The Political Worldviews of American Social Movements

Partisan Politics and the Future of Democracy

This book explores the political worldviews of progressive American social movements and their growing role in defining social problems, setting the national political agenda, and offering viable policy solutions. An important reference for academics and activists in the fields of sociology, political science, and policy analysis.

This book explores the political worldviews of progressive American social movements and how they play an increasingly important role in defining social problems, setting the national political agenda, and offering viable policy solutions.

Arguing that the liberal consensus that historically held the U.S. together politically has broken down, this book demonstrates how new forms of authoritarian and democratic populisms are being offered as alternatives to a rigged capitalist system by an unaccountable oligarchy. It utilizes the method of frame analysis to elucidate the political worldview of particular, left-leaning social movements, exploring their historical backgrounds, organizing methods, social grievances, policy solutions, current actions, and future goals. It examines three movements concerned with economic issues, three organized around identity, and three advocating for change in the domain of public safety. The last chapter focuses on the current political situation in the U.S. and potential futures of democracy. Bringing together lessons from U.S. history and the previous chapters, the book ends with a proposal for how to ensure more democratic and egalitarian outcomes in America as a whole.

As such, it offers an important reference for both academics and activists in sociology, political science, and policy analysis.

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