By Christopher Schorr, PhD July 22, 2021 This post follows my recent summary of my second dissertation chapter where I consider conservatism in the context of group attitudes (“tribalism”). My research proceeds from what I take to be the conventional or “common sense” view of group attitudes; namely, that ingroup identification and affect are linked… Continue reading Assimilation or Multiculturalism: The Implications of Group Attitudes Research
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The Future is Populist: What the 2020 Presidential Election Says About the Future of Populist and Establishment Conservatism
By Christopher Schorr, PhD. December 8, 2020. Readers will recall that, in 2016 – a lifetime ago in American politics – much attention was paid to Trump support among non-college educated or “working-class” white voters. Today, in the wake of the 2020 Presidential Election, there is good reason to believe these voters will continue to… Continue reading The Future is Populist: What the 2020 Presidential Election Says About the Future of Populist and Establishment Conservatism
A Brief Summary of “Conservatism, White Nationalism, and the Paradox of Rightwing Politics”
By Christopher Schorr, PhD. July 1, 2021. Writing a dissertation is an ordeal and the same can be said of reading a dissertation. It is with this in mind that I offer the following brief summary of my second dissertation chapter. My second chapter links ideological preferences to group attitudes. Drawing on social identity theory,… Continue reading A Brief Summary of “Conservatism, White Nationalism, and the Paradox of Rightwing Politics”