Crisis of Conservatism?: The Republican Party, the Conservative Movement, and American Politics After Bush

ISBN-13: 9780199764020 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 416 str.

Joel D. Aberbach; Gillian Peele

Opis

Crisis of Conservatism? assesses the status of American conservatism--its politics, its allies in the Republican Party, and the struggle for the soul of the conservative movement. This struggle became especially acute with the controversial policies of the Bush administration and Republican losses in the 2006 and 2008 elections.

The book's contributors, a broad array of leading scholars of conservatism, identify a range of tensions in the conservative movement and the Republican Party, tensions over what conservatism is and should be, over what conservatives should do when in power, and over how conservatives should govern. While the conservative movement remains beset by many problems and divisions, it has fundamental strengths. Crisis of Conservatism? reveals the many varieties of conservatism and examines the internal conflicts, strengths and challenges that will define the movement in the future.

Recenzje

Crisis of Conservatism? is a book of our age, capturing the empowering and crippling symbiosis of Republican electoral maneuvering and conservative policy advocacy. An impressive collection of advocates and scholars trace the cycles of Republican success in mobilizing conservative voters and the conservative disillusionment that often follows. Liberals and independent analysts will find much to learn about the sources of conservatism's staying power - its substantial investments in generating new policies, crafting strategically attuned messages, and infusing them in federated organizations throughout the country.

Spis treści

About the Contributors Preface 1 Introduction: The Ending of the Conservative Era? Gillian Peele and Joel D. Aberbach 2 American Conservatism in Historical Perspective Gillian Peele 3 The Future of the American Right: Evidence and Questions from the Bush Years Joel D. Aberbach 4 The Future of the Republican Party A. James Reichley 5 Stresses and Strains: Plus ca change" in the Parties and Voting John R. Petrocik 6 The Christian Right and Contemporary Politics: A Movement at the Crossroads Mark J. Rozell 7 Pro-Women, Pro-Palin, Antifeminist: Conservative Women and Conservative Movement Politics Ronnee Schreiber 8 The Struggles of an 'Orthodox Innovator': George W. Bush, the Conservative Movement and Domestic Policy Jon Herbert 9 Compassionate Conservatism, Domestic Policy and the Politics of Ideational Change Steven Teles 10 Thoughts that Count? The GOP's Woes and the Work of Conservative Think Tanks Pietro S. Nivola 11 Conservatives and the Courts Michael Greve 12 Shaping a New Conservative Agenda Michael Tanner 13 Conservatives and the American Economy George A. (Sandy) Mackenzie 14 Contemporary Conservatism and Government Regulation Christopher DeMuth 15 The McBama National Security Consensus and Republican Foreign Policy after the 2008 Election Timothy J. Lynch 16 Past is Present: The Future of Republican Party Foreign Policy Trevor B. McCrisken 17 Conservative Tensions and the Republican Future Joel D. Aberbach and Gillian Peele Index

O autorze

Joel D. Aberbach is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy in the School of Public Affairs at University of California, Los Angeles Gillian Peele is Fellow and Tutor in Politics and University Lecturer at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University.