Bücher der Reihe SSRC Anxieties of Democracy

This volume brings together a diverse group of distinguished scholars to address concerns about the contemporary performance of American institutions of government. It examines how rising inequality and party polarization have affected representation, governing processes, policy outcomes, and the constitutional system.

This volume brings together a diverse group of distinguished scholars to address concerns about the contemporary performance of American institutions of government. It examines how rising inequality and party polarization have affected representation, governing processes, policy outcomes, and the constitutional system.

This book is for undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers interested in how growing insecurities undermined the politics and policies of the postwar era in Europe and the US. Integrating social sciences and history, chapters examine how politics exacerbated social and economic divisions among individuals, places, and parties.

This book is for undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers interested in how growing insecurities undermined the politics and policies of the postwar era in Europe and the US. Integrating social sciences and history, chapters examine how politics exacerbated social and economic divisions among individuals, places, and parties.