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Incremental Polarization: A Unified Spatial Theory of Legislative Elections, Parties and Roll Call Voting
In Incremental Polarization, Justin Buchler fills critical gaps in our understanding of legislative polarization by crafting a unified spatial theory of legislative elections, parties, and roll call voting. He contends that we need to move beyond elections and factor in Congress members' behavior in roll call voting-where a different but related spatial continuum operates.
| Author(s) | By Justin Buchler (Associate Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University). |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 206 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 15 May 2018 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
In Incremental Polarization, Justin Buchler fills critical gaps in our understanding of legislative polarization by crafting a unified spatial theory of legislative elections, parties, and roll call voting. He contends that we need to move beyond elections and factor in Congress members' behavior in roll call voting-where a different but related spatial continuum operates.
Justin Buchler is Associate Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University and author of Hiring and Firing Public Officials (Oxford University Press).
