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The Disappearing Center
Engaged Citizens, Polarization, and American Democracy
Alan I. Abramowitz
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The Disappearing Center
Engaged Citizens, Polarization, and American Democracy
Alan I. Abramowitz
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Renowned political scientist Alan I. Abramowitz presents a groundbreaking argument that the most important divide in American politics is not between left and right but rather between citizens who are politically engaged and those who are not. It is the engaged members of the public, he argues, who most closely reflect the ideals of democratic citizenship—but this is also the group that is most polarized. Polarization at the highest levels of government, therefore, is not a sign of elites’ disconnection from the public but rather of their responsiveness to the more politically engaged parts of it. Though polarization is often assumed to be detrimental to democracy, Abramowitz concludes that by presenting voters with clear choices, polarization can serve to increase the public’s interest and participation in politics and strengthen electoral accountability.
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In
recent
years
a
number
of
pundits
and
political
commentators
have
claimed
that
ordinary
Americans
are
turned
off
by
the
hyperpartisanship
and
polarization
that
they
see
in
Washington.
In
their
view,
most
Ameri-
cans
have
little
interest
in
the
ideological
battles
that
preoccupy
the
politi-
cians
and
their
activist
supporters,
and
they
have
become
increasingly
frus-
trated
that
Democrats
and
Republicans
are
unable
or
unwilling
to
work
together
to
address
the
major
problems
facing
the
country.
As
a
result,
we
are
told,
ordinary
Americans
are
losing
faith
in
the
political
process.
But
the
evidence
from
the
2004
ANES
casts
serious
doubt
on
this
argument.
Even
allowing
for
the
tendency
of
survey
respondents
to
exaggerate
their
political
activities,
these
results
indicate
that
there
was
a
fairly
high
level
of
involve-
ment
in
the
2004
campaign
among
the
American
public.
Moreover,
evi-
dence
from
the
ANES
time
series
shows
that
the
level
of
political
engage-
ment
among
the
public
has
been
increasing.
18
T
H
E
E
N
G
A
G
E
D
P
U
B
L
I
C
Figure
2.1.
Campaign-related
activities
in
2004.
(
Source:
2004
American
National
Election
Study.)
Table of contents
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- 1. Polarization in the Age of Obama
- 2. The Engaged Public
- 3. Partisan-Ideological Polarization
- 4. Polarization and Social Groups
- 5. Polarization and Elections
- 6. Polarization in a Changing Electorate
- 7. Polarization and Representation
- 8. Polarization and Democratic Governance
- NOTES
- INDEX
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APA 6 Citation
Abramowitz, A. (2010). The Disappearing Center (1st ed.). Yale University Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1089705/the-disappearing-center-engaged-citizens-polarization-and-american-democracy-pdf (Original work published 2010)
Chicago Citation
Abramowitz, Alan. (2010) 2010. The Disappearing Center. 1st ed. Yale University Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/1089705/the-disappearing-center-engaged-citizens-polarization-and-american-democracy-pdf.
Harvard Citation
Abramowitz, A. (2010) The Disappearing Center. 1st edn. Yale University Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1089705/the-disappearing-center-engaged-citizens-polarization-and-american-democracy-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).
MLA 7 Citation
Abramowitz, Alan. The Disappearing Center. 1st ed. Yale University Press, 2010. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.