Godless Democrats and Pious Republicans?

Party Activists, Party Capture, and the 'God Gap'

AvRyan L. Claassen

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Do Evangelical activists control the Republican Party? Do secular activists control the Democratic Party? In Godless Democrats and Pious Republicans?, Ryan Claassen carefully assesses the way campaign activists represent religious and non-religious groups in American political parties dating back to the 1960s. By providing a new theoretical framework for investigating the connections between macro social and political trends, the results challenge a conventional wisdom in which recently mobilized religious and Secular extremists captured the parties and created a God gap. The new approach reveals that very basic social and demographic trends matter far more than previously recognized and that mobilization matters far less. The God gap in voting is real, but it was not created by Christian Right mobilization efforts and a Secular backlash. Where others see culture wars and captured parties, Claassen finds many religious divisions in American politics are artifacts of basic social changes. This very basic insight leads to many profoundly different conclusions about the motivations of religious and non-religious activists and voters.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-06-05
Mått:152 x 228 x 12 mm
Vikt:300 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781107459267

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Konstitution: stat och regering inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Ryan L. Claassen is Associate Professor of Political Science at Kent State University. His research investigates political engagement - especially the role of engagement shaping the capacity of individuals and groups of individuals in the American public to effectively contribute to public opinion and compete democratically. His work has appeared in American Politics Research, the Journal of Politics, Political Behavior, Political Research Quarterly, and Public Opinion Quarterly.

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'This thoughtful and empirically detailed study of religion and party activism takes us miles beyond simplistic commentaries about godly Republicans and godless Democrats.' Morris P. Fiorina, Stanford University, California

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; 1. The religious divide in American politics; 2. Mobilization, capture, and misunderstood trends; 3. Representation and four forces that shape change among activists; 4. First force, the effect of being fruitful and multiplying; 5. Second force, the effect of voting early and often; 6. Third force, the effect of picking a side; 7. Fourth force, the effect of writing checks and knocking on doors; 8. 'Capture' revisited, representation, and religious activists; 9. Conclusion.