{"product_id":"the-politics-of-truth-in-polarized-america-hardcover","title":"The Politics of Truth in Polarized America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid C. Barker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Suhay\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn American politics, the truth is rapidly losing relevance. The public square is teeming with misinformation, conspiracy theories, cynicism, and hubris. Why has this happened? What does it mean? What can we do about it? In this volume, leading scholars offer multiple perspectives on these questions, and many more, to provide the first comprehensive empirical examination of the \"politics of truth\" -- its context, causes, and potential correctives. With experts in social science weighing in, this volume examines different drivers such as the dynamics of politically motivated fact perceptions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining insights from the fields of political science, political theory, communication, and psychology and offering substantial new arguments and evidence, these chapters draw compelling -- if sometimes competing -- conclusions regarding this rising democratic threat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid C. Barker\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Government and Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University, where he co-founded the Program on Legislative Negotiation. He has written extensively on the subjects of American public opinion, electoral behavior, political\u003cbr\u003epsychology, political parties, and political governance, including three books: \u003cem\u003eRushed to Judgment \u003c\/em\u003e(2002; Columbia University Press), \u003cem\u003eRepresenting Red and Blue \u003c\/em\u003e(with Christopher Jan Carman; 2012; Oxford University Press), and \u003cem\u003eOne Nation, Two Realities\u003c\/em\u003e (with Morgan Marietta; 2019; Oxford University\u003cbr\u003ePress). His work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, and many others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Suhay\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Government at American University. Her research on public opinion, political psychology, and political communication has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe American Journal of Political Science, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eJournal of Politics, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePublic Opinion Quarterly, \u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Political Behavior, \u003c\/em\u003eamong many\u003cbr\u003eother peer-reviewed outlets, and it has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Russell Sage Foundation. She is co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Electoral Persuasion\u003c\/em\u003e (with Bernard Grofman and Alexander Trechsel) and the The Politics of\u003cbr\u003eScience in \u003cem\u003eThe ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science\u003c\/em\u003e (with James Druckman).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.29 x 9.39 x 6.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42160077111431,"sku":"9780197578384","price":160.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/af15e5d2859130ab5adf3ae3e752ee59.webp?v=1733271390","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-politics-of-truth-in-polarized-america-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}