Upending American Politics: Polarizing Parties, Ideological Elites, And Citizen Activists From The Tea Party To The Anti-Trump Resistance
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Introduction: Understanding Current Transformations In American Politics -- The Elite And Popular Roots Of Contemporary Republican Extremism / Theda Skocpol -- Dissecting The Conservative Triumph In Wisconsin / Alexander Hertel-fernandez -- Why Republicans Went Hard Right In North Carolina / Caroline Tervo -- The Overlooked Organizational Basis Of Trump's 2016 Victory / Michael Zoorob And Theda Skocpol -- How Trump Flipped Michigan / Sally Marsh -- Trump's Trump: Lou Barletta And The Limits Of Anti-immigrant Politics In Pennsylvania / Elizabeth Thom And Theda Skocpol -- From Obama Victories To A Gop Edge In Florida / Alexandra Caffrey -- Middle America Reboots Democracy: The Emergence And Rapid Electoral Turn Of The New Grassroots / Lara Putnam -- Saving America Once Again: From The Tea Party To The Anti-trump Resistance / Leah A. Gose, Theda Skocpol, And Vanessa Williamson -- The Surprising Advance Of Gun Control Politics After Parkland / Sophia Young -- The Texas-sized Impact Of Beto O'rourke's 2018 Senate Campaign / Eliza Oehmler And Michael Zoorob -- How Grassroots Resistance Networks Boosted Pennsylvania Democrats In 2018 / Maximilian Frank -- Citizen Activism And The Democratic Party / Theda Skocpol, Lara Putnam, And Caroline Tervo -- Conclusion: America At A Crossroads. Edited By Theda Skocpol And Caroline Tervo. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.
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THE THESIS
This collection investigates the structural and ideological shifts within the American political landscape that have fueled extreme polarization and grassroots mobilization from the Tea Party era through the anti-Trump resistance. The editors, Theda Skocpol and Caroline Tervo, assemble a team of researchers to analyze how elite strategies and local organizational efforts have reshaped the Republican and Democratic parties. The work argues that contemporary political outcomes are not merely products of national trends but are deeply rooted in specific state-level developments and the evolving nature of citizen activism.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Case studies of political shifts in states including Wisconsin, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Texas.
- Analysis of the organizational infrastructure supporting both conservative and liberal grassroots movements.
- Examination of the interaction between national political elites and local activist networks.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on the period between the rise of the Tea Party and the 2018 midterm elections.
- It does not provide a comprehensive history of American political parties prior to the 21st century.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this volume as a significant contribution to the study of contemporary American political polarization and organizational behavior. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the value of its state-level empirical data for understanding modern electoral dynamics.
Page Count:
272
Publication Date:
2019-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190083549
ISBN-13:
9780190083540
Contemporary History
Comparative Politics
United States
Grassroots Activism
Elections
Presidents
American Politics
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