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SPOTLIGHT: U.S. Politics


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Save to My Portfolio Is 2008 a Post-Partisan Year?

Pietro S. Nivola, June 10, 2008

Pietro Nivola examines whether American politics are at a dawn of a “post-partisan” age. Many speculate that the divide between Democrats and Republicans is narrowing, and a new era of bipartisan comity is just around the corner. Nivola argues otherwise. Read More

U.S. Politics, Demographics, Elections, Political Campaigns, Politics

SPOTLIGHT: U.S. Politics


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Save to My Portfolio Vote Like Thy Neighbor

William A. Galston and Pietro S. Nivola, May 11, 2008

The ideological differences between the political parties are growing, write Pietro Nivola and William Galston, and political polarization has become akin to political segregation. You are less likely to live near someone whose politics differ from your own. While many Americans want less polarization, they argue, "the underlying structure of our politics remains so deeply divided, the 2008 election may not requite their wish." Read More

U.S. Politics, Demographics, Elections, Voter Turnout, Politics

SPOTLIGHT: Demographics


RUETER Shannon Stapleton- Bryson Borromeo watches as his mother votes inside a polling station in Nashua

Save to My Portfolio The Search for the Next Soccer Mom: Trends to Watch in 2008

Ruy Teixeira and Karlyn Bowman, February 28, 2008

The evolution of American politics is bound up with demographic and geographic change. So what are the trends to watch in 2008? A number of them are examined by Visiting Fellow Ruy Teixeira and AEI's Karlyn Bowman. Read More

Demographics, U.S. Politics, Elections, Regions and States, Political Campaigns

PAST EVENT: Red and Blue Nation? Consequences and Correction of America’s Polarized Politics


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Save to My Portfolio Red and Blue Nation? Consequences and Correction of America’s Polarized Politics

Friday, February 15, 2008
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Brookings released the second and final volume of Red and Blue Nation?, which addresses the consequences of polarized politics and possible corrective policies. Co-editors Pietro Nivola, vice president and director of Governance Studies at Brookings, and David Brady of Stanford University were joined by contributing authors in a discussion of their findings. Read More

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Save to My Portfolio On the Road

Wednesday, April 18, 2007
10:00 AM to 4/18/2007 12:00:00 PM
Stanford, CA

Red and Blue Nation: Volume I participants took their findings on the road for a nation-wide campus book tour, including a public event at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Read More

FEATURED BOOK: Red and Blue Nation? Volume II

Save to My Portfolio Red and Blue Nation? Volume II: Consequences and Correction of America's Polarized Politics

February 01, 2008

This new volume of Red and Blue Nation delves into the consequences of the gulf between "red states" and "blue states." The authors examine the impact of these political divisions on voter behavior, Congressional law-making, judicial selection, and foreign policy formation. Read More

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