Party in the street
Subtitle: the antiwar movement and the Democratic party after 9/11
By: Michael T. Heaney, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Fabio Rojas, Indiana University, Bloomington
Contributors: Rojas, Fabio, 1972-
Series: Cambridge studies in contentious politics; Cambridge studies in contentious politics
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9781107085404; 9781107448803
Subjects: Protest movements; Politics and war; Democratic Party (U.S.); Iraq War, 2003-2011; Afghan War, 2001-; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; History
Description: "Party in the Street explores the interaction between political parties and social movements in the United States. Examining the collapse of the post-9/11 antiwar movement against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, this book focuses on activism and protest in the United States. It argues that the electoral success of the Democratic Party and President Barack Obama, as well as antipathy toward President George W. Bush, played a greater role in this collapse than did changes in foreign policy. It shows that how people identify with social movements and political parties matters a great deal, and it considers the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street as comparison cases"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. The party in the street and its historical context; title: 2. Partisan politics at the water's edge?; title: 3. Multiple identities and party-movement interaction; title: 4. Identities and grassroots participation; title: 5. Identities and organizational action; title: 6. Identities and legislative agendas; title: 7. Beyond the antiwar movement and the Democratic Party; title: 8. Social movements in a polarized America.