The politics of cultural differences : social change and voter mobilization strategies in the post-New Deal period
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書誌事項
The politics of cultural differences : social change and voter mobilization strategies in the post-New Deal period
Princeton University Press, c2002
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注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-282) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
How did Republicans manage to hold the White House through much of the second half of the 20th century even as the Democratic Party held the hearts of most American voters? The authors of this study argue that they did so by doing what Democrats have also excelled at: triggering psychological mechanisms that deepen cultural divisions in the other party's coalition, thereby leading many of its voters either to choose the opposing ticket or to stay home. This text offers a new perspective on America's changing political order and political conflict in the post-New Deal period (1960-1996). David Leege, Kenneth Wald, Brian Krueger and Paul Mueller move beyond existing scholarship by formulating a theory of campaign strategies that emphasizes cultural conflict regarding patriotism, race, gender and religion. Drawing on National Election Studies data, they find that Republican politicians deployed powerful symbols to channel targeted voters toward the minority party. As partisanship approached parity in the 1990s, Democratic leaders proved as adept at deploying their own symbols, such as "a woman's right to choose", to disassemble the Republican coalition.
A blend of theory and empirical
目次
Figures and Tables ix Preface xi PART I: Cultural Theory and Recent American Politics Chapter One Anomalies of Post-New Deal Politics 3 Chapter Two The Political Mobilization of Cultural Differences 13 Chapter Three General Components of Cultural Theory in Political Conflict 39 Chapter Four Election Rituals, Ideological Movements, and Group Politics 56 Chapter Five Psychological Mechanisms and Campaign Strategies 83 PART II: Case Studies of the Political Mobilization of Cultural Differences Chapter Six Cultural Strains in the New Deal Coalition 101 Chapter Seven A Methodology for Assessing Cultural Politics 130 Chapter Eight Keeping America Purposeful, Powerful, and Pure 158 Chapter Nine Race and the Transformation of the Contemporary Party System 179 Chapter Ten Gender, Religion, and the Second Party Transformation 203 Chapter Eleven Cultural Politics: Some Conclusions and Practical Implications 252 References 271 Index 283
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