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IDEOLOGY AND PARTISANSHIP IN AMERICAN POLITICS: A CRITICAL REVIEW

AMERİKAN SİYASETİNDE İDEOLOJİ VE PARTİZANLIK: ELEŞTİREL BİR DEĞERLENDİRME

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1325–1335
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2022-11-05
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Despite the variations in the analysis ofmass polarization, the overall agreement is reached on elite levelanalyses in which scholars largely agreed upon the argument thatpartisanship has increased among the political elites.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In the literature, there have been different views and studiesfocusing on the changing notion of partisanship and the role of ideologyin American politics.
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Key Findings & Data:While somescholars argue that there has been a significant increase inpartisanship, others claim the change in the polarization andpartisanship has been exaggerated.This study aims to explore the historical evolution of the conceptsof ideology and partisanship since the 1950s in American politics.
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In the literature, there have been different views and studiesfocusing on the changing notion of partisanship and the role of ideologyin American politics. Scholars of American politics have been studyingthe concept of ideologies both empirically and theoretically. While somescholars argue that there has been a significant increase inpartisanship, others claim the change in the polarization andpartisanship has been exaggerated.This study aims to explore the historical evolution of the conceptsof ideology and partisanship since the 1950s in American politics. Indoing so, in the first place, the main theoretical and empirical studies ofthe major scholars in the field will be discussed by focusing on thehistorical development of ideology and partisanship within the contextof US. Second, a brief critical review of the existing studies will beprovided, along with suggestions for future research.The concepts have been debated both theoretically and empiricallyby many scholars in the field. Despite the variations in the analysis ofmass polarization, the overall agreement is reached on elite levelanalyses in which scholars largely agreed upon the argument thatpartisanship has increased among the political elites. Among thepolitical elites and/or the American public, we find that ideology andpartisanship have experienced a substantial evolution since the 1950sand they continue to be the major defining elements of Americanpolitics in the future.

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Literatürde, değişen partizanlık kavramına ve ideolojinin Amerikan siyasetindeki rolüne odaklanan farklı çalışmalara rastlamak mümkündür. İdeoloji hem ampirik hem de teorik olarak çalışılmıştır. Bazı bilim adamları, partizanlıkta önemli bir artış olduğunu iddia ederken, diğerleri kutuplaşmadaki değişimin ve partizanlığın abartıldığını iddia ediyor. Bu çalışma, 1950'lerden bu yana Amerikan siyasetinde ideoloji ve partizanlık kavramlarının tarihsel gelişimini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bunu yaparken, ideoloji ve partizanlığın ABD bağlamındaki gelişimine odaklanılarak, bu alanda çalışan başlıca siyaset bilimcileri bazı teorik ve ampirik çalışmaları ele alınmıştır. Ayrıca, mevcut çalışmaların kısa bir eleştirel incelemesi yapılarak, gelecekteki araştırmalar için birtakım öneriler geliştirilmiştir. Sözkonusu kavramlar, alandaki birçok bilim adamı tarafından hem teorik hem de ampirik olarak tartışılmıştır. Kitlesel kutuplaşma konusundaki görüş farklılıklarına rağmen, genel olarak, siyasi seçkinler arasında partizanlığın arttığı iddiası üzerine büyük ölçüde bilim adamlarının hemfikir oldukları görülmektedir. Siyasal seçkinler ve Amerikan halkı arasında, ideoloji ve partizanlığın 1950'lerden bu yana, tarihsel gelişim içinde, önemli bir gelişme yaşadığı ve gelecekte de Amerikan siyasetinin belirleyici unsurları arasında olmaya devam edecekleri söylenebilir.

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ÇETİN, S., ÇETİN, R. A. (2022). IDEOLOGY AND PARTISANSHIP IN AMERICAN POLITICS: A CRITICAL REVIEW. Turkish Studies (Elektronik), Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 3, 1325–1335. https://ajindex.com/articles/617256

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