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| Author | : Lainey Newman |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2023-09-19 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0231557647 |
In the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions were embedded in tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members—mostly men—and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw the party as on the side of the working man. Today, unions play a much less significant role in American life. In industrial and formerly industrial Rust Belt towns, Republican-leaning groups and outlooks have burgeoned among the kinds of voters who once would have been part of union communities. Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol provide timely insight into the relationship between the decline of unions and the shift of working-class voters away from Democrats. Drawing on interviews, union newsletters, and ethnographic analysis, they pinpoint the significance of eroding local community ties and identities. Using western Pennsylvania as a case study, Newman and Skocpol argue that union members’ loyalty to Democratic candidates was as much a product of the group identity that unions fostered as it was a response to the Democratic Party’s economic policies. As the social world around organized labor dissipated, conservative institutions like gun clubs, megachurches, and other Republican-leaning groups took its place. Rust Belt Union Blues sheds new light on why so many union members have dramatically changed their party politics. It makes a compelling case that Democrats are unlikely to rebuild credibility in places like western Pennsylvania unless they find new ways to weave themselves into the daily lives of workers and their families.
| Author | : Jacob S. Hacker |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 487 |
| Release | : 2021-11-11 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1316516369 |
Drawing together leading scholars, the book provides a revealing new map of the US political economy in cross-national perspective.
| Author | : Theda Skocpol |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0190083522 |
The election of Barack Obama in 2008 was startling, as was the victory of Donald Trump eight years later. Because both presidents were unusual and gained office backed by Congresses controlled by their own parties, their elections kick-started massive counter-movements. The Tea Party starting in 2009 and the "resistance" after November 2016 transformed America's political landscape. Upending American Politics offers a fresh perspective on recent upheavals, tracking the emergence and spread of local voluntary citizens' groups, the ongoing activities of elite advocacy organizations and consortia of wealthy donors, and the impact of popular and elite efforts on the two major political parties and candidate-led political campaigns. Going well beyond national surveys, Theda Skocpol, Caroline Tervo, and their contributors use organizational documents, interviews, and local visits to probe changing organizational configurations at the national level and in swing states. This volume analyzes conservative politics in the first section and progressive responses in the second to provide a clear overview of US politics as a whole. By highlighting evidence from the state level, it also reveals the important interplay of local and national trends.
| Author | : Jack Metzgar |
| Publisher | : Temple University Press |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2000-02-02 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1566397391 |
Having come of age during a period of vibrant union-centered activism, Jack Metzgar begins this book wondering how his father, a U.S> Steel shop steward in the 1950s and '60s, and so many contemporary historians could forget what this country owes to the union movement. Combining personal memoir and historical narrative, Striking Steel argues for reassessment of unionism in American life during the second half of the twentieth century and a recasting of "official memory." As he traces the history of union steelworkers after World War II, Metzgar draws on his father's powerful stories about the publishing work in the mills, stories in which time is divided between "before the union" and since. His father, Johnny Metzgar, fought ardently for workplace rules as a means of giving "the men" some control over their working conditions and protection from venal foremen. He pursued grievances until he eroded management's authority, and he badgered foremen until he established shop-floor practices that would become part of the next negotiated contract. As a passionate advocate of solidarity, he urged coworkers to stick together so that the rules were upheld and everyone could earn a decent wage. Striking Steel's pivotal event is the four-month nationwide steel strike of 1959, a landmark union victory that has been all but erased from public memory. With remarkable tenacity, union members held out for the shop-floor rules that gave them dignity in the workplace and raised their standard of living. Their victory underscored the value of sticking together and reinforced their sense that they were contributing to a general improvement in American working and living conditions. The Metzgar family's story vividly illustrates the larger narrative of how unionism lifted the fortunes and prospects of working-class families. It also offers an account of how the broad social changes of the period helped to shift the balance of power in a conflict-ridden, patriarchal household. Even if the optimism of his generation faded in the upheavals of the 1960s, Johnny Metzgar's commitment to his union and the strike itself stands as an honorable example of what a collective action can and did achieve. Jack Metzgar's Striking Steel is a stirring call to remember and renew the struggle.
| Author | : Daniel Schlozman |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 2024-05-07 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 069124863X |
A major history of America's political parties from the Founding to our embittered present America’s political parties are hollow shells of what they could be, locked in a polarized struggle for power and unrooted as civic organizations. The Hollow Parties takes readers from the rise of mass party politics in the Jacksonian era through the years of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Today’s parties, at once overbearing and ineffectual, have emerged from the interplay of multiple party traditions that reach back to the Founding. Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld paint unforgettable portraits of figures such as Martin Van Buren, whose pioneering Democrats invented the machinery of the mass political party, and Abraham Lincoln and other heroic Republicans of that party’s first generation who stood up to the Slave Power. And they show how today’s fractious party politics arose from the ashes of the New Deal order in the 1970s. Activists in the wake of the 1968 Democratic National Convention transformed presidential nominations but failed to lay the foundations for robust, movement-driven parties. Instead, modern American conservatism hollowed out the party system, deeming it a mere instrument for power. Party hollowness lies at the heart of our democratic discontents. With historical sweep and political acuity, The Hollow Parties offers powerful answers to pressing questions about how the nation’s parties became so dysfunctional—and how they might yet realize their promise.
| Author | : Ruth Berins Collier |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 1999-09-13 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9780521643825 |
Examining the experiences of Western Europe and South America, Professor Collier delineates a complex and varied set of patterns of democratization.
