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Disconnect Morris P. Fiorina

Disconnect By Morris P. Fiorina

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Disconnect: The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics by Morris P. Fiorina

Red states, blue states . . . are we no longer the United States? Morris P. Fiorina here examines today's party system to reassess arguments about party polarization while offering a cogent overview of the American electorate.

Building on the arguments of Fiorina's acclaimed Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America, this book explains how contemporary politics differs from that of previous eras and considers what might be done to overcome the unproductive politics of recent decades. Drawing on polling results and other data, Fiorina examines the disconnect between an unrepresentative political class and the citizenry it purports to represent, showing how politicians have become more polarized while voters remain moderate; how politicians' rhetoric and activities reflect hot-button issues that are not public priorities; and how politicians' dogmatic, divisive, and uncivil style of debate contrasts with the more civil discourse of ordinary Americans, who tend to be more polite and open to compromise than their leaders.

Disconnect depicts politicians out of touch with the larger public, distorting issues and information to appeal to narrow interest groups. It can help readers better understand the political divide between leaders and the American public - and help steer a course for change.

Disconnect Reviews

An important contribution to a lively public and scholarly debate about the extent, sources, and consequences of polarization in contemporary American politics. - Political Science Quarterly

First-rate political science. . . . Fiorina has once again defined research for another generation of political scientists. Highly recommended. - Choice

About Morris P. Fiorina

Morris P. Fiorina is the Wendt Family Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

Samuel J. Abrams is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University and a Fellow at the Hamilton Center for Political Economy, New York University.

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CIN0806142286G
9780806142289
0806142286
Disconnect: The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics by Morris P. Fiorina
Used - Good
Paperback
University of Oklahoma Press
20111115
272
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