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Deeeep DiveTheda Skocpol's Blueprint for RevolutionThis week on the show, we're tackling the monumental topic of social revolutions, drawing insights from Theda Skocpol's groundbreaking work, "France, Russia, China: A Structural Analysis of Social Revolutions." Forget the romanticized notions of purely ideological uprisings; Skocpol's structural analysis reveals a more complex interplay of forces that led to the radical transformations in 18th-century France, early 20th-century Russia, and mid-20th-century China. We delve into her central argument: social revolutions – rapid, fundamental shifts in a society's socio-economic and political institutions coupled with massive class upheavals – arise from a specific confluence of factors. These include the incapacitation or outright coll...2025-03-2728 min
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-FastThomas Zimmer & Theda SkocpolHistorian Thomas Zimmer parses the inner workings of why Trump and Musk are rushing through their demolition of government institutions. Harvard’s Theda Skocpol examines what helped shape the right’s urge to dismantle government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-02-0545 min
Flux Podcasts (Formerly Theory of Change)Local political ecosystems are vital to protecting democracy nationallyEpisode Summary Kamala Harris’s loss to Donald Trump came as a huge surprise to many Democratic Party loyalists, especially since Republicans had a number of serious defeats in elections in 2018 and in 2022, and abortion rights ballot initiatives prevailed in every state where the public had voted on them since the Republican Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. So what happened? We've talked on this program at length in several episodes about how Democrats have failed enormously to invest in advocacy media to the degree that Republicans have. But a political ecosystem isn’t just abou...2024-12-091h 04
The Ezra Klein ShowIn This House, We’re Angry When Government FailsThe core conflict in our politics right now is over institutions. Democrats defend them, while Republicans distrust them, and seek, in some cases, to eliminate them.This is really bad. It’s bad for institutions when Republicans are elected, because of the damage they might inflict. And it’s bad for institutions when Democrats are elected, because when you’re so committed to protecting something, it’s hard to be clear-eyed or honest about all the ways it’s failing. And when Democrats won’t admit to the problems that so many Americans can see and feel, that creates...2024-11-221h 08
Carleton ConvosCarleton Convo with Theda Skocpol | October 25, 2024Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University, delivered the Carleton convocation address on Friday, October 25 from 10:50 to 11:50 a.m. in Skinner Chapel.
Skocpol’s work addresses a broad spectrum of questions about socio-political change, including health care reform, public policy, and civic engagement amid shifting inequalities in American democracy; currently, she is probing partisan polarization and Republican Party radicalization.
An internationally recognized scholar, Skocpol has received multiple honorary degrees — most recently from Oxford University in 2022 — and has been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Am...2024-10-281h 03
Read With Your Ears, Explore With Your Heart With Full AudiobookRust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party Audiobook by Lainey NewmanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 798131
Title: Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party
Author: Lainey Newman, Theda Skocpol
Narrator: Rachel Perry
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:52:55
Language: English
Release date: 10-15-24
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Politics, Political Ideologies
Summary:
In the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions were embedded in tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw...2024-10-157h 52
Listen to New Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsRust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party by Lainey Newman, Theda SkocpolPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/798131 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party Author: Lainey Newman, Theda Skocpol Narrator: Rachel Perry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 15, 2024 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions were embedded in tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw the party...2024-10-1530 min
IIEA TalksDemocracy in the United States in the Year of ElectionsAs the United States faces into a number of consequential elections including the Presidential Election in 2024, along with elections to Congress as well as several gubernatorial elections, the shape of the political landscape in the United States both during the election campaigns and after the political dust has settled will be highly significant for the future of the country’s democracy. In her address to the IIEA, Vanessa Williamson, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, assesses the possible consequences of the 2024 elections for the resilience of the institutions which underpin the US’ democracy.
About the Speaker:
Vanessa Williamson is a Seni...2024-04-1922 min
Freakonomics Radio583. Are We Living Through the Most Revolutionary Period in History?Fareed Zakaria says yes. But it’s not just political revolution — it’s economic, technological, even emotional. He doesn’t offer easy solutions but he does offer some hope. SOURCES:Fareed Zakaria, journalist and author. RESOURCES:Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present, by Fareed Zakaria (2024)."The Ultimate Election Year: All the Elections Around the World in 2024," by Koh Ewe (TIME, 2023)."The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism," by Vanessa Williamson, Theda Skocpol, and John Coggin (Perspectives on Politics, 2011).The Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria (2008).The Future of Freedom: Illiberal...2024-04-041h 02
The Freakonomics Radio Book Club21. Are We Living Through the Most Revolutionary Period in History?Fareed Zakaria says yes. But it’s not just political revolution — it’s economic, technological, even emotional. He doesn’t offer easy solutions but he does offer some hope. SOURCES:Fareed Zakaria, journalist and author. RESOURCES:Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present, by Fareed Zakaria (2024)."The Ultimate Election Year: All the Elections Around the World in 2024," by Koh Ewe (TIME, 2023)."The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism," by Vanessa Williamson, Theda Skocpol, and John Coggin (Perspectives on Politics, 2011).The Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria (2008).The Future of Freedom: Illiberal...2024-04-041h 02Fast Politics with Molly Jong-FastTim Miller, Andrew Weissmann & Theda SkocpolThe Bulwark's Tim Miller gives an inside look at the RNC shakeup. MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann details Robert Hur’s significant strides in his job qualifications. Harvard professor Theda Skocpol examines how the right wing is mutating.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-02-1455 min
LSE: The BallparkLSE: The Ballpark | Rust Belt Union Blues with Professor Theda SkocpolContributor(s): Professor Theda Skocpol, Chris Gilson | In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University about her new book, with Lainey Newman, Rust Belt Union Blues Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party. Using Western Pennsylvania as a case study, their book examines the decline of labor unions and the shift of working-class voters away from the Democratic Party. We also discussed the appeal of Donald Trump to blue-collar voters and how unions might regain their previous role in American community life.
