Political Polarization

 

Syllabus​

 

syllabus.pdf

 

 

Lectures

 

Weeks One-Two: Preliminaries and Measuring Polarization

 

 

 

Weeks Three-Four: Redistricting, Gerrymandering, and Geographic Sorting

 

 

 

Week Five: Campaign Contributors and Party Activists

 

 

 

Week Six: Income Inequality

 

 

 

Weeks Seven-Eight: Sorting in the Mass Electorate

 

 

 

Week Nine: Ideological and Partisan Passion

 

 

 

Week Ten: Media Choice and the Role of Political Engagement

 

 

 

Weeks Eleven-Twelve: Culture Wars and Value Divides

 

 

 

Weeks Thirteen-Fifteen: Political Ideology

 

 

 

Study Guides

 

 

Exam One Study Guide

 

 

Exam Two Study Guide