Social Justification and Political Legitimacy
How Voters Rationalize Direct Democratic Economic Policy in America
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Beschreibung
This volume explores voters’ political rationalizations. The author analyzes semi-structured interview data from 120 American voters collected from 2013-2015 about their positions on three economic referenda—or “direct democratic economic policies” (DDEPs) on the Arizona state ballot from 2008-2012. Building on the literature on voter reasoning and rationalization, the author firstly probes how the intersection of economic position and partisan affiliation shape partisan voters’ rationalizations of their DDEP positions. Secondly, he investigates the political and economic discourses that voters use to justify their DDEP positions. This book extends classic sociological theories of individual-level and collective legitimacy, along with contemporary theories of voter rationalization. The findings also help to build theories of American political ideology and values, neoliberalism, moral economy, and norms of self-interest.
This volume explores voters’ political rationalizations. The author analyzes semi-structured interview data from 120 American voters collected from 2013-2015 about their positions on three economic referenda—or “direct democratic economic policies” (DDEPs) on the Arizona state ballot from 2008-2012. Building on the literature on voter reasoning and rationalization, the author firstly probes how the intersection of economic position and partisan affiliation shape partisan voters’ rationalizations of their DDEP positions. Secondly, he investigates the political and economic discourses that voters use to justify their DDEP positions. This book extends classic sociological theories of individual-level and collective legitimacy, along with contemporary theories of voter rationalization. The findings also help to build theories of American political ideology and values, neoliberalism, moral economy, and norms of self-interest.
Uses direct democratic economic policy (DDEP) rationalization as a case study of the individual-level processes of legitimation in the light of economic policy incentives and partisan affiliation Explores the use of broader political and economic discourses used by voters to make DDEP positions socially acceptable Establishes four frameworks and approaches for understanding DDEP legitimation: American political ideology, norms of self-interest, moral economy, and neoliberal ideology
Autor*in
Luis Antonio Vila-Henninger
Themen in »Social Justification and Political Legitimacy«
Voter reasoning Voter rationalization Legitimation American citizens Direct democratic economic policy Economic incentives Policy positions Partisan positions