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The BallparkLSE: The Ballpark | Rust Belt Union Blues with Professor Theda SkocpolContributor(s): Professor Theda Skocpol, Chris Gilson | In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University about her new book, with Lainey Newman, Rust Belt Union Blues Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party. Using Western Pennsylvania as a case study, their book examines the decline of labor unions and the shift of working-class voters away from the Democratic Party. We also discussed the appeal of Donald Trump to blue-collar voters and how unions might regain their previous role in American community life.
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LSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | Rust Belt Union Blues with Professor Theda SkocpolIn 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University about her new book, with Lainey Newman, Rust Belt Union Blues Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party. Using Western Pennsylvania as a case study, their book examines the decline of labor unions and the shift of working-class voters away from the Democratic Party. We also discussed the appeal of Donald Trump to blue-collar voters and how unions might regain their previous role in American community life.
This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and...2023-12-2044 min
La philanthropie en question(s)(26) Fondations conservatrices et diffusion du climatoscepticisme - Natalie RauscherQuel rôle jouent les fondations dans la vie politique américaine et comment ont-elles contribué à sa polarisation ? Concernant le sujet du dérèglement climatique, en quoi cette influence contribue-t-elle à la diffusion du climatoscepticisme et comment ce phénomène se propage-t-il sur le continent européen ?
Dans ce 26ème épisode, Anne Monier, chercheuse à la Chaire Philanthropie de l'ESSEC, présente un article de Natalie Rauscher publié en 2023 dans la revue allemande de science politique Politische Vierteljahrenschrif, qui s'intitule : "American Philanthropy in the Age of Political Polarization : Conservative Megadonors and Foundations, and Their Role...2023-11-2915 min
Future HindsightUnions and Democracy: Theda SkocpolThursday, November 16th, 2023 Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University and co-author of Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters are Turning Away from the Democratic Party. We learn how unions are true laboratories of democracy and why their demise has eroded our democratic culture. Unions were at the heart of local communities well beyond bargaining for contracts. They were part of recreational and social life, and even the churches were aligned with unions. There was a sense of solidarity for fellow union me...2023-11-1646 minFuture HindsightUnions and Democracy: Theda SkocpolThursday, November 16th, 2023 Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University and co-author of Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters are Turning Away from the Democratic Party. We learn how unions are true laboratories of democracy and why their demise has eroded our democratic culture. Unions were at the heart of local communities well beyond bargaining for contracts. They were part of recreational and social life, and even the churches were aligned with unions. There was a sense of solidarity for fellow union me...2023-11-1646 min
The Science of PoliticsThe decline of union DemocratsThe United Auto Workers is gaining concessions and unions are generating public support with strikes this year. But Democrats have been losing voting share among union members and private industrial unions are still in decline. What dynamics gave rise to unions’ Democratic support and is a resurgence possible? Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol investigate the political evolution of unions in Western Pennsylvania, a former heartland of Democratic union support. They find that union ties used to be an important part of working-class identities, social networks, and community life, guiding people toward Democratic support as part of a social consensus. But to...2023-11-011h 05
Democracy WorksUnderstanding union votersIn the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions were embedded in tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members—mostly men—and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw the party as on the side of the working man. Today, unions play a much less significant role in American life. In industrial and formerly industrial Rust Belt towns, Republican-leaning groups and outlooks have burgeoned among the kinds of voters who once would have been part of union...2023-10-2338 min
New Books in SociologyLainey Newman and Theda Skocpol, "Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party" (Columbia UP, 2023)In the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions fostered tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members--mostly men--and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw the party as on the side of the working man. Today, unions play a much less significant role in American life. In industrial and formerly industrial Rust Belt towns, Republican-leaning groups and outlooks have burgeoned among the kinds of voters who once would have been part of union communities. In Rust Belt...2023-10-1240 min
NBN Book of the DayLainey Newman and Theda Skocpol, "Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party" (Columbia UP, 2023)In the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions fostered tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members--mostly men--and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw the party as on the side of the working man. Today, unions play a much less significant role in American life. In industrial and formerly industrial Rust Belt towns, Republican-leaning groups and outlooks have burgeoned among the kinds of voters who once would have been part of union communities. In Rust Belt...2023-10-1240 min
New Books in Political ScienceLainey Newman and Theda Skocpol, "Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party" (Columbia UP, 2023)In the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions fostered tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members--mostly men--and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw the party as on the side of the working man. Today, unions play a much less significant role in American life. In industrial and formerly industrial Rust Belt towns, Republican-leaning groups and outlooks have burgeoned among the kinds of voters who once would have been part of union communities. In Rust Belt...2023-10-1240 min
Off the Page: A Columbia University Press PodcastLainey Newman and Theda Skocpol, "Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party" (Columbia UP, 2023)In the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions fostered tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members--mostly men--and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw the party as on the side of the working man. Today, unions play a much less significant role in American life. In industrial and formerly industrial Rust Belt towns, Republican-leaning groups and outlooks have burgeoned among the kinds of voters who once would have been part of union communities. In Rust Belt...2023-10-1239 min
New Books in Politics and PolemicsLainey Newman and Theda Skocpol, "Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party" (Columbia UP, 2023)In the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions fostered tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members--mostly men--and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw the party as on the side of the working man. Today, unions play a much less significant role in American life. In industrial and formerly industrial Rust Belt towns, Republican-leaning groups and outlooks have burgeoned among the kinds of voters who once would have been part of union communities. In Rust Belt...2023-10-1240 min
