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Competing Motives in the Partisan Mind: How Loyalty and Responsiveness Shape Party Identification and Democracy (Series in Political Psychology)
Eric W. Groenendyk
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paperback. Party identification may be the single most powerful predictor of voting behavior, yet scholars disagree on whether this is good or bad for democracy. Competing Motives in the Partisan Mind provides a window into the nature of party identification by examining circumstances in which political attitudes and party identities collide. Series: Series in Political Psychology. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JMH; JPHV; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Party identification may be the single most powerful predictor of voting behavior, yet scholars continue to disagree on whether this is good or bad for democracy. Some argue that party identification functions as a highly efficient information shortcut, guiding voters to candidates that represent their interests. Others argue that party identification biases voters' perceptions, thereby undermining accountability. Competing Motives in the Partisan Mind provides a framework for understanding the conditions under which each of the characterizations is most apt. The answer hinges on whether a person has sufficient motivation and ability to defend her party identity or whether norms of ... Read more
Party identification may be the single most powerful predictor of voting behavior, yet scholars continue to disagree on whether this is good or bad for democracy. Some argue that party identification functions as a highly efficient information shortcut, guiding voters to candidates that represent their interests. Others argue that party identification biases voters' perceptions, thereby undermining accountability. Competing Motives in the Partisan Mind provides a framework for understanding the conditions under which each of the characterizations is most apt. The answer hinges on whether a person has sufficient motivation and ability to defend her party identity or whether norms of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Series in Political Psychology
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190264307
SKU
V9780190264307
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About Eric W. Groenendyk
Eric Groenendyk is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Memphis. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan in 2009. His research investigates the motivations and emotions underlying public opinion and political behavior. His work has appeared in Journal of Politics, Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Communication Research, and Emotion Review.
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