Overview
Republicans who live closer to the U.S.-Mexico border are less likely to support constructing a wall than those who live farther away. After a mass shooting, gun sales and permit applications skyrocket in nearby communities. Experiencing an extreme weather event like a hurricane or flood can encourage someone to attribute climate change to human activity. Why do we react so differently to faraway events and ones that take place on our doorsteps, and what does this reveal about our political landscape? Proximity Politics is an examination of the role of distance in shaping attitudes, behaviors, and understandings of the world. Jeronimo Cortina documents the crucial ways space and place influence public opinion. He demonstrates that the closer someone is to an event, social group, or policy, the likelier they are to have first-hand, specific, grounded knowledge of the subject. Conversely, distance leads to detachment, making it more likely that decontextualized or unreliable information and individual or group biases will prevail. Considering a range of case studies, Cortina unravels how spatial, emotional, temporal, social, and cultural distances affect public opinion. Bringing together quantitative and qualitative data, Proximity Politics shows that even in today's interconnected world, we are still profoundly influenced by what happens next door.
Full Product Details
Author: Jeronimo Cortina ,
Adam Xavier
Publisher: Tantor
Imprint: Tantor
Edition: Unabridged edition
ISBN: 9798228935990
Publication Date: 21 April 2026
Audience:
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Jeronimo Cortina is associate professor of political science and executive director of the Population Health Collaborative at the University of Houston. He is coeditor of A Quantitative Tour of the Social Sciences (with Andrew Gelman, 2009) and New Perspectives on International Migration and Development (Columbia, 2013). Adam Xavier is a seasoned voice actor with a rich background in video games, narration, and character work. He is best known for voicing Falric the Death Knight, the formidable right hand of the Lich King in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, and Stormcaller Brundir, the dwarf god of lightning, in World of Warcraft: Secrets of Ulduar, as well as the grunting and roaring of several beasts and undead that wander Azeroth. Beyond gaming, he has worked for Disney/Pixar, contributing to documentary narration in The Pixar Story, and currently serves as a narrator of the aviation history channel Dronescapes on YouTube. His work also includes puppetry performance, voicing Ice Cream the Lamb on the Whimsy Toy Review YouTube channel.