New Books in American PoliticsLainey Newman and Theda Skocpol, "Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party" (Columbia UP, 2023)In the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions fostered tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members--mostly men--and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw the party as on the side of the working man. Today, unions play a much less significant role in American life. In industrial and formerly industrial Rust Belt towns, Republican-leaning groups and outlooks have burgeoned among the kinds of voters who once would have been part of union communities. In Rust Belt...2023-10-1240 min
New Books in Economic and Business HistoryLainey Newman and Theda Skocpol, "Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party" (Columbia UP, 2023)In the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions fostered tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members--mostly men--and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw the party as on the side of the working man. Today, unions play a much less significant role in American life. In industrial and formerly industrial Rust Belt towns, Republican-leaning groups and outlooks have burgeoned among the kinds of voters who once would have been part of union communities. In Rust Belt...2023-10-1240 min
New Books in Public PolicyLainey Newman and Theda Skocpol, "Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party" (Columbia UP, 2023)In the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions fostered tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members--mostly men--and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw the party as on the side of the working man. Today, unions play a much less significant role in American life. In industrial and formerly industrial Rust Belt towns, Republican-leaning groups and outlooks have burgeoned among the kinds of voters who once would have been part of union communities. In Rust Belt...2023-10-1240 min
The Nation PodcastsThe GOP Congressional Clown Show | Time of Monsters with Jeet HeerA government shutdown has been temporarily avoided, but congress remains a mess. Kevin McCarthy has been ousted from his position as House Speaker. The hand-shake deal he made over Ukraine funding is now in doubt and the prospect of another shutdown drama looms, bringing with it the real danger of a prolonged government closure.Chris Lehmann, D.C. Bureau Chief for The Nation joins the program to look at the deep history of the GOP’s persistent proclivity for empowering extremists in congress. Special emphasis is given to Newt Gingrich and the Tea Party. This Politco interview wi...2023-10-0823 min
The Time of Monsters with Jeet HeerThe GOP Congressional Clown ShowA government shutdown has been temporarily avoided, but congress remains a mess. Kevin McCarthy has been ousted from his position as House Speaker. The hand-shake deal he made over Ukraine funding is now in doubt and the prospect of another shutdown drama looms, bringing with it the real danger of a prolonged government closure.Chris Lehmann, D.C. Bureau Chief for The Nation joins the program to look at the deep history of the GOP’s persistent proclivity for empowering extremists in congress. Special emphasis is given to Newt Gingrich and the Tea Party. This Politco interview wi...2023-10-0823 min
The Politics GuysLainey Newman on Rust Belt Union BluesTrey talks with Lainey Newman, co-author of Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party about how the changing nature of social networks has shifted Union voters from Democrats to Trump voters.Topics Trey and Lainey Discuss Include:- how Lainey and Theda Skocpol came to work on the book- how social networks including unions defined the "union man"- why union workers shifted voting patterns as a result of social network changes- the reason for the decline of unions...2023-10-041h 03
Dialogue Across DifferencePushing Against Jim Crow The Amazing Worlds Of African American Fraternal OrdersFrom the 1800s through the middle of the 2Oth century, federated fraternal orders based in regularly meeting local lodges and supralocal headquarters and conventions allowed Americans of all backgrounds to combine for mutual aid and civic assertion. African Americans were super-organizers and joiners within this fraternal world. Forming federations that spanned states, regions, and often the nation as a whole, Blacks created some orders paralleling major white orders but also large numbers of their own distinctively named orders. Through these orders, they built economic security, worked for social advancement, and pushed back against the social exclusions, cultural insults, and political...2023-04-2557 min
Arquivos Destaque - DevianteSociologia histórica e RI: uma introduçãoA Sociologia Histórica é uma abordagem interdisciplinar que combina conceitos e metodologias da sociologia e da história para entender as relações sociais e políticas em contextos históricos específicos. No estudo da política internacional, a Sociologia Histórica pode ser particularmente útil porque permite, entre outras coisas, que os pesquisadores e pesquisadoras analisem as relações internacionais em termos de mudanças e continuidades ao longo do tempo. Para falar sobre isso, recebemos o professor e pesquisador Pedro Salgado (UFSC) que faz uma introdução ao estudo do internacional à luz da Sociologia Histórica. Aperte o play!...2023-03-2456 minChutando a EscadaSociologia histórica e RI: uma introduçãoA Sociologia Histórica é uma abordagem interdisciplinar que combina conceitos e metodologias da sociologia e da história para entender as relações sociais e políticas em contextos históricos específicos. No estudo da política internacional, a Sociologia Histórica pode ser particularmente útil porque permite, entre outras coisas, que os pesquisadores e pesquisadoras analisem as relações internacionais em termos de mudanças e continuidades ao longo do tempo. Para falar sobre isso, recebemos o professor e pesquisador Pedro Salgado (UFSC) que faz uma introdução ao estudo do internacional à luz da Sociologia Histórica. Aperte o play!...2023-03-2456 minThe Ezra Klein ShowHow Right-Wing Media Ate the Republican PartyIn recent weeks, America got a preview of how the new Republican House majority would wield its power. In attempting to perform a basic function of government — electing a speaker — a coalition of 20 House members caused Kevin McCarthy to lose 14 rounds of votes, decreasing his power with each compromise and successive vote.This is not normal. Party unity ebbs and flows, but the G.O.P. in recent decades has come apart at the seams. Nicole Hemmer is the director of the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the American Presidency at Vanderbilt University, an asso...2023-01-201h 23
Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory PodcastGreg Sargent & the Midterm ElectionIt’s time for an election recap! We’re joined by Greg Sargent, who covers elections for the Washington Post and who slides into Sam’s DMs regularly. We recorded this episode on Friday, November 11th as election returns are still coming in, but it’s clear that the “red wave” did not transpire. It looks like Democrats will hold the Senate and they have a small hope of retaining the House.
What lessons can we draw from this election (without just confirming our priors and takes)? Were any issues – abortion, inflation, democracy – most salient? Did candidates cover these issu...2022-11-121h 12
Bloomberg OpinionInterpreting Fed Transparency, JD Vance, and the Roe LeakBloomberg Opinion with Vonnie Quinn: Deeper conversations on the week's most significant developments. This week, Jonathan Levin on interpreting transparency; Harvard's Theda Skocpol on the Stacey Abrams playbook - right there for Democrats seeing challenges piling up; Jonathan Bernstein on the meaning of JD Vance; and David Fickling on Pakistan's fundamental deficiency..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-05-0631 min
Media LiterateEpisode 26: The Revolution Will Not Be GamifiedBri returns to drop some more game studies knowledge on Kim and Laura's heads, this time thinking about the question of agency. What does it mean to make choices in games, particularly when it comes to games that tell stories of resistance and revolution? Is there a "right" or a "wrong" ending to these games?
