Nativist Nation

Populism, Grievance, Identity, and the Transformation of American Politics
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-11-138222-7
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm

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This book presents nativism – the notion that foreign-born immigrants are not "real" Americans – as the leading ideological feature of American politics. Clifford Young and Kirby Goidel offer a rigorous and operational definition of nativism that, in combination with original survey data, explores public attitudes about who counts as an American.

They explain the economic, demographic, and cultural circumstances that cause this condition to break through and demonstrate its distinguishing policy preferences. Not only do the authors define the US as a historically, they also show how it has profoundly affected contemporary politics.

Specifically, they look at the primary elections in 2015–2016, during which Donald Trump tapped into a wellspring of nativist sentiment and found a receptive audience thanks to bold rhetoric.

Zielgruppe

Students and scholars of Public Opinion, Immigration Politics, an

Autoren/Hrsg.

Young, Clifford

Goidel, Kirby

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Nationalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Über Autor(innen)

Clifford Young is President of United States Public Affairs at Ipsos. He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Chicago.

Kirby Goidel is Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University. He holds a PhD in American Government from the University of Kentucky. He is also former Director of the Texas A&M University Public Policy Research Institute at and the Louisiana State University Public Policy Research Lab.