The Deeper “Culture Wars” Questions

Abstract

Fiorina’s book is powerful enough to become canonical, and other texts concerning polarization may fall by the wayside. Fiorina’s book, however, comes with a lens which obscures certain phenomena that previous texts concerning polarization have thought to be important. In this article we describe this other literature, largely outside of the field of political science, and describe its foci. We argue for retaining the concerns of this previous literature which address questions about long-standing value differences, the source of these differences and how they are likely to be mediated through institutions in the public sphere.

Recommended Citation

Evans, John H. and Nunn , Lisa M. (2005) "The Deeper “Culture Wars” Questions," The Forum: Vol. 3 : Iss. 2, Article 3.
DOI: 10.2202/1540-8884.1078
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol3/iss2/art3