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States and Social Revolutions by Theda Skocpol:
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=so0gddc0w3UC&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=states+and+social+revolution&ots=I...2022-04-2355 min
FEASTA and EHFFProblems of U.S. Climate Politics (and Maybe Some Solutions?)Our guest this month is Professor Theda Skocpol, who is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University, and the founder and director of the Scholars Strategy Network. Professor Skocpol has extensively researched the social and political dynamics that can bring about major changes in social policy in the US. Her most recent book, co-authored with Caroline Tervo, is ”Upending American Politics: Polarizing Parties, Ideological Elites, and Citizen Activists from the Tea Party to the Anti-Trump Resistance”.
We discuss her 2013 report “ ‘Naming the Problem: What It Will Take to Counter Extremism and Engage Americans in the Fight aga...2022-03-3130 min
Deep Background with Noah FeldmanJames Carville Calls for Democratic Party UnityPolitical strategist and media commentator James Carville shares his frank concerns about the Democratic party’s strategy and leadership. Carville discusses the risks of party disunity in this crucial time, the false equivalency of the far left and right, and why the Democratic party needs better salespeople. Harvard political scientist Theda Skocpol’s 2021 report on political organizing in Georgia and North Carolina can be read here. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-12-0939 min
Adrian Fanaca's PodcastWhy the modern revolutions were a disaster for us the peopleIn this episode, I am going to discuss a table from Theda Skocpol's research on comparative social reovolutions in France, Russia and China. In the end, I am developing my own positions on the failure of the modern state and why we need to move on to a better system.Support me athttps://www.patreon.com/adrianfanaca2021-03-2218 min
Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese StudiesChina's Corrupt Meritocracy, with Yuen Yuen AngSpeaker: Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan
Portrayals of China’s political economy tend to be divided, with one side depicting it as a Confucian-style meritocracy, and the other arguing that the regime is a kleptocracy. In fact, neither view is correct: in the Chinese officialdom, competence and corruption can go hand in hand. Drawing on her new book, China’s Gilded Age (Cambridge University Press, 2020), Ang underscores that paradoxes define China’s political economy. Chinese growth is speedy yet risky and imbalanced. Corrupt officials worship the pursuit of prosperity. China’s regime is authoritarian yet its...2021-03-051h 16
Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese StudiesChina's Corrupt Meritocracy, with Yuen Yuen AngSpeaker: Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of MichiganPortrayals of China’s political economy tend to be divided, with one side depicting it as a Confucian-style meritocracy, and the other arguing that the regime is a kleptocracy. In fact, neither view is correct: in the Chinese officialdom, competence and corruption can go hand in hand. Drawing on her new book, China’s Gilded Age (Cambridge University Press, 2020), Ang underscores that paradoxes define China’s political economy. Chinese growth is speedy yet risky and imbalanced. Corrupt officials worship the pursuit of prosperity. China’s regime is authoritarian yet its regi...2021-03-051h 16
Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese StudiesChina‘s Corrupt Meritocracy, with Yuen Yuen AngSpeaker: Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan
Portrayals of China’s political economy tend to be divided, with one side depicting it as a Confucian-style meritocracy, and the other arguing that the regime is a kleptocracy. In fact, neither view is correct: in the Chinese officialdom, competence and corruption can go hand in hand. Drawing on her new book, China’s Gilded Age (Cambridge University Press, 2020), Ang underscores that paradoxes define China’s political economy. Chinese growth is speedy yet risky and imbalanced. Corrupt officials worship the pursuit of prosperity. China’s regime is authoritarian yet its...2021-03-051h 16
Explain It to MeAll organizing is localAuthor, researcher, and University of Pittsburgh professor of history Lara Putnam sits down with Matt to talk about the structure of local progressive political organization. They talk about the recent history of these movements in the wake of the 2016 election, the effect of these groups on downballot races in Pennsylvania and nationally, and look to the future of these groups in the Biden era.Resources:"Democrats are surging in special elections, and that's not what we've been used to in recent years" by Daniel Donner, Daily Kos (Sept. 27, 2017)"The Other...2021-02-261h 00
Shaping the Post-COVID WorldThe Next Four Years: what should we expect for America?Contributor(s): Professor Desmond King, Mark Landler, Professor Paula D. McClain, Professor Theda Skocpol | What will the next administration's international and domestic priorities be? A roundtable discussion with leading experts on American politics.
Meet our speakers and chair
Desmond King is Andrew W Mellon Professor of American Government and Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. He specializes in the study of the American state in US executive politics, race and politics in American political development, and the financial bases of US politics. He is a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), and is also a member of the American Academy...2021-01-211h 28
JFK Library ForumsExpanding Democracy: The 19th Amendment and Voting Rights TodayIn commemoration of the centennial of the 19th Amendment, this conference will explore the history of the suffrage movement and how efforts to broaden voting rights have evolved over time. Sessions will explore the origins and development of suffrage efforts as well as contemporary voting rights issues. Join University of Virginia professor of politics Jennifer Lawless, University of Massachusetts Boston professor of political science Erin O’Brien, Harvard University professor of government and sociology Theda Skocpol, University of South Carolina professor emerita of history Marjorie Spruill, and Suffolk University professor of government and moderator Rachael Cobb as the...2020-10-281h 32
Future HindsightOrganized Power: Theda Skocpol and Caroline TervoPolitical Learning In response to the elections of Obama and Trump, grassroots political movements sprung up on the right and the left. Members of these groups demonstrated an eagerness to learn about and understand local and state politics, which is where they are most actively engaged. After the 2016 election, Resist groups used many of the Tea Party movement’s tactics, like writing to law makers, running local candidates, and knocking on doors to get out the vote. Impact on Politics Grassroots movements are highly impactful across the political spectrum, often revitalizing local capacities of...2020-08-2833 minFuture HindsightOrganized Power: Theda Skocpol and Caroline TervoPolitical Learning In response to the elections of Obama and Trump, grassroots political movements sprung up on the right and the left. Members of these groups demonstrated an eagerness to learn about and understand local and state politics, which is where they are most actively engaged. After the 2016 election, Resist groups used many of the Tea Party movement’s tactics, like writing to law makers, running local candidates, and knocking on doors to get out the vote. Impact on Politics Grassroots movements are highly impactful across the political spectrum, often revitalizing local capacities of...2020-08-2833 minDemocracy WorksHow to end democracy’s doom loopAs we bring this season of Democracy Works to a close, we’re going to end in a place similar to where we began — discussing the role of political parties in American democracy. We started the season discussing the Tea Party and the Resistance with Theda Skocpol and Dana Fisher, then discussed presidential primaries with David Karol and the role of parties in Congress with Frances Lee.
