Political Polarization
Syllabus
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