Understanding The Tea Party Movement
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Understanding The Tea Party Movement
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Author : Nella Van Dyke
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-02-24
Understanding The Tea Party Movement written by Nella Van Dyke and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-24 with Social Science categories.
Hailing themselves as heirs to the American Revolution, the Tea Party movement staged tax day protests in over 750 US cities in April 2009, quickly establishing a large and volatile social movement. Tea Partiers protested at town hall meetings about health care across the country in August, leading to a large national demonstration in Washington on September 12, 2009. The movement spurred the formation (or redefinition) of several national organizations and many more local groups, and emerged as a strong force within the Republican Party. Self-described Tea Party candidates won victories in the November 2010 elections. Even as activists demonstrated their strength and entered government, the future of the movement's influence, and even its ultimate goals, are very much in doubt. In 2012, Barack Obama, the movement’s prime target, decisively won re-election, Congressional Republicans were unable to govern, and the Republican Party publicly wrestled with how to manage the insurgency within. Although there is a long history of conservative movements in America, the library of social movement studies leans heavily to the left. The Tea Party movement, its sudden emergence and its uncertain fate, provides a challenge to mainstream American politics. It also challenges scholars of social movements to reconcile this new movement with existing knowledge about social movements in America. Understanding the Tea Party Movement addresses these challenges by explaining why and how the movement emerged when it did, how it relates to earlier eruptions of conservative populism, and by raising critical questions about the movement's ultimate fate.
Understanding The Tea Party Movement
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Author : Nella Van Dyke
language : en
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers
Release Date : 2014
Understanding The Tea Party Movement written by Nella Van Dyke and has been published by Lund Humphries Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Political Science categories.
Although there is a long history of conservative movements in America, the library of social movement studies leans heavily to the left. The Tea Party movement, its sudden emergence and its uncertain fate, provides a challenge to mainstream American politics. It also challenges scholars of social movements to reconcile this new movement with existing knowledge about social movements in America. Understanding the Tea Party Movement addresses these challenges by explaining why and how the movement emerged when it did, how it relates to earlier eruptions of conservative populism, and by raising critical questions about the movement's ultimate fate.
Understanding The Tea Party Movement
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Author : Nella Van Dyke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Understanding The Tea Party Movement written by Nella Van Dyke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Electronic books categories.
The Tea Party Divided
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Author : Heath Brown
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2015-08-18
The Tea Party Divided written by Heath Brown and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-18 with Political Science categories.
Unlike previous books on the Tea Party, this work looks at the second phase of party growth to show that what was once considered a monolithic movement is truly a collection of different opinions. Since the Tea Party exploded onto the American political scene, it has matured and changed, but the differences that now exist within the movement are largely unacknowledged. A more nuanced understanding is called for. Previous treatises have sought explanations for the rise of the movement and focused primarily on its early days. This book, in contrast, focuses on understanding the diversity within the party, challenging the notion that the Tea Party is a homogeneous political movement defined mainly by its ultra-conservatism, regionalism, and rigid political orthodoxy. To accurately depict the Tea Party as it exists today, the book explores how the party evolved from its first phase to its second, examining important distinctions in terms of who has joined and who has served in Congress and other offices. Differences in Tea Party organizations around the country are examined and their funding sources considered. The book also explores the political positions taken by Tea Party members, looking at the voting records of party legislators to see if they've adhered to stated movement objectives. Finally, and perhaps most intriguingly, the author speculates on what this all means and suggests possible futures for the diverse Tea Party strands.
The Tea Party And The Remaking Of Republican Conservatism
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Author : Theda Skocpol
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016
The Tea Party And The Remaking Of Republican Conservatism written by Theda Skocpol and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
In this penetrating new study, Skocpol of Harvard University, one of today's leading political scientists, and co-author Williamson go beyond the inevitable photos of protesters in tricorn hats and knee breeches to provide a nuanced portrait of the Tea Party. What they find is sometimes surprising.
The Tea Party Explained
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Author : Yuri Maltsev
language : en
Publisher: Open Court
Release Date : 2013-10-15
The Tea Party Explained written by Yuri Maltsev and has been published by Open Court this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-15 with Political Science categories.
