The Big Flip: Racial Demographic Change and the Future of American Democracy

Author/Contributor(s):	Thompson, Andrew Ifedapo
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	06/03/2026
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

The Big Flip provides a theoretical understanding for how racial threat emerges from projected demographic change, giving close attention to the way that fears are often based on misconceptions. Drawing on work in political psychology and political communication, the book identifies how anxieties provoked by shifting demographics can erode trust in democratic norms and increase tolerance for political violence and authoritarian leaders.