Event Date: April 6, 2017 - 12:00 to 1:30
Location: FSS 5028, 120 University Private
Presented by CIPS
Independent voters now form the largest proportion of the American electorate, yet they remain misunderstood. Klar shows that the combative tone of politics stigmatizes Democrats and Republicans, driving people with clear partisan preferences to publicly identify as independent to avoid any political actions that could identify them as partisan. In this talk, Klar will present new evidence for how this phenomenon played out in the 2016 US Presidential Election.
Dr. Samara Klar is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona School of Government & Public Policy. She studies how individuals’ personal identities and social surroundings influence their attitudes about politics. Her work has been published in a dozen journals, including The American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and Political Psychology. Her recent book, Independent Politics: How American Disdain for Parties Leads to Political Inaction, was published by Cambridge University Press. She earned her PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University, and also holds degrees from Columbia University and McGill University.
Professor Klar’s book will be available to purchase at this event