“Radicals” and “Racists”: Morality and Identity in U.S. Elite Political Communication
Published online on April 24, 2024
Abstract
American Behavioral Scientist, Volume 70, Issue 7, Page 874-896, June 2026.
This study examines how elite political and media actors strategically leverage moral claims for partisan ends, transforming political identities, issues, and campaigns into zero-sum moral contests against their opposition. Here, I develop a framework for ...
This study examines how elite political and media actors strategically leverage moral claims for partisan ends, transforming political identities, issues, and campaigns into zero-sum moral contests against their opposition. Here, I develop a framework for ...