Summary Of Anxious Politics

Anxious Politics by Bethany Albertson and Shana Kushner Gadarian is about explaining the links between emotion and politics, specifically within the United States. The introduction explains an overview on what the entire book will be and explaining the basics of emotions in politics. The first chapter then dives in to explain more specifically aspects of how emotions, more specifically anxiety, play a larger role in government. One of the big ideas from chapter one is that when voters feel anxious they alleviate this anxiety through one of three methods/paths. They seek “additional information, putting trust in government and supporting protective policies” (18). Chapter one is a literature review which explaining the background. I thought