All of those episodes looked at the party system as it currently stands. This week’s conversation invites all of us to imagine how we can break out of the status...2020-06-2243 min
Unfiltered Vitamin ZUnfiltered Vitamin_Z: S3 Ep2:Enemy Creation1 Margaret K. Nydell, “Understanding Arabs: A Guide for Modern Times,” p.155-572 Ian Black and Benny Morris, “Israel’s Secret Wars: A History of Israel’s Intelligence Services,” (NY, Grove Weidenfeld, 1991), p. 300, 303Ian J. Bickerton and Carla L. Klausner, A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, (NY, Routledge, 2016) p. 199 3 Ian Black and Benny Morris, “Israel’s Secret Wars: A History of Israel’s Intelligence Services,” p. 434-35, 459Thomas L. Friedman, “From Beirut to Jerusalem”, (NY, First Anchor Books, 1990...2020-06-1630 min
Curso en línea | Revoluciones ComparadasLección 10: El colapso del Estado cubanoInscríbete en https://opencourses.ufm.edu/
El MOOC Revoluciones Comparadas ofrecido por el Instituto de Estudios Políticos y Relaciones Internacionales (EPRI) de la Universidad Francisco Marroquín, analiza la definición de revolución; así como los antecedentes, causas y consecuencias de siete casos revolucionarios que marcaron la historia de la humanidad.
Jonatan Lemus, profesor del curso en línea Revoluciones Comparadas analiza la Revolución cubana desde la perspectiva de la politóloga estadounidense Theda Skocpol, quien argumenta que las revoluciones sociales se generan por la debilidad de las estructuras estatales que no pueden reprimir la llegada de movimi...2020-05-2607 min
Reasons Revisited135. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING?: learning from crises of the pastHello! What determines whether crises lead to major social change? We talk to two historians about lessons from the past. Walter Scheidel explains his argument that economic inequality has only ever been significantly reduced by catastrophes and war. Then Theda Skocpol discusses the impact that ideas and social movements can have.Plus ParkRun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt on the story behind its phenomenal success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-04-2058 min
AshCastState CaptureMost Americans pay little attention to the massive number of elections that occur at the state level every year. Yet cumulatively, a party's success in state-level races across the country can produce major shifts in policymaking and governance. That is precisely what has happened in the US since 2010. In a wave election that year, the Republican Party began their ascendancy in state-level elections, and by 2016 had solidified their dominance. The party now fully controls 25 state legislatures and governorships-one of the largest advantages either party has had since the New Deal.On November 18, 2019, the Ash Center hosted a...2020-03-011h 07
Scholars Strategy Network's No JargonFrom The Tea Party to The ResistanceIn 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the first African American president in this country’s history after a momentous election. But for many in this country, that election was anything but joyous. Soon after, a movement that became known as the Tea Party took shape on the right in opposition to this president and his policies. Fast forward 8 years and a very familiar story seemed to play out, but this time on the left. It became known as The Resistance. PhD candidate Leah Gose explains what similarities and differences exist between these two groups and what we can le...2020-02-2032 minThe BallparkThe Ballpark | Extra Innings: Donald Trump and the Roots of Republican Extremism in the US, with Professor Theda SkocpolContributor(s): Professor Theda Skocpol | On 14 October 2019, the US Centre hosted Professor Theda Skocpol for the event “Donald Trump and the Roots of Republican Extremism in the US.” At the event, Professor Skocpol discussed her recent research explaining how sets of organizations expressing two separate currents of right-wing extremism – billionaire ultra-free-market fundamentalism and popularly rooted ethno-nationalist resentment – have worked in tandem to remake the Republican Party. Professor Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. Her ongoing research focuses on U.S. conservatives and the Republican Party, the politics of health care policy, and citi...2020-02-071h 40LSE: The BallparkThe Ballpark | Extra Innings: Donald Trump and the Roots of Republican Extremism in the US, with Professor Theda SkocpolContributor(s): Professor Theda Skocpol | On 14 October 2019, the US Centre hosted Professor Theda Skocpol for the event “Donald Trump and the Roots of Republican Extremism in the US.” At the event, Professor Skocpol discussed her recent research explaining how sets of organizations expressing two separate currents of right-wing extremism – billionaire ultra-free-market fundamentalism and popularly rooted ethno-nationalist resentment – have worked in tandem to remake the Republican Party. Professor Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. Her ongoing research focuses on U.S. conservatives and the Republican Party, the politics of health care policy, and citi...2020-02-071h 40
LSE PodcastsThe Ballpark | Extra Innings: Donald Trump and Republican Extremism: Prof Theda Skocpol eventOn 14 October 2019, the US Centre hosted Professor Theda Skocpol for the event “Donald Trump and the Roots of Republican Extremism in the US.” At the event, Professor Skocpol discussed her recent research explaining how sets of organizations expressing two separate currents of right-wing extremism – billionaire ultra-free-market fundamentalism and popularly rooted ethno-nationalist resentment – have worked in tandem to remake the Republican Party.