The Tea Party showed its strength in the 2010 mid-terms. Despite the opposition of leading Republicans like Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, and Lindsey Graham, 140 Tea Party candidates ran for Congress. Of the sixty House seats which moved from Democratic to Republican control, twenty-eight were won by Tea Party candidates. At the movement’s height, 29 percent of Americans had “some ties” to the Tea Party, while 2 percent identified themselves as active members. The Tea Party first attracted the media spotlight with Rick Santelli’s televised rant against the government’s bailout of mortgage borrowers on February 19, 2009, which instantly went viral as a video. As the authors document, however, “tea parties” associated with the Ron Paul movement had already been gathering momentum for more than a year. Beginning as a protest against government spending sprees and ballooning deficits, the Tea Party’s sudden fame forced it to define itself on many issues where the membership was seriously divided. The Tea Party is a coalition of different outlooks, united only by belief in small, debt-free government and low taxes. Fiscal conservatives, who were usually liberal on social issues and against American military interventions, battled social conservatives, in an uneasy series of maneuvers which continues unresolved and is described in the book. The Tea Party Explained, written by two Tea Party activists who know the movement inside and out, is aimed at the intrigued and curious reader who wants to find out more about this unique phenomenon. The book gives a well-documented account of the Tea Party, its origins, its evolution, the bitter squabbles over its direction, its amazing successes in 2010, and its electoral rebuff in 2012. Maltsev and Skaskiw analyze the demographics of the Tea Party, the many organizations which have tried to represent, appropriate, or infiltrate the movement, and the ideological divisions in its ranks. The authors evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Tea Party and its likely future impact. A movement with strong local roots in many cities, firmly supported by a quarter of the US population, will not evaporate after one big defeat, and can be counted on to influence events for decades to come.
At The Tea Party
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Author : Laura Flanders
language : en
Publisher: OR Books
Release Date : 2010
At The Tea Party written by Laura Flanders and has been published by OR Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Political Science categories.
In the wake of the midterm elections, the Tea Party has gone from a well-funded, media-savvy, fringe group to become the new kids in the class of the 2010 Congress. Their presence is unpredictable and potentially explosive. Sarah Palin, widely credited with major influence on Tuesday’s vote, is now set up for a 2012 presidential run. Tea partiers Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Dan Coats now sit in the Senate alongside the GOP’s new poster boy, Marco Rubio. In total some 30 Tea Party supporters won seats in Congress. Their party is evidently here to stay – but what exactly does that mean for the future of the country?Just published by OR Books, At the Tea Party presents a lively and informed expose of this explosive new force in American politics. It doesn’t paint a pretty picture. Read these pages and you will come to understand the coalition of anti-abortion, pro-gun advocates who comprise the tea parties' shock troops. You will discover what MSNBC contributor Melissa Harris-Lacewell and Going Rouge editors Rich Kim and Betsy Reed have to say about the racism, homophobia and sexism that fuels the tea party fizz. You will follow the money that flowed from the shadowy organizations of the super rich to pay for the ads that won the races. You will learn about the unscrupulous gold-peddlers who are virtually the sole underwriters of Glenn Beck's Fox News show. And you will get the up-close-and personal scoop on movement’s biggest stars - Sarah from Wasilla and the mercurial crying clown, Glenn Beck.With contributions from a wide range of leading experts, At the Tea Party sorts the facts from the frenzy. Most importantly, it looks forward. Will the tea partiers in Congress launch a civil war within the Republican Party? Could they take over the GOP and end up running the country? And what role can the Left play in preventing the tea partiers from remaking America in their own fervid image?Combining investigative zeal, smart, hard facts, and a leavening of sharp wit and political passion, At the Tea Party stands out among books on the Tea Party phenomenon as a must-read for anyone interested in the turbulent future of American politics.
Steep
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Author : Lawrence Rosenthal
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2012-08-14
Steep written by Lawrence Rosenthal and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-14 with Political Science categories.
