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Author: Theda Skocpol (Professor of Government, Professor of Government, Harvard University) ,
Caroline Tervo (Research Coordinator, Research Coordinator, Harvard University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9780190083533
ISBN 10: 0190083530
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 24 January 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Contributors nicely and incisively dissect recent national and state-level partisan shifts and examine the role citizen activism played. This book is strongly encouraged for those seeking to understand how American politics is shifting, and why political lessons taken as a given a decade ago might no longer apply. -- Seth Masket, Director, Center on American Politics, University of Denver Skocpol and her talented team of collaborators have produced a treasure trove of rich empirical studies of the organizational and grassroots political developments that have helped transform contemporary American politics.ATogether, they shed light upon the stunning reversals of political fortune from Obama to Trump. Both an impressive scholarly achievement and a sobering and enlightening stage-setter for the high-stakes 2020 elections. -- Thomas E. Mann, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution Some of the best work anyone has done on why Trump prevailed in 2016 and what has happened since, the essays are must-reads for anyone who cares about the future of US politics and anyone interested in what is happening at the grassroots. -- EJ Dionne, author of Code Red Some of the best work anyone has done on why Trump prevailed in 2016 and what has happened since, the essays are must-reads for anyone who cares about the future of US politics and anyone interested in what is happening at the grassroots. -E.J. DIONNE JR., author of Code Red Skocpol and her talented team of collaborators have produced a treasure trove of empirical studies of the organizational and grassroots political developments that helped transform contemporary American politics. Both an impressive scholarly achievement and a stage-setter for the high-stakes 2020 elections. -THOMAS E. MANN, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution This book is strongly encouraged for those seeking to understand how American politics is shifting and why political lessons taken as a given a decade ago might no longer apply. -SETH MASKET, Director, Center on American Politics, University of Denver
Some of the best work anyone has done on why Trump prevailed in 2016 and what has happened since, the essays are must-reads for anyone who cares about the future of US politics and anyone interested in what is happening at the grassroots. * EJ Dionne, author of Code Red * Skocpol and her talented team of collaborators have produced a treasure trove of rich empirical studies of the organizational and grassroots political developments that have helped transform contemporary American politics.Together, they shed light upon the stunning reversals of political fortune from Obama to Trump. Both an impressive scholarly achievement and a sobering and enlightening stage-setter for the high-stakes 2020 elections. * Thomas E. Mann, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution * Contributors nicely and incisively dissect recent national and state-level partisan shifts and examine the role citizen activism played. This book is strongly encouraged for those seeking to understand how American politics is shifting, and why political lessons taken as a given a decade ago might no longer apply. * Seth Masket, Director, Center on American Politics, University of Denver *
Author Information
Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University and the Director of the Scholars Strategy Network. She is a past president of the American Political Science Association. Caroline Tervo is a research coordinator in the Harvard Government Department who focuses on citizen grassroots organizing, state and local party building, and the local effects of federal policy changes.