Professor Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. Her ongoing research focuses on U.S. conservatives and the Republican Party, the politics of health care policy, and citizen reactions to the Obama an...2020-02-071h 40Democracy WorksThe connective tissue of democracyThe Women’s March 2020 was held in cities across the country on January 18. What began as a conversation on social media has evolved into a network of groups and organizations that are united in opposition to the Trump administration.
From 2017-2019, Dana Fisher and her research team interviewed participants at Washington, D.C. protests, including the Women’s March, March for Our Lives, and the People’s Climate March. They asked protesters about their motivations and how marching in the streets translates into longer-term political action. Fisher argues that the groups in the Resistance are the “connective tissue o...2020-01-2736 minDemocracy WorksHow the Tea Party and the Resistance are upending politicsSince 2008, the Tea Party and the Resistance have caused some major shake-ups for the Republican and Democratic parties. The changes fall outside the scope of traditional party politics, and outside the realm of traditional social science research. To better understand what’s going on Theda Skocpol, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Strategy at Harvard and Director of the Scholars Strategy Network, convened a group of researchers to study the people and organizations and at the heart of these grassroots movements.
Skocpol joins us this week to discuss their findings and the new book Upending Ame...2020-01-2041 min
LSE PodcastsThe Ballpark | Extra Innings: Donald Trump and Republican Extremism: Prof Theda Skocpol interviewThe Ballpark | Extra Innings: Donald Trump and the Roots of Republican Extremism in the US, an interview with Professor Theda Skocpol
In this Extra Inning of the Ballpark, your host Chris Gilson of the LSE US Centre talks with Professor Theda Skocpol about her recent research on the Republican Party. Professor Skocpol outlines the shift that the Republican Party has undergone in the last decade, driven by two distinct currents of right-wing extremism: ethno-nationalist resentment, and ultra-free-market fundamentalism. They also discuss her upcoming book, which traces the growing grassroots movement of suburban white women in left-wing politics.
Professor Theda Skocpol...2019-12-1320 minThe BallparkThe Ballpark | Extra Innings: Donald Trump and the Roots of Republican Extremism in the US, an interview with Professor Theda SkocpolContributor(s): Professor Theda Skocpol | In this Extra Inning of the Ballpark, your host Chris Gilson of the LSE US Centre talks with Professor Theda Skocpol about her recent research on the Republican Party. Professor Skocpol outlines the shift that the Republican Party has undergone in the last decade, driven by two distinct currents of right-wing extremism: ethno-nationalist resentment, and ultra-free-market fundamentalism. They also discuss her upcoming book, which traces the growing grassroots movement of suburban white women in left-wing politics. Professor Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. Her ongoing research...2019-12-1220 minLSE: The BallparkThe Ballpark | Extra Innings: Donald Trump and the Roots of Republican Extremism in the US, an interview with Professor Theda SkocpolContributor(s): Professor Theda Skocpol | In this Extra Inning of the Ballpark, your host Chris Gilson of the LSE US Centre talks with Professor Theda Skocpol about her recent research on the Republican Party. Professor Skocpol outlines the shift that the Republican Party has undergone in the last decade, driven by two distinct currents of right-wing extremism: ethno-nationalist resentment, and ultra-free-market fundamentalism. They also discuss her upcoming book, which traces the growing grassroots movement of suburban white women in left-wing politics. Professor Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. Her ongoing research...2019-12-1220 min
InevitableEp 47: Mark Reynolds, Executive Director at Citizens' Climate LobbyToday’s guest is Mark Reynolds, Executive Director at Citizens’ Climate Lobby.
Executive Director Mark Reynolds’ tenure at Citizens’ Climate Lobby has been marked by exceptionally rapid growth, with the organization doubling or tripling in size every year.
During his years as a private sector trainer and consultant, Citizens’ Climate Education Executive Director Mark Reynolds worked to maximize personal and organizational effectiveness in a variety of fields. Today, he uses those skills to empower ordinary citizens to educate influential stakeholders about the benefits of national climate solutions. As a globally-recognized expert on helping disparate interests find commo...2019-10-2154 min
Radboud Reflects, verdiepende lezingenResistance in American Politics | Lecture by political scientist Theda SkocpolThe political landscape in the United States is becoming more and more polarized. A growing number of people on both the political left and right are getting out on the street to protest against the politicians in charge. What sparks such resistance? Is this civic engagement a good development? Or are things even worse than they look? Come listen to renowned political scientist Theda Skocpol talk about resistance and change in American democracy.
Tuesday 15 October 2019 | 19.30 – 21.00 hrs| l Collegezalencomplex RU
Read the review: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/terugblik/terugblik-2019/terugblik-2019/19-10-15-resistance-american-politics-lecture-by/
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Know Your EnemyKoch'd OutWith the help of Jane Mayer's essential 2016 book, Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, your hosts explore the world of right-wing philanthropy and the institutions—from centers at universities to think tanks in Washington, DC—it has funded. What emerges is a startling history of how a small group of incredibly rich families used novel techniques to shelter their wealth from taxation and fund a right-wing takeover of American politics.
Other sources cited and consulted:
Theda Skocpol, "Who Owns the GOP?" (a critical review of Mayer in Diss...2019-09-091h 32
Dialogue Across DifferenceA Conversation with Theda SkocpolProfessor Theda Skocpol of Harvard University is among America’s most acclaimed scholars of American politics. Her conversation will cover topics ranging from her new research on community responses to President Trump and her continuing research on the Tea Party and conservative networks.
Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. She has served as the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Director of the Center for American Political Studies. She is the founder and director of the Scholar Strategy Network, a group of academics dedicated to using re...2019-04-181h 12
AHR InterviewA Look Back at Lara Putnam’s Article “The Transnational and the Text-Searchable”In this episode we look back at one of our most read articles from the past few years—Lara Putnam’s “The Transnational and the Text-Searchable: Digitized Sources and the Shadows They Cast,” which appears in the April 2016 issue of the AHR. In it, Putnam explores some of the unintended, as well as largely unexamined, consequences of the mass digitization of historical sources, what she calls the digitized turn, and how this development has linked in both positive and potentially problematic ways to the rise of transnational history. Read the article here: https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/121.2.377. Lara Putnam is a historia...2018-10-2542 min
The Gray Area with Sean IllingThe surprising story of how American politics polarizedWe talk a lot on this podcast about the epic levels of political polarization and how much of our ongoing breakdown they explain. But what was American politics like before it was polarized? And what got us from there to here? Sam Rosenfeld is a political scientist at Colgate University and author of the book The Polarizers: Postwar Architects of Our Partisan Era. I’ve read a lot of books on polarization, and Rosenfeld’s is the best I’ve seen at painting a picture of what American politics looked like before Republican meant conservative and Democrat meant liberal, and wh...2018-07-301h 07Scholars Strategy Network's No JargonThe Women Rebooting DemocracyFollowing the 2016 election, suburban well-educated women got together in PTA groups, libraries, and coffee shops to organize—some for the first time. Professor Lara Putnam shares insights on how these groups work, what their goals are, and why they have been so effective at mobilizing voters. For More on this Topic: Read Putnam's pieces in the Democracy Journal, Middle America Reboots Democracy with Theda Skocpol and Who Really Won PA18? Check out her article in The American Prospect, Digital Fixes Won’t Solve the Democrats’ Problems 2018-05-0922 minScholars Strategy Network's No JargonLegislating in the DarkRepublicans and Democrats alike have complained about the speed with which the recent tax bills are going through Congress. In light of this, we’re bringing you an archive episode with Professor James Curry who explains that lacking expertise, staff, and time, most members of Congress rarely get to analyze or contribute to the bills on which they vote. For More on this Topic: Read Curry’s two-page brief or his book, Legislating in the Dark Check out Professor Frances Lee, mentioned in the episode, and her books on partisanship and competition in Congress. Further Read...2017-12-1325 minScholars Strategy Network's No JargonEpisode 21 Archive: Big Money, Big PowerCongress is on the verge of passing major tax reform that many say is tilted in favor of the wealthy. This week we’re looking back at an episode with Professor Rick Hasen to explore why the wealthy often enjoy such outsized benefits and power in American politics - and how changing the Supreme Court is the best way to fix that. For More on This Topic: Check out Hasen’s book, Plutocrats United Read his piece in The LA Times on Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Further Reading: Evidence that Legislators Grant Special Acce...2017-11-2227 minScholars Strategy Network's No JargonEpisode 100: Live Show Act IIn the first of three acts for the 100th episode live show, Professors Theda Skocpol and René Flores discuss the role of national and local organizations on the 2016 election outcome, the Trump presidency so far, and what comes next. For More on This Topic: Read Skocpol’s briefs, Making Sense of the Koch Network and Why U.S. Conservatives Shape Legislation across the Fifty States Much More Effectively than Liberals Check out Flores’ brief, How Restrictive Laws Can Influence Public Attitudes Towards Immigrants Further Reading: Episode 57: Election Autopsy, Theda Skocpol, Harvard University Episode 93: Melting Pot...2017-09-1925 minScholars Strategy Network's No JargonAnnouncing: No Jargon live show!Come to the first-ever LIVE taping of the Scholars Strategy Network’s podcast, No Jargon. To celebrate No Jargon’s 100th episode, Avi will be joined by researchers from across the country to talk about America’s divided politics, how we got here, and what comes next. Buy tickets at scholars.org/liveshow. In three acts, Avi and his guests will explore our nation’s politics today, and then zoom in on battleground North Carolina and bright blue Massachusetts. Audience members will have the chance to ask the researchers their own questions. Guests for the...2017-08-1101 minScholars Strategy Network's No JargonEpisode 90: The Past and Future of the ConstitutionIs the U.S. Constitution about to change? Professor David Marcus lays out why some states are calling for a constitutional convention to introduce amendments. And Professor David Robertson delves into the history behind this founding document. For More on This Topic Read Dave Robertson’s book, The Original Compromise: What the Constitution’s Framers were Really Thinking Checkout David Marcus’s blog post, “The Misguided Article V Convention” Further Reading Why U.S. Conservatives Shape Legislation across the Fifty States Much More Effectively than Liberals, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University, Theda Skocpol, Harvard University How The Ro...2017-07-1230 min
Office HoursTheda Skocpol on the Koch NetworkOur guest today is Theda Skocpol, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University, and the director of the Scholar Strategy Network, a network of professors that seeks to improve public policy and strengthen democracy by organizing scholars working in America’s colleges and universities, and connecting them and their research to […]2017-04-1413 minScholars Strategy Network's No JargonEpisode 72: Power in PoliticsThe outsized influence of money is a problem in U.S. politics. Sean McElwee and Professor Tabatha Abu El-Haj describe how donors skew policy and how getting more people to vote could counter big money in politics where repealing Citizens United cannot. For More on this Topic: Check out McElwee’s study, Whose Voice, Whose Choice? Read Professor Abu El-Haj’s two-page brief, The Inevitable Limits of Campaign Finance Reform, or her article, Beyond Campaign Finance Reform. Find the recommended articles by Professor Theda Skocpol in Vox and the New York Times. Furt...2017-02-2338 min
Start Worrying Details To Follow„The institutions will hold“ - Theda SkocpolKarin Pettersson, Aftonbladet, and Georg Diez, Der Spiegel/60 pages in conversation with sociology professor Theda Skocpol about Trump, the future of democracy and the role of money in politics.2017-02-201h 00Scholars Strategy Network's No JargonEpisode 69: Repeal and Replace?Trump and Republican leaders have promised to repeal Obamacare, leaving millions without health insurance. Professor Colleen Grogan breaks down the benefits of the Affordable Care Act, its shortcomings, and key parts of proposed alternatives. For More on this Topic: Read her two-page fact sheet, What Trump Means for the Affordable Care Act, co-authored with Dean Sherry Glied . Check out her brief, Debunking Myths about Medicaid - And Its Expansion, with Theda Skocpol and Katherine Swartz. Further Reading: How Obamacare Repeal Would Harm Rural America, Claire Snell-Rood, University of California, Berkeley, Cathleen E. Willging, Behavioral...2017-02-0127 min
Innovation HubHow Money Sways PoliticsMoney and politics have always been paired. But journalist Jane Mayer and professor Theda Skocpol both say that something new is afoot, thanks in part to a couple of very rich brothers.2017-01-2722 min
Politics and Polls#27: Rebuilding the Democratic Party The Democratic Party may be in a “crisis,” many argue, and not only because of a Donald Trump presidency but also due to continued Republican control of Congress. Given these challenges, will the Democrats be able to rebuild their strength? In episode #27 of Politics & Polls, professsors Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang interview leading political scientist Theda Skocpol about her recent article in Vox: “A Guide to Rebuilding the Democratic Party from the Ground Up.” In the piece, Skocpol outlines how the Democratic Party can be rebuilt from the ground up, beginning at the state and local levels. Skocpol’s work cov...2017-01-1945 minScholars Strategy Network's No JargonEpisode 57: Election AutopsyProfessor Theda Skocpol discusses the outcome of the 2016 presidential election and what to expect from a Trump presidency. Analyzing the factors that swayed voters, she offers insight on what the Democrats need to do moving forward.2016-11-1123 min
Listen Legally to Popular Titles Full Audiobooks in History, PoliticalA Macat Analysis of Theda Skocpol's States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia, and China Audiobook by Riley QuinnListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttp://hotaudiobook.comTitle: A Macat Analysis of Theda Skocpol's States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia, and China
Author: Riley Quinn
Narrator: Macat.com
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-20-16
Publisher: Macat International Limited.
