Competing motives in the partisan mind : how loyalty and responsiveness shape party identification and democracy
Title:
Competing motives in the partisan mind : how loyalty and responsiveness shape party identification and democracy
Author:
Groenendyk, Eric W.
ISBN:
9780199969807
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, c2013
Physical Description:
xviii, 197 p. ; 25 cm
Series:
Series in political psychology
Series Title:
Series in political psychology
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
Party identification may be the single most powerful predictor of voting behavior, yet scholars disagree 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.
Subject:
| Party affiliation |
| Political parties |
| Voting |
| Democracy |
Summary:
Party identification may be the single most powerful predictor of voting behavior, yet scholars disagree 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.