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Red, Green, and Blue: The Partisan Divide on Environmental Issues

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Red, Green, and Blue: The Partisan Divide on Environmental Issues
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Karol
SeriesElements in American Politics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 150
Category/GenreManagement of land and natural resources
ISBN/Barcode 9781108716499
ClassificationsDewey:324.273
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 25 April 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This Element explores the growing party divisions on the environment in the United States. It draws upon quantitative and qualitative data from several decades of national and state politics. The study contributes theory to the party position change literature, showing that interest groups change parties, but in turn are changed by them. In the 1970s the characteristics that predicted voters' attitudes on the environment also predicted legislators' votes. Yet as environmentalists and their opponents aligned with parties, officials had incentives to set their own views aside to represent new party constituencies. Influence flowed in both directions, however. Environmentalists were drawn to the Democrats as they confronted GOP-linked business lobbies. Environmentalists' resulting need to cooperate with other groups close to Democrats led them to change their positions. Although environmentalists were long unwelcoming to minorities, they embraced immigration reform, allied with unions on trade, and worked with civil rights lobbies and labor in battles over judicial nominations. The Element concludes with discussion of how the current party alignment on the environment might change.