Respect and Loathing in American Democracy: Polarization, Moralization, and the Undermining of Equality

A deep examination of why respect is in short supply in politics today and why it matters....
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Author: Jeff Spinner-Halev
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Respect and Loathing in American Democracy: Polarization, Moralization, and the Undermining of Equality by Spinner-Halev, Jeff

Respect and Loathing in American Democracy: Polarization, Moralization, and the Undermining of Equality

$94.38

Respect and Loathing in American Democracy: Polarization, Moralization, and the Undermining of Equality

$94.38
Author: Jeff Spinner-Halev
Format: Paperback
Language: English

A deep examination of why respect is in short supply in politics today and why it matters.

Respect is in trouble in the United States. Many Americans believe respecting others is a necessary virtue, yet many struggle to respect opposing partisans. Surprisingly, it is liberal citizens, who hold respect as central to their view of democratic equality, who often have difficulty granting respect to others. Drawing on evidence from national surveys, focus groups, survey experiments, and the views of political theorists, Jeff Spinner-Halev and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse explain why this is and why respect is vital to--and yet so lacking in--contemporary US politics.

Respect and Loathing in American Democracy argues that liberals and conservatives are less divided than many believe, but alienate one another because they moralize different issues. Liberals moralize social justice, conservatives champion national solidarity, and this worldview divide keeps them at odds.

Respect is both far-reaching and vital, yet it is much harder to grant than many recognize, partly because of the unseen tension between respect, social justice, and national solidarity. Respect and Loathing in American Democracy proposes a path forward that, while challenging, is far from impossible for citizens to traverse.



Author: Jeff Spinner-Halev, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 03/29/2024
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780226831732

About the Author
Jeff Spinner-Halev is the Kenan Eminent Professor of Political Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Elizabeth Theiss-Morse is the Willa Cather Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

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