1st Edition
The Political Worldviews of American Social Movements Partisan Politics and the Future of Democracy
1 Outlining Political Worldviews Through Frame Analysis 2 Social Movements to Secure a Living Wage: Fight for $15 3 Social Movements for Resource Distribution: Debt Collective 4 Social Movements to Alleviate Mass Poverty: Poor People’s Campaign 5 Social Movements for Minority Racial Identity: Black Lives Matter 6 Social Movements to Ensure Sex Equality: Fourth-Wave Feminism 7 Social Movements for Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation: LGBTQ+ 8 Social Movements to Promote a Rapid Green Energy Transition: Sunrise Movement 9 Social Movements for Fully Funding Public Education: Red for Education 10 Social Movements to Oppose Fascist Organizing: American Antifascists 11 The Future of American Democracy
Biography
Jeremy J. Holland is Professor of Sociology at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, USA. His research interests include social movements, economics, discourse analysis, and political worldviews.
'Jeremy Holland's book is a crucial source for the study of the political worldviews of progressive social movements in the USA. It is urgently needed in today's resistance against the reactionary forces that aim to destroy decades of liberal advances of democracy.'
Teun A. van Dijk, Professor of Discourse Studies, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain.
'This book reflects Holland’s years of careful thinking about political discourse, worldviews, and frames. It will be particularly useful to anyone studying in-group/out-group distinctions in this fraught political era, and especially to readers looking for more insight into movements on the left.'
Bob Price, Professor of Sociology, Texas State University, USA.
'The past decade and a half have witnessed a flourishing of a wide variety of social movements on a scale not seen in the United States since perhaps the 1970s. Such progressive change has also provoked a massive reactionary backlash in the form of Trumpism. The Political Worldviews of American Social Movements makes sense of this era of bewildering political transformation by grounding our analysis in concise and insightful case studies. Holland collects the pieces that will be necessary for new generations of activists to chart a course toward a more just and sustainable future.'
Mark Bray, Assistant Professor of History, Rutgers University, USA.
