The Case for Identity Politics : Polarization, Demographic Change, and Racial Appeals /

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Following the defeat of Hillary Clinton in the presidential election of 2016, many prominent scholars and political pundits argued that a successful Democratic Party in the future must abandon identity politics. While these calls for Democrats to distance themselves from such strategies have receive...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stout, Christopher T., 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2020
Series:Race, ethnicity, and politics.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Minorities > Political activity > United States.
Political campaigns > United States.
Political culture > United States.
Identity politics > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
United States > Race relations > Political aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Charles V. Hamilton
  • Introduction : the end of identity politics?
  • The increasing significance of race
  • Stability and change : how the growing racial liberalism of white democrats influences racial polarization
  • The declining significance of class : racial polarization and white working-class voters
  • Polarization, racialization, and white partisan political behavior
  • The return of black consciousness
  • The increasing importance of racial appeals for black voters
  • Making the connection : how the current political climate has increased Latino panethnic linked fate
  • The leaning giant : Latinos and racial appeals
  • Using racial appeals to harness demographic change
  • Conclusion : the path of least resistance.

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