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List of Tables, Figures, Maps |
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Map of United States of America |
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| Preface |
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| Notes on the Contributors |
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| Acknowledgements |
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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms |
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1 Introduction: The Trump Effect |
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America's social diversity and identity politics |
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2 | (2) |
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The courts and constitutional litigation |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (2) |
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Trump and the presidential challenge |
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8 | (3) |
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The quality of American democracy |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (7) |
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2 Race, Ethnicity and Immigration |
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Racially polarized elections |
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21 | (7) |
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Race and policy during the Obama Presidency |
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28 | (5) |
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Ending the Second Reconstruction |
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33 | (4) |
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Race and policy under the Trump Presidency |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (2) |
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3 Religion and American Politics |
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41 | (19) |
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42 | (6) |
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American religious exceptionalism |
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48 | (1) |
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The practice of religion: church attendance, beliefs and values |
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49 | (1) |
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The constitutional dimension |
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50 | (3) |
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53 | (3) |
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Culture wars, religious mobilization and the Republican Party |
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56 | (2) |
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Religion and electoral alignment |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (23) |
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60 | (3) |
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63 | (6) |
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69 | (10) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (16) |
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The peculiar development of American political parties |
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83 | (2) |
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Reform and dealignment: 1968--1980 |
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85 | (2) |
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Polarization and party renewal: 1980--2012 |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (3) |
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Presidential politics: The Party Decides |
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91 | (1) |
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The 2016 Republican presidential nomination and the triumph of Donald Trump |
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92 | (3) |
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The 2016 Democratic nominating campaign |
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95 | (1) |
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The party decides (or not?) |
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96 | (1) |
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Implications of the 2016 general election |
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97 | (2) |
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6 Interest Groups and Political Money |
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99 | (18) |
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The changing landscape of campaign finance |
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101 | (2) |
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Soft money and the rise of Super PACs |
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103 | (11) |
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Summing up: ideological over material interests |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (16) |
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The limits of persuasion and the impetus for unilateralism |
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119 | (4) |
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The frailty of formal checks on unilateral power |
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123 | (2) |
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The political costs of unilateral action |
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125 | (2) |
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Unilateral politics in the age of Trump |
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127 | (5) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (22) |
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Congress in developmental (and de-developmental) perspective |
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135 | (6) |
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The rise of party polarization and how it