Partisanship and the Social Construction of Deservingness in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23309372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Ellis (0000-0001-7423-9848, Bucknell University, corresponding author), Christopher Faricy (Syracuse University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-9320 • E-ISSN: 1573-6687 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11109-026-10184-1 |
| OpenAlex | W7170324805 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 66 |
Democracy · Framing (construction) · Perception · Politics · Public opinion · Public policy · Social group · Social identity theory · Structuring · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Health disparities and outcomes · Social Policy and Reform Studies
White Identity Politics
Why Americans Hate Welfare
The Increasingly United States
Uncivil Agreement
Stereotypes about compassion across the political spectrum
Partisan discrimination without explicit partisan cues
Tribalism in America
Who accepts electoral clientelism? The role of personality traits in Romania
The inevitable deservingness gap
Making the difference in social Europe
Fifty shades of deservingness
Negative and Positive Partisanship in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections
New Public Management Reforms of the Danish and Swedish Welfare States
Clientelism and programmatic redistribution
How Long‐Held Perceptions of Deservingness Continue to Shape Public Attitudes About Program Eligibility
The Social Construction of an Imperative
Promising links
Where Is the Party in Social Construction Theory? Partisan Mappings of Politically Relevant Target Groups
The Emergence of the Personal Vote
The Parties in Our Heads
(Mis)estimating Affective Polarization
Distributive Politics and Legislator Ideology
It’s Nothing Personal
The Limits of Partisan Prejudice
Crowding Out Culture
Social Group Appeals in Party Rhetoric
Framing Deservingness to Win Support for Welfare State Retrenchment
Politicultural Linking
Issues, Groups, or Idiots? Comparing Theories of Partisan Stereotypes
How Affective Polarization Undermines Support for Democratic Norms
Playing the Race Card in the Post-Willie Horton Era
Affective Polarization in Comparative and Longitudinal Perspective
Ideologues without Issues
(Mis)perceptions of Partisan Polarization in the American Public
Redistributive Policy Preferences
Negative Partisanship
One Tribe to Bind Them All
Who Cares If They Need Help? The Deservingness Heuristic, Humanitarianism, and Welfare Opinions
Understanding Party Identification
The Influence of Perceived Deservingness on Policy Decisions Regarding Aid to the Poor
How the Politicization of Everyday Activities Affects the Public Sphere
Partisanship as a Social Identity
Grand Old (Tailgate) Party? Partisan Discrimination in Apolitical Settings
The Politics of Interpersonal Trust and Reciprocity
Affective Polarization
Does Politics Influence Hiring? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
Partisan Dehumanization in American Politics
Race, “Deservingness,” and Social Spending Attitudes
Party Animals? Extreme Partisan Polarization and Dehumanization
Who should get what, and why? On deservingness criteria and the conditionality of solidarity among the public
Fear and Loathing across Party Lines
The Economic Consequences of Partisanship in a Polarized Era
What Wins Votes
Policy Mood and Political Sophistication
Perceptions of Deservingness and the Politicization of Social Insurance
The Origins and Consequences of Affective Polarization in the United States
The Secret Lives of Liberals and Conservatives
I Disrespectfully Agree
Social Construction of Target Populations
"Race Coding" and White Opposition to Welfare
Candidate Quality, the Personal Vote, and the Incumbency Advantage in Congress
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |