scholarly journals Book Review: Stephen Kalberg. 2016. Searching for the Spirit of American Democracy: Max Weber’s Analysis of a Unique Political Culture, Past, Present, and Future. Routledge. 176p. ISBN: 9781612054452

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Yannis Ktenas
Keyword(s):  
Political Culture ◽  
American Democracy

scholarly journals Book Review: American Political Culture: An Encyclopedia

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Carla Wilson Buss
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
Cultural Pluralism ◽  
Reliable Information ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Melting Pot ◽  
American Political Culture ◽  
Israel Zangwill

Anyone seeking reliable information on American political life since the 1970s will be pleased with Michael Shally-Jensen’s work, American Political Culture. This three-volume set covers topics from abortion to Israel Zangwill, the nineteenth-century author who coined the phrase “melting pot” and who appears in the entry for “Cultural Pluralism.”

Insurrectionary Populism? Assessing the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Populism ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-145
Author(s):  
Lane Crothers ◽  
Grace Burgener
Keyword(s):  
Political Culture ◽  
American Democracy ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Future ◽  
The U.S

Abstract The attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 was extraordinary. Analysts and commentators quickly attributed the attack as having been motivated by “populism” without much nuance or recognition of the diversity of voices and attitudes embedded in the insurrection. This commentary assesses the populist ideas and attitudes expressed by the insurrectionists in an effort to understand why they felt drawn to Washington, D.C. that day, as well as why they felt their attack on the U.S. Capitol was legitimate. In so doing, it addresses the particular ways the insurrectionists framed and legitimated their attack (at least to themselves). The January 6 insurrection was an extraordinary attack on American democracy, but it was related to deep themes and elements of US political culture. Understanding those dynamics is crucial to preventing such attacks in the future.

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