Christopher Columbus statue outside the Minnesota State Capitol, toppled by American Indian Movement members on 10 June 2020. Photo by Tony Webster.

Comparative Historical Sociology, the Denial of Race, and the Naming of Prizes: A Critique of Skocpol’s Theory of Revolutions

(Christopher Columbus statue outside the Minnesota State Capitol, toppled by American Indian Movement members on 10 June 2020. Photo: Tony Webster.) Simeon J. Newman, University of Michigan The American Sociological Association’s (ASA) Comparative …

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The new Studies in Historical Sociology book series: An Interview with the Editors

Simeon J. Newman (University of Michigan) Stephanie Mudge (University of California, Davis) and Anthony Chen (Northwestern University) recently assumed the editorship of Studies in Historical Sociology, a new book series …

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Cross-national Parallels and Contrasts in Democracy’s Travails: America’s Trumpian Experience

Robert M. Fishman, Carlos III University, Madrid The near-death experience of American democracy during the Trump presidency holds extraordinary significance for all who care about the principles of equality and …

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White Christian Nationalism: The Deep Story Behind the Capitol Insurrection

At first glance, the protesters who gathered around the American Capitol on 6. January seemed to be a motley crew. One observer espied: “Preppy looking country club Republicans, well-dressed social conservatives, and white Evangelicals in Jesus caps…standing shoulder to shoulder with QAnon cultists, Second Amendment cosplay commandos, and doughy, hardcore white nationalists.” The symbolism on display also seemed like apples and oranges. One group erected a giant cross, another a wooden gallows. Someone in the crowd waved a “Jesus Saves” banner, while another sported a “Camp Auschwitz” hoodie.

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Why Trump Lost and What Democrats Need to Do to Ensure 2016 was the Fluke and Not 2020

There are two main explanations for Trump’s 2016 victory and for his voters’ enduring loyalty. One sees his support as largely racist, a reaction by white voters against having been governed by a Black man for eight years and what many of them regard as repeated insults from privileged elites. The other focuses on Obama’s neoliberal policies, which led to atepid recovery from the 2008 financial collapse and the spectacle of massive bailouts for banks but not for mortgage holders or the unemployed combined with total impunity for the rich crooks who caused the crisis.

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