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Finally, in our book review section, Ivy A. M. Cargile (@IvyAMCargile) reviews "Racial Coalition Building in Local Elections: Elite Cues and Cross-Ethnic Voting" by Andrea Benjamin (@ProfBenjamin).

9. In "The Tribal Economy: Economic Perceptions, Economic Anxiety and the Prospects for Political Accountability," Diana C. Mutz finds that citizens' economic perceptions reflect partisan rationalization more than the objective state of the economy or their personal well-being.

The latest issue of The Forum, Volume 19, Number 3, is now online! This is a special issue devoted to an examination of mass partisan emotional conflict, sometimes called "tribalism." Article summaries to follow in this thread: #polisciresearch degruyter.com/journal/key/fo…

8. Finally, Brian Calfano reviews "Outsiders at Home: The Politics of American Islamophobia" by Nazita Lajevardi (@NazitaLajevardi) & Peter Schuck reviews "The Upswing: How American Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again" by Robert Putnam & Shaylyn Romney Garrett.

7. In "The Trump Era Legacy of Partisanism," Jeremy Pope (@JeremyCPope) documents the damaging rise of blind partisanship in political life, and suggests that academics should combat this threat to civic health by helping citizens to think critically via scholarship & teaching.

The latest issue of The Forum, Volume 19, Number 1, is now online! This is a special issue devoted to a retrospective consideration of the Trump presidency. Article summaries to follow in this thread: #polisciresearch degruyter.com/journal/key/FO…