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: History, World
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The modern world has been marked by a series of immense social revolutions that have transformed the states where they happened. In 1979, American sociologist Theda Skocpol published States and Social Revolutions and examined three of these uprisings: in France...2016-07-201h 50
Democracy ForumDemocracy Forum 7/15/16Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine Engineer: Amy Browne Program Topic: Privatizing Public Policy: Is Philanthropy Good for Democracy? Key Discussion Point: a) We discuss philanthropy, foundations, shadow networks, and the private drivers of public policy from the Koch Brothers to the Gates-inspired Giving Pledge. b) To what extent is a libertarian world-view pushing down taxes and reducing the size of government while increasing concentrations of private wealth? Has there also been an increase in charitable and public-benefit giving? c) Is private generosity displacing public dollars in supporting charitable, educational, research, and other non-governmental institutions? Has this...2016-07-1500 min
We The PodcastVoter Turnout with Dr. Theda SkocpolIn 2014, voter participation was at its lowest since World War II. Why is that? Keith talks with Dr. Theda Skocpol about voter ID laws and how we can reverse declining civic participation.2016-04-0723 min
The Gray Area with Sean IllingTheda Skocpol on how political scientists think differently about politicsPolitical science is a misunderstood discipline. It's often laughed off by people who think it's ridiculous that something as human and contingent and unpredictable as politics can be called a science. Chemistry is a science. Politics is a hobby. Politics isn't chemistry. But it is something that can be studied rigorously, and understood using models, evidence and testable theories. In this episode, Theda Skocpol, a political scientist at Harvard (and a former chair of the American Political Science Association!) explains how political scientists learn about politics, what makes their work different both from pundits and from each other, and h...2016-03-011h 03
Scholars Strategy Network's No JargonEpisode 1: The Kochs, Americans For Prosperity, and The RightProfessor Theda Skocpol discusses changes in and around the Republican Party and explains how conservatives are reaching out to new constituencies. Skocpol is a Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University.2015-10-2824 min
Night SchoolNo Reverse Engineering Peaceful Revolutions?Fresh off the press with his “The Iron Cage of Liberalism: International Politics and Unarmed Revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa”, this assistant professor of politics and international relations walks us through his thesis on why unarmed revolutions succeed or fail. Invoking the godmother of the study of revolution, Theda Skocpol, Ritter invites us to consider some of the inter-linkages between states that make resistance to authoritarian rule potentially successful.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2015-05-2740 min
Discover the Libray of Best Audiobooks in Sports, OtherSportista: Female Fandom in the United States Audiobook by Andrei S. Markovits, Emily AlbertsonListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Sportista: Female Fandom in the United States
Author: Andrei S. Markovits, Emily Albertson
Narrator: Jared Pike
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-25-14
Publisher: University Press Audiobooks
Genres: Sports, Other
Publisher's Summary:
The typical female sports fan remains very different from her male counterparts. In their insightful and engaging book, Sportista, Andrei S. Markovits and Emily Albertson examine the significant ways many women have become fully conversant with sports - acquiring a knowledge of and passion for them as a way...2014-04-2511h 32
Summer 2013 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfObama, the Tea Party, and the future of American PoliticsContributor(s): Professor Theda Skocpol | What happened to Obama's "new New Deal"? Why did his achievements enrage opponents more than they satisfied supporters? How has the Tea Party's ascendance reshaped American politics? Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University.2013-05-021h 34Summer 2013 | Public lectures and events | VideoObama, the Tea Party, and the future of American PoliticsContributor(s): Professor Theda Skocpol | What happened to Obama's "new New Deal"? Why did his achievements enrage opponents more than they satisfied supporters? How has the Tea Party's ascendance reshaped American politics? Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University.2013-05-021h 34
UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures (Video)Obama the Tea Party and the Future of American Politics with Theda SkocpolTheda Skocpol surveys the current political landscape and explores its most consequential questions: What happened to Obama’s “new New Deal”? Why have his achievements enraged opponents more than they have satisfied supporters? How has the Tea Party’s ascendance reshaped American politics? At this moment of economic uncertainty and extreme polarization, as voters prepare to render another verdict on Obama’s historic presidency, Skocpol reviews its triumphs and setbacks to see where we might be headed. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24397]2012-11-0458 min