American Political Ideologies
Title | American Political Ideologies PDF eBook |
Author | Brian R. Farmer |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2014-11-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0786480521 |
For many people, the world of politics is defined by ideologies. The average voter rarely takes time to research a policy issue, thoroughly relying instead on a set of beliefs set forth by his or her chosen political organization to make important decisions. These publicly promoted ideologies play an important role in international as well as domestic political development, yet many adherents to a particular belief may have a poor understanding of competing ideologies. From right wing to the far left, this text dissects eight prominent political ideologies: traditional conservatism, classic liberalism, libertarianism, conservative extremism, contemporary liberalism, communism, dependency theory and Islamism. In plain terms it describes the basic doctrine and inherent contradictions of each creed along with its particular relevance to today's political landscape. An in-depth discussion of the political socialization processes that form and perpetuate ideologies is also included. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America
Title | Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America PDF eBook |
Author | Hans Noel |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2014-01-31 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107434807 |
Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America puts ideology front and center in the discussion of party coalition change. Treating ideology as neither a nuisance nor a given, the analysis describes the development of the modern liberal and conservative ideologies that form the basis of our modern political parties. Hans Noel shows that liberalism and conservatism emerged as important forces independent of existing political parties. These ideologies then reshaped parties in their own image. Modern polarization can thus be explained as the natural outcome of living in a period, perhaps the first in our history, in which two dominant ideologies have captured the two dominant political parties.
Ideology in America
Title | Ideology in America PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Ellis |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2012-04-16 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107394430 |
Public opinion in the United States contains a paradox. The American public is symbolically conservative: it cherishes the symbols of conservatism and is more likely to identify as conservative than as liberal. Yet at the same time, it is operationally liberal, wanting government to do and spend more to solve a variety of social problems. This book focuses on understanding this contradiction. It argues that both facets of public opinion are real and lasting, not artifacts of the survey context or isolated to particular points in time. By exploring the ideological attitudes of the American public as a whole, and the seemingly conflicted choices of individual citizens, it explains the foundations of this paradox. The keys to understanding this large-scale contradiction, and to thinking about its consequences, are found in Americans' attitudes with respect to religion and culture and in the frames in which elite actors describe policy issues.
Neither Liberal nor Conservative
Title | Neither Liberal nor Conservative PDF eBook |
Author | Donald R. Kinder |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2017-05-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 022645259X |
Congress is crippled by ideological conflict. The political parties are more polarized today than at any time since the Civil War. Americans disagree, fiercely, about just about everything, from terrorism and national security, to taxes and government spending, to immigration and gay marriage. Well, American elites disagree fiercely. But average Americans do not. This, at least, was the position staked out by Philip Converse in his famous essay on belief systems, which drew on surveys carried out during the Eisenhower Era to conclude that most Americans were innocent of ideology. In Neither Liberal nor Conservative, Donald Kinder and Nathan Kalmoe argue that ideological innocence applies nearly as well to the current state of American public opinion. Real liberals and real conservatives are found in impressive numbers only among those who are deeply engaged in political life. The ideological battles between American political elites show up as scattered skirmishes in the general public, if they show up at all. If ideology is out of reach for all but a few who are deeply and seriously engaged in political life, how do Americans decide whom to elect president; whether affirmative action is good or bad? Kinder and Kalmoe offer a persuasive group-centered answer. Political preferences arise less from ideological differences than from the attachments and antagonisms of group life.
Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996
Title | Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996 PDF eBook |
Author | John Gerring |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2001-02-05 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780521785907 |
This book, first published in 1998, presents historical analysis of the ideologies of major American parties from the early-nineteenth century onwards.
Black Visions
Title | Black Visions PDF eBook |
Author | Michael C. Dawson |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780226138619 |
This comprehensive analysis of the complex relationship of black political thought identifies which political ideologies are supported by blacks, then traces their historical roots and examines their effects on black public opinion.
The Age of Ideology
Title | The Age of Ideology PDF eBook |
Author | John Schwarzmantel |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Pages | 223 |
Release | 1998-03 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0814780962 |
Assesses the major ideologies of modern times, including liberalism, socialism, and conservatism, and traces their relationships with one another, with the ambiguous ideology of nationalism, and to the emergence of modern societies, democratic politics, and Enlightenment ideas. Overviews key themes.