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British and American Electoral Politics in the Age of Neoliberalism Parallel Trajectories
By Gerald Sussman
Copyright 2025
254 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book employs a political economic approach in exploring the underlying neoliberal foundations of politics and electioneering in both the United States and the United Kingdom that have widened the divide among voters and, over time, led to a deep distrust of state institutions, including electoral politics and system of political representation.
Covering the period of 1980 to the present,... Read more
1. Introduction: The Neoliberal Wave
2. The Neoliberal Transformation of Politics
3. The Construction of the New Voter
4. Comparative Electoral Politics: The Neoliberal Institutional Matrix
5. Challenges to the Status Quo, 2016-2022
6. Conclusion: Neoliberal Politics and the Future of Transatlantic Democracy
Biography
Gerald Sussman is Professor of Urban Studies, International Political Economy, and Comparative Politics at Portland State University, USA.
