The Trump Era Legacy of Partisanism

Abstract: What did Trump’s four years do to our mass politics? Partisanism—a blind, often unyielding loyalty to one’s own party—has come to define much of our political discourse, very much to the detriment of the American polity. Both the literature and the data on party evaluations confirm that people are behaving in ways that display not just consistent polarization but a deeper level of partisan bias, despite their lack of ideological consistency. Political science should respond to these developments with increased focus on the negative aspects of partisanship that can lead to this form of partisanism so dangerously exhibited in the Capitol riot, among other events, as well as a thoughtful classroom critique of these habits.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The Trump Era Legacy of Partisanism ; volume:19 ; number:1 ; year:2021 ; pages:143-162 ; extent:20 ; The Forum ; 19, Heft 1 (2021), 143-162 (gesamt 20)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Pope, Jeremy C.

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/for-2021-0007
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2412251615463.598927777410
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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