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American Insecurity - Why Our Economic Fears Lead to Political Inaction (Paperback)
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American Insecurity - Why Our Economic Fears Lead to Political Inaction (Paperback)
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Americans today face no shortage of threats to their financial
well-being, such as job and retirement insecurity, health care
costs, and spiraling college tuition. While one might expect that
these concerns would motivate people to become more politically
engaged on the issues, this often doesn't happen, and the resulting
inaction carries consequences for political debates and public
policy. Moving beyond previously studied barriers to political
organization, American Insecurity sheds light on the public's
inaction over economic insecurities by showing that the rhetoric
surrounding these issues is actually self-undermining. By their
nature, the very arguments intended to mobilize individuals--asking
them to devote money or time to politics--remind citizens of their
economic fears and personal constraints, leading to
undermobilization and nonparticipation. Adam Seth Levine explains
why the set of people who become politically active on financial
insecurity issues is therefore quite narrow. When money is needed,
only those who care about the issues but are not personally
affected become involved. When time is needed, participation is
limited to those not personally affected or those who are
personally affected but outside of the labor force with time to
spare. The latter explains why it is relatively easy to mobilize
retirees on topics that reflect personal financial concerns, such
as Social Security and Medicare. In general, however, when
political representation requires a large group to make their case,
economic insecurity threats are uniquely disadvantaged.
Scrutinizing the foundations of political behavior, American
Insecurity offers a new perspective on collective participation.
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