Politics, social theory, history of ideas
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Representing the Disadvantaged
Should You Stay Away from Strangers?
Group Interests and Legislator Reputation in US Congress Katrina F. McNally | Eckerd College, Florida
Experiments on the Political Consequences of Intergroup Contact Ethan Busby
McNally explores why members of Congress choose to build reputations as advocates of disadvantaged groups. She introduces the concept of the advocacy window to explain the discretion members have in building their reputations on behalf of the poor, Native Americans, minorities, seniors, immigrants, veterans, women, and the LGBTQ community. • Offers an innovative and realist theory of representation • Explores representation of the poor, women, racial/ethnic minorities, LGBTQ, seniors, veterans, and Native Americans across Congress • Introduces the concept of the advocacy window to explain the representation members provide to disadvantaged groups
Harmonious relationships between groups are vital for democracy, and intergroup contact presents an appealing way to encourage this. However, what kinds of contact work best? Ethan Busby reviews studies of contact, proposes a method for studying the political consequences of contact, and discusses experiments following these recommendations. Elements in Experimental Political Science 75pp 4. 2021 9781108958448 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108957885
300pp 12. 2021 9781108838221 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108974172
The Dynamics of Public Opinion
Republic at Risk
A central question in political representation is whether government responds to the people. To understand that, we need to know what the government is doing, and what the people think of it. We seek to understand a key question necessary to answer those bigger questions: How does American public opinion move over time?
An Introduction to American Politics Second edition Walter J. Stone | University of California, Davis
A concise and engaging introduction to American politics organized around the themes of self-interest and representation. The authors assess American policy-making institutions and examine contemporary challenges to governance and representation. • T his text is brief and can be used by itself or paired with other readings • Provides an overarching narrative and analytic framework to engage readers and aid student comprehension and memory • Teaches students how to apply theory and evidence by demonstrating how claims about political processes and outcomes can be modeled and rigorously assessed • It introduces students to contemporary theoretical debates about representation and democracy
280pp 6. 2021 9781108487757 Hardback GBP 89.99 / USD 120.0 6. 2021 9781108738040 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108767897
Seeing Us in Them Social Divisions and the Politics of Group Empathy Cigdem V. Sirin | University of Texas, El Paso
Offering a new approach to intergroup conflict and cooperation, this book reveals outgroup empathy as a powerful predisposition in politics. It is for scholars and students of public opinion, political behavior, political psychology, racial and ethnic politics, and comparative politics. • Introduces an original theory of outgroup empathy to explain a powerful but understudied force in politics • Reveals how outgroup empathy predicts opinion and behavior across a range of policy domains, drawing on evidence from the US and the UK • Presents a new measurement that is conceptually and empirically unique and that can be used across languages and cultures • Explains the sources of outgroup empathy
Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology 300pp 3. 2021 9781108495844 Hardback GBP 64.99 / USD 84.99 3. 2021 9781108797849 Paperback GBP 21.99 / USD 28.99 eISBN 9781108863254
Mary Layton Atkinson | University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Elements in American Politics 75pp 9. 2021 9781009100595 Hardback GBP 39.99 / USD 49.99 9. 2021 9781108819114 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108871266
The Importance of Campaign Promises Tabitha Bonilla | Northwestern University, Illinois
Campaign promises are a cornerstone of democratic representation, yet they signal more to voters than simply a candidate’s position. This study uses clear and straightforward experiments to provide ground-breaking evidence that promises have a polarizing effect on how voters evaluate candidates and understand commitment. • Uses clear and straight-forward experiments to demonstrate that promises matter • Makes the data analysis accessible to readers who might be deterred by more statistics • Uses interesting and relevant examples of the political speech 200pp 9. 2021 9781108843331 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108910170
The Partisan Next Door Stereotypes of Party Supporters and Consequences for Polarization in America Ethan C. Busby
In the United States, politics has become tribal and personalized. Using data from surveys, experiments, and Americans’ own words, we explore the content of partisan stereotypes and find that they come in three main flavors—parties as their own tribes, coalitions of other tribes, or vehicles for political issues.
Elements in American Politics 75pp 10. 2021 9781009100311 Hardback GBP 39.99 / USD 49.99 10. 2021 9781009078634 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781009086462