“Steep brings together many of the leading scholars on modern, U.S.-right-wing politics. An exceptionally important and timely collection that sheds new light on the Tea Party phenomenon.” - Kathleen Blee, author of Inside Organized Racism: Women in the Hate Movement "Steep is deep. Its contribution of genuine interdisciplinary scholarship to the phenomenon of the Tea Party is one the best things to happen to our understanding of contemporary right-wing politics. This is an outstanding place for concerned citizens to understand the movement, whether it ends up rising or falling." - Rick Perlstein, author of Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus and Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
Let S Take Our Country Back
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Author : Paul Geoffrey Bakken
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Let S Take Our Country Back written by Paul Geoffrey Bakken and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Emerging accounts of the Tea Party movement, in line with prevailing structural theories of conservative movements, tend to understand the movement as a defense of privileged positions in social hierarchies. From this perspective, the ideological and moral concerns expressed by conservatives themselves are often reduced to rhetorical cover for underlying structural interests. Drawing on recent developments in the revived sociology of morality, I challenge this reductive position by taking seriously the role of moral sensibilities in motivating and guiding the activism of participants in the Tea Party. To understand the role of morality in the movement, I interviewed approximately 70 grassroots Tea Partiers, professional conservative activists, politicians and candidates for office, and residents of a small municipality where the Tea Party has had a strong influence in local government. I also carried out participant observation at scores of rallies, seminars, conferences, and meetings of grassroots groups in Wisconsin, as well as Washington, D.C., and a few states between these two locations. In addition, I analyzed data from public opinion polls conducted since the emergence of the Tea Party to gain insight into the social characteristics of Tea Party supporters. Based on my analysis, I argue that the Tea Party movement is importantly motivated and shaped by a particular vision of the good society, which I suggest is deeply influenced by the philosophical tradition of republicanism, a tradition emphasizing the corruptibility of human nature, the importance of virtue to the survival of free society, and the corrupting influence of power. While elements of other ideologies influence the movement, republicanism provides a relatively coherent basis for Tea Partiers' opposition to progressivism as well as for their efforts to purify the Republican Party. While I draw attention to the central role of shared sensibilities in guiding the movement, I also argue that the Tea Party is too complex to be reduced to a single explanatory factor, whether it be the pursuit of their notion of the good society or the desire to preserve privileged social positions. In this way, this dissertation contributes to a more nuanced theoretical understanding of conservative movements.
The Tea Party And The Remaking Of Republican Conservatism
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Author : Theda Skocpol
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-07-01
The Tea Party And The Remaking Of Republican Conservatism written by Theda Skocpol and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-01 with Political Science categories.
This revised edition features a new afterword, updated through the 2016 election. On February 19, 2009, CNBC commentator Rick Santelli delivered a dramatic rant against Obama administration programs to shore up the plunging housing market. Invoking the Founding Fathers and ridiculing "losers" who could not pay their mortgages, Santelli called for "Tea Party" protests. Over the next two years, conservative activists took to the streets and airways, built hundreds of local Tea Party groups, and weighed in with votes and money to help right-wing Republicans win electoral victories in 2010. In this penetrating new study, Harvard University's Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williamson go beyond images of protesters in Colonial costumes to provide a nuanced portrait of the Tea Party. What they find is sometimes surprising. Drawing on grassroots interviews and visits to local meetings in several regions, they find that older, middle-class Tea Partiers mostly approve of Social Security, Medicare, and generous benefits for military veterans. Their opposition to "big government" entails reluctance to pay taxes to help people viewed as undeserving "freeloaders" - including immigrants, lower income earners, and the young. At the national level, Tea Party elites and funders leverage grassroots energy to further longstanding goals such as tax cuts for the wealthy, deregulation of business, and privatization of the very same Social Security and Medicare programs on which many grassroots Tea Partiers depend. Elites and grassroots are nevertheless united in hatred of Barack Obama and determination to push the Republican Party sharply to the right. The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism combines fine-grained portraits of local Tea Party members and chapters with an overarching analysis of the movement's rise, impact, and likely fate.