Party in the Street explores the interaction between political parties and social movements in the United States. Examining the collapse of the post-9/11 antiwar movement against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, this book focuses on activism and protest in the United States. It argues that the electoral success of the Democratic Party and President Barack Obama, as well as antipathy toward President George W. Bush, played a greater role in this collapse than did changes in foreign policy. It shows that how people identify with social movements and political parties matters a great deal, and it considers the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street as comparison cases.
| ISBN: | 9781107448803 |
| Publication date: | 2nd February 2015 |
| Author: | Michael T University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Heaney, Fabio Indiana University, Bloomington Rojas |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 325 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics |
| Genres: |
Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action Political structure and processes Political parties and party platforms |