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The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker

01 Apr 2017-Journal of Communication (Wiley Subscription Services, Inc)-Vol. 67, Iss: 2
About: This article is published in Journal of Communication.The article was published on 2017-04-01. It has received 309 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Resentment & Consciousness.
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TL;DR: In this article, a common pattern and set of dynamics characterizes severe political and societal polarization in different contexts around the world, with pernicious consequences for democ..., and
Abstract: This article argues that a common pattern and set of dynamics characterizes severe political and societal polarization in different contexts around the world, with pernicious consequences for democ...

306 citations


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  • ...…economic or state crises (Handlin, 2017), or deep grievances and resentment about perceived injustice or inequities that mobilize a group to demand change (Cramer, 2016; McCoy & Rahman, 2016), we can identify common dynamics and potential consequences for democratic support and social cohesion....

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TL;DR: Support for parties opposed to European Union (EU) integration has risen rapidly, and a wave of discontent has taken over the EU as discussed by the authors. This discontent is purportedly driven by the very factors behind th...
Abstract: Support for parties opposed to European Union (EU) integration has risen rapidly, and a wave of discontent has taken over the EU. This discontent is purportedly driven by the very factors behind th...

228 citations

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TL;DR: This paper proposed a research agenda for the sociology of recognition and destigmatization, and sketched how social scientists, policymakers, organizations, and citizens can contribute to this research agenda, including institutions, cultural repertoires, knowledge workers, and social movement activists.
Abstract: This Presidential Address offers elements for a systematic and cumulative study of destigmatization, or the process by which low-status groups gain recognition and worth. Contemporary sociologists tend to focus on inequality in the distribution of resources, such as occupations, education, and wealth. Complementing this research, this address draws attention to “recognition gaps,” defined as disparities in worth and cultural membership between groups in a society. I first describe how neoliberalism promotes growing recognition gaps. Then, drawing on research on stigmatized groups across several societies, I analyze how experiences of stigma and destigmatization are enabled and constrained by various contextual factors and actors, including institutions, cultural repertoires, knowledge workers, and social movement activists. I conclude by proposing a research agenda for the sociology of recognition and destigmatization, and by sketching how social scientists, policymakers, organizations, and citizens can c...

175 citations

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TL;DR: This article wrote in summer 2016 about Donald Trump and political communication is a fraught task: one is tempted to proclaim something dramatic: the end of an era, the beginning of one, or some kind of apot...
Abstract: Writing in summer 2016 about Donald Trump and political communication is a fraught task. One is tempted to proclaim something dramatic: the end of an era, the beginning of one, or some kind of apot...

173 citations


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  • ...…Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1058-4609 print / 1091-7675 online DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2016.1224416 669 vernacular renditions of contemporary anxieties over economics, immigration, terrorism, global politics, social fragmentation, and White working-class stagnation (Cramer, 2016)....

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TL;DR: This paper developed and tested a theory to address a puzzling pattern that has been discussed widely since the 2016 U.S. presidential election and reproduced here in a post-election survey: how can a constitu...
Abstract: We develop and test a theory to address a puzzling pattern that has been discussed widely since the 2016 U.S. presidential election and reproduced here in a post-election survey: how can a constitu...

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TL;DR: The authors argue that the populist wave is challenging the sources of existing well-being in both the less-dynamic and the more prosperous areas and that better, rather than more, place-sensitive territorial development policies are needed in order to find a solution to the problem.
Abstract: Persistent poverty, economic decay, and lack of opportunities are at the root of considerable discontent in declining and lagging-behind areas the world over. Poor development prospects and an increasing belief that these places have ‘no future’ – as economic dynamism has been posited to be increasingly dependent on agglomeration economies – have led many of these so-called ‘places that don’t matter’ to revolt against the status quo. The revolt has come via an unexpected source: the ballot-box in a wave of political populism with strong territorial, rather than social foundations. I will argue that the populist wave is challenging the sources of existing well-being in both the less-dynamic and the more prosperous areas and that better, rather than more, place-sensitive territorial development policies are needed in order to find a solution to the problem. Place-sensitive development policies need, however, to stay clear of the welfare, income-support, and big investment projects of past development strategies if they are to be successful and focus on tapping into untapped potential and on providing opportunities to those people living in the places that ‘don’t matter’.

784 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a common pattern and set of dynamics characterizes severe political and societal polarization in different contexts around the world, with pernicious consequences for democ..., and
Abstract: This article argues that a common pattern and set of dynamics characterizes severe political and societal polarization in different contexts around the world, with pernicious consequences for democ...

306 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: Support for parties opposed to European Union (EU) integration has risen rapidly, and a wave of discontent has taken over the EU as discussed by the authors. This discontent is purportedly driven by the very factors behind th...
Abstract: Support for parties opposed to European Union (EU) integration has risen rapidly, and a wave of discontent has taken over the EU. This discontent is purportedly driven by the very factors behind th...

228 citations

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TL;DR: This paper proposed a research agenda for the sociology of recognition and destigmatization, and sketched how social scientists, policymakers, organizations, and citizens can contribute to this research agenda, including institutions, cultural repertoires, knowledge workers, and social movement activists.
Abstract: This Presidential Address offers elements for a systematic and cumulative study of destigmatization, or the process by which low-status groups gain recognition and worth. Contemporary sociologists tend to focus on inequality in the distribution of resources, such as occupations, education, and wealth. Complementing this research, this address draws attention to “recognition gaps,” defined as disparities in worth and cultural membership between groups in a society. I first describe how neoliberalism promotes growing recognition gaps. Then, drawing on research on stigmatized groups across several societies, I analyze how experiences of stigma and destigmatization are enabled and constrained by various contextual factors and actors, including institutions, cultural repertoires, knowledge workers, and social movement activists. I conclude by proposing a research agenda for the sociology of recognition and destigmatization, and by sketching how social scientists, policymakers, organizations, and citizens can c...

175 citations

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TL;DR: This article wrote in summer 2016 about Donald Trump and political communication is a fraught task: one is tempted to proclaim something dramatic: the end of an era, the beginning of one, or some kind of apot...
Abstract: Writing in summer 2016 about Donald Trump and political communication is a fraught task. One is tempted to proclaim something dramatic: the end of an era, the beginning of one, or some kind of apot...

173 citations