Generation Gap

Kevin Munger is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Social Data Analytics at Penn State University. His work has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, Political Behavior, Political Communication, and Political Science Research & Methods. This would be his first solo-authored book.Kevin Munger is an assistant professor of political science and social data analytics at Penn State University. His work has appeared in Nature, the American Journal of Political Science, the British Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Communication. He is the founder and coeditor of the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media.

Chris Bail, Duke University:
In this pioneering book, Munger provides a fascinating new account of America’s political malaise: gerontocracy. The growing cleavage between the old and young—driven by unprecedented demographic changes that allow Baby Boomers to control the political and cultural landscape—threatens the fabric of our democracy. One of the most original, incisive, and well-written reflections on American politics I’ve read in many years.

Dan Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania:
In this deeply learned, far-ranging, and unapologetic tour of contemporary generational politics, Munger traces the causes and consequences of today’s age-based divisions. Like the Boomer generation, the influence of this already powerful book is sure to grow over time as political events reinforce the fundamental insights it brings to the foreground.

Markus Prior, author of Hooked: How Politics Captures People’s Interest:
In this fast-paced book, Kevin Munger sets up a colossal collision between outnumbered but tech-savvy Millennials and the Boomers who vote in droves but lack social media literacy. Can Boomers get away with warming the planet and passing on huge debts to the next generations? It may depend on whether Millennials develop unprecedented cohort consciousness.