles of Representation in the United States; 4 Mapping the Cultural and Partisan Divide in Representation Preferences; II. The Fine Art of Pandering; 5 Representation Styles, Candidate Cues, and the Voting Booth; 6 Constituent Perceptions of Representation Styles and Democratic Accountability; 7 Red Representation, Blue Representation; 8 Quieting the Stable, Polarizing the Ranch; Appendices
- ReferencesIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-979660-2
- 1-306-22500-0
- OCLC:
- 922972859
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