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Envy in Politics
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Engelsk Hardback

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How envy, spite, and the pursuit of admiration influence politics

Why do governments underspend on policies that would make their constituents better off? Why do people participate in contentious politics when they could reap benefits if they were to abstain? In Envy in Politics, Gwyneth McClendon contends that if we want to understand these and other forms of puzzling political behavior, we should pay attention to envy, spite, and the pursuit of admiration--all manifestations of our desire to maintain or enhance our status within groups. Drawing together insights from political philosophy, behavioral economics, psychology, and anthropology, McClendon explores how and under what conditions status motivations influence politics.

Through surveys, case studies, interviews, and an experiment, McClendon argues that when concerns about in-group status are unmanaged by social conventions or are explicitly primed by elites, status motivations can become drivers of public opinion and political participation. McClendon focuses on the United States and South Africa—two countries that provide tough tests for her arguments while also demonstrating that the arguments apply in different contexts.

From debates over redistribution to the mobilization of collective action, Envy in Politics presents the first theoretical and empirical investigation of the connection between status motivations and political behavior.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
248
ISBN-13:
9780691178653
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0691178658
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
10 apr 2018
Længde:
27mm
Bredde:
223mm
Højde:
150mm
Forlag:
Princeton University Press
Oplagsdato:
10 apr 2018
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge