1st Edition

The Generational Gap in American Politics

By Patrick Fisher Copyright 2023
156 Pages 54 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

156 Pages 54 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

156 Pages 54 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the history of the generational gap in American politics, with an emphasis on the remarkable contemporary gap. Using data derived primarily from the American National Election Studies (ANES), 2020 National Election Pool, A.P VoteCast, and the Pew Research Center, Patrick Fisher argues that the political environment experienced by successive generations as they have come of... Read more

1. The Political Significance of Generations

2. The Contemporary Generations in American Politics

3. The Political Behavior of Generations over Time

4. The Generational Gap on Public Policy

5. Demographic Divides among the Generations

6. The Generational Race Gap

7. Generational Replacement and the Future of American Politics

Biography

Patrick Fisher is Professor of Political Science at Seton Hall University. Among the courses he teaches are U.S. Political Behavior, U.S. Elections, Congress, and the Presidency. Dr. Fisher is the author of Insufficient Representation: The Disconnect between Congress and Its Citizens (2018), Demographic Gaps in American Political Behavior (2014), The Politics of Taxing and Spending (2009), and Congressional Budgeting: A Representational Perspective (2005).

"An intuitive and accessible treatment of generational politics"

Joseph Phillips, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Kent