| Author | : Fouad Sabry |
| Publisher | : One Billion Knowledgeable |
| Total Pages | : 285 |
| Release | : 2024-10-10 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : |
Unlock the transformative power of societal change with "Social Revolution," a pivotal work in Fouad Sabry’s "Political Science" series. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of revolutionary movements that challenge and reshape societal norms and governance structures. It’s essential for professionals, students, and curious minds looking to grasp the mechanisms behind social transformations. 1: Social Revolution - Explore definitions, causes, and manifestations of social revolutions. 2: Revolution - Study revolutions’ historical and theoretical impacts on societies. 3: Social Conflict Theory - Understand how social conflicts fuel revolutionary movements. 4: Political Sociology - Analyze political systems and social structures' influence on revolutions. 5: Rebellion - Examine rebellion’s role as a precursor to social revolutions. 6: States and Social Revolutions - Investigate state roles in revolutionary processes. 7: Historical Institutionalism - Understand how institutions evolve and shape revolutions. 8: Historical Sociology - Learn how history influences social revolutions. 9: Political Revolution (Trotskyism) - Examine Trotskyism's role in revolutionary movements. 10: Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy - Explore how revolutions shape political systems. 11: State (Polity) - Study the state’s role in social revolutions. 12: Institution - Discover how institutions shape social revolutionary dynamics. 13: Modernization Theory - Assess the role of modernization in social revolutions. 14: Barrington Moore Jr. - Review Moore’s theories on social origins of regimes. 15: Theda Skocpol - Examine Skocpol’s contributions to revolutionary theory. 16: David G. Bromley - Analyze Bromley’s perspectives on revolutionary movements. 17: Charles Tilly - Explore Tilly’s insights into social movements and revolutions. 18: Paul Pierson - Study Pierson’s theories on social change and institutions. 19: Comparative Historical Research - Learn methods for studying revolutions across contexts. 20: Sociology of Literature - Explore how literature reflects revolutionary movements. 21: Bibliography of Sociology - Access a curated list of key works on social revolutions. "Social Revolution" provides an insightful, in-depth examination of revolutionary dynamics and their impacts. This book is an invaluable resource for understanding the forces that shape modern society, offering knowledge that surpasses its cost and enriches your perspective on societal change.
| Author | : Matt Grossmann |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 447 |
| Release | : 2024-09-05 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1009063464 |
Over the past several decades, American society has experienced fundamental changes – from shifting relations between social groups and evolving language and behavior norms to the increasing value of a college degree. These transformations have polarized the nation's political climate and ignited a perpetual culture war. In a sequel to their award-winning collaboration Asymmetric Politics, Grossmann and Hopkins draw on an extensive variety of evidence to explore how these changes have affected both major parties. They show that the Democrats have become the home of highly-educated citizens with progressive social views who prefer credentialed experts to make policy decisions, while Republicans have become the populist champions of white voters without college degrees who increasingly distrust teachers, scientists, journalists, universities, non-profit organizations, and even corporations. The result of this new “diploma divide” between the parties is an increasingly complex world in which everything is about politics – and politics is about everything.
| Author | : Arlie Russell Hochschild |
| Publisher | : The New Press |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2024-09-10 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1620976471 |
In her first book since the widely acclaimed Strangers in Their Own Land, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author Arlie Russell Hochschild now ventures to Appalachia, uncovering the "pride paradox" that has given the right's appeals such resonance. For all the attempts to understand the state of American politics and the blue/red divide, we've ignored what economic and cultural loss can do to pride. What happens, Arlie Russell Hochschild asks, when a proud people in a hard-hit region suffer the deep loss of pride and are confronted with a powerful political appeal that makes it feel "stolen"? Hochschild's research drew her to Pikeville, Kentucky, in the heart of Appalachia, within the whitest and second-poorest congressional district in the nation, where the city was reeling: coal jobs had left, crushing poverty persisted, and a deadly drug crisis struck the region. Although Pikeville was in the political center thirty years ago, by 2016, 80 percent of the district's population voted for Donald Trump. Her brilliant exploration of the town's response to a white nationalist march in 2017 — a rehearsal for the deadly Unite the Right march that would soon take place in Charlottesville, Virginia — takes us deep inside a torn and suffering community. Hochschild focuses on a group swept up in the shifting political landscape: blue-collar men. In small churches, hillside hollers, roadside diners, trailer parks, and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, Hochschild introduces us to unforgettable people, and offers an original lens through which to see them and the wider world. In Stolen Pride, Hochschild incisively explores our dangerous times, even as she also points a way forward. [A] piercing . . . impressive and nuanced assessment of a critical factor in American politics." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
| Author | : Gabriel Winant |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2021-03-23 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0674238095 |
Men in hardhats were once the heart of America’s working class; now it is women in scrubs. What does this shift portend for our future? Pittsburgh was once synonymous with steel. But today most of its mills are gone. Like so many places across the United States, a city that was a center of blue-collar manufacturing is now dominated by the service economy—particularly health care, which employs more Americans than any other industry. Gabriel Winant takes us inside the Rust Belt to show how America’s cities have weathered new economic realities. In Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods, he finds that a new working class has emerged in the wake of deindustrialization. As steelworkers and their families grew older, they required more health care. Even as the industrial economy contracted sharply, the care economy thrived. Hospitals and nursing homes went on hiring sprees. But many care jobs bear little resemblance to the manufacturing work the city lost. Unlike their blue-collar predecessors, home health aides and hospital staff work unpredictable hours for low pay. And the new working class disproportionately comprises women and people of color. Today health care workers are on the front lines of our most pressing crises, yet we have been slow to appreciate that they are the face of our twenty-first-century workforce. The Next Shift offers unique insights into how we got here and what could happen next. If health care employees, along with other essential workers, can translate the increasing recognition of their economic value into political power, they may become a major force in the twenty-first century.
