Political Volatility in the United States

Baodong Liu is professor of Political Science and Ethnic Studies at the University of Utah

• Introduction: The Root of Political Volatility in the United StatesPart I: Introducing the Theory and Principles of the Atomic StructureChapter 1: Political Volatility and Social Groups: A PuzzleChapter 2: An Overview of the Atomic StructureChapter 3: Rationality and Perceptions: Political Habits and ResponsesChapter 4: The Origins of Multiple ThreatsChapter 5: Concrete and Abstract Threats: Group Perceptions and ResponsesChapter 6: Hostility and Group Experiences: The ADVICE Principles (I)Chapter 7: Volatility: The ADVICE Principles (II)Chapter 8: Internal Threats, Competition and the Atomic Structures: The ADVICE Principles (III)Part II. Applying the Atomic Structure Theory to American Political DevelopmentsChapter 9: The Shift Away from WASP DominationChapter 10: Atomic Structure and the WASP DeclineChapter 11: The Core of the New Atomic StructureChapter 12: Racial Minority versus Religious Minority: The 2012 Presidential ElectionChapter 13: The Surge of White National

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