Strangers in their own Land? Considering the Effects of Context on Political Alienation and Belongingness

• In Event: Citizenship and civic engagement

Brief Overview

In this study, we test the hypothesis that incongruence between individual-level and county-level political characteristics increases Americans’ feelings of political alienation and exclusion.

Authors

• Tatum C Taylor, Louisiana State University

• James Garand, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College