Polarization & Politics
Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop
By Lee Drutman
A systems-level explanation for why two-party politics fuels polarization, useful for practitioners doing civic-institution-facing or advocacy work, not just interpersonal dialogue.
Book
2020

Overview

A systems-level explanation for why two-party politics fuels polarization, useful for practitioners doing civic-institution-facing or advocacy work, not just interpersonal dialogue.

About the Author

Lee Drutman is a senior fellow at New America and holds a PhD in political science from UC Berkeley. His earlier book, The Business of America Is Lobbying, won the American Political Science Association’s 2016 Robert A. Dahl Award.
Format

Book

Author

Lee Drutman

Year

2020

Topic

Polarization & Politics

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