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

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

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

Author(s): Joel D. Aberbach (Editor), Gillian Peele (Series Editor)

  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
  • Publication Date: 17 Jun. 2011
  • Edition: Illustrated
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 416 pages
  • ISBN-10: 0199764026
  • ISBN-13: 9780199764020

Book Description

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.

Editorial Reviews

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"Crisis of Conservatism? is a remarkable compilation of empirical analysis and philosophical, historical, and practical perspectives on American conservatism. I know of no other volume that provides as rich and varied a perspective as this one does. For those who want to know about the American Right, this outstanding collection is virtually one-stop shopping."--Bert A. Rockman, Professor of Political Science, Purdue University

"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."--Lawrence R. Jacobs, Chair for Political Studies, University of Minnesota, and co-author of The Unsustainable American State

Review

Assesses the status of American conservatism--its politics, its allies in the Republican Party, and the struggle for the soul of the conservative movement

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