Wolfgang Knöbl unterzieht in diesem Buch die aktuellen soziologischen Großtheorien einer
kritischen Analyse. Vor diesem Hintergrund arbeitet er insbesondere die Relevanz …

We explore the conjecture that norms of racial rhetoric in US campaigns have shifted over
the last several years. Prior work suggests that the way politicians talk about race affects the …

Writing about ideas, John Maynard Keynes noted that they are" more powerful than is
commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else." One would expect, therefore …

The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s seemed to mark a historical turning point in
advancing the American dream of equal opportunity for all citizens, regardless of race. Yet …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 WHITE BACKLASH Page 3 Page 4 WHITE BACKLASH Immigration,
Race, and American Politics Marisa Abrajano & Zoltan L. Hajnal Princeton University Press …

America's two party system is highly stable, but its parties' issue positions are not. Democrats
and Republicans have changed sides on many subjects, including trade, civil rights …

Southern bus boycotts and lunch counter sit-ins were famous acts of civil disobedience but
were also demands for jobs in the very services being denied blacks. Gavin Wright shows …

Immigration is profoundly changing the racial demographics of America. In this article, we
seek to understand if and how immigration and increasing racial diversity are sha** the …

§ Preface this book can be traced to the chance interaction of two events that will long since
have become invisible to all but its authors. The first was a seminar—and an extended …

Does vigorous electoral competition help to convert citizens' preferences into government
action? No, concludes a series of theoretical and empirical studies conducted over the last …