Hyperpluralism: The Mischiefs of Faction in the Age of Social Media

• In Event: Parties and Polarization in the Contemporary U.S.

Brief Overview

A theory of political power integrating scholarship on interest groups, parties, and social movements shows how coalitions shape power in a democratic system. With three proofs, I illustrate that we live in a state of hyperpluralism not polarization.

Author

• Brian Alexander, Washington and Lee University