Mass Politics in Tough Times : Opinions, Votes and Protest in the Great Recession
Bartels, Larry M.,1956-Contributor
Bermeo, Nancy GinaContributor
This book reveals how ordinary people in rich democracies responded to the Great Recession. Through cross-national statistical work and detailed case comparison, it surveys how the economic crisis affected elections, public opinion and protest behaviour between 2008 and 2011. It shows that incumbents were generally punished harshly at the polls regardless of whether they were of the left or right, yet it also reveals that citizens reacted to the recession with surprising moderation in other realms of mass politics.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book reveals how ordinary people in rich democracies responded to the Great Recession. Through cross-national statistical work and detailed case comparison, it surveys how the economic crisis affected elections, public opinion and protest behaviour between 2008 and 2011. It shows that incumbents were generally punished harshly at the polls regardless of whether they were of the left or right, yet it also reveals that citizens reacted to the recession with surprising moderation in other realms of mass politics.
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Political participation
Political participation
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
Government - U.S.
Law, Politics & Government
Political Rights - U.S.