Political representation in red and blue America
Subtitle: how cultural differences shape democratic expectations and outcomes
By: David C. Barker and Christopher Jan Carman
Contributors: Carman, Christopher J.
Series: Series in political psychology
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199796564
Subjects: Politics and culture; Constituent power; Representative government and representation; Social choice; Party affiliation; Political socialization; Voting
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction: saddling the drunken mule; title: How do we want to be represented? how do we differ?; title: Theory: cultural warfare and styles of representation in the US; title: Mapping the cultural and partisan divide in representation preferences; title: Representation styles, candidate cues, and the voting booth; title: Constituent perceptions of representation styles and democratic accountability; title: Red representation, blue representation; title: Conclusion: quieting the stable, polarizing the ranch.