The Political Divide on Climate Change: Partisan Polarization Widens in the U.S.

2016/08/25 by Riley E. Dunlap, Aaron M. McCright, Jerrod H. Yarosh · 38 citations
Social Sciences · #Electoral Systems and Political Participation

paper · doi:10.1080/00139157.2016.1208995

Abstract

The November 2008 election of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States created great optimism among supporters of many progressive causes, including environmental protection and action o...

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