Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part One. Preparing the Foundation 13 Chapter 1. Knowns and Unknowns 15 Chapter 2. History and Theories 39 Part Two. The Polarized Electorate 59 Chapter 3. Ideology and Polarization 61 Chapter 4. Issues and Polarization 91 Chapter 5. Circumstantial Evidence 117 Part Three. The Polarized Parties 143 Chapter 6. Why Are the Parties More Polarized? 145 Chapter 7. One-Sided Party Polarization? 173 Chapter 8. Why Are the Parties Polarized at All? 197 Chapter 9. Polarization and Democracy 221 Appendix A. Five Ideological Series 247 Appendix B. Regression Analyses of Ideological Orientations 249 Notes 253 References 281 Index 309

About the Author

James E. Campbell is UB Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. His books include The American Campaign: U.S. Presidential Campaigns and the National Vote and The Presidential Pulse of Congressional Elections.

Reviews

One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016 "An excellent book on this contested and ... polarizing ... topic."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "Campbell has written a well-researched, highly provocative volume on American political polarization, which challenges a great deal of conventional wisdom on the subject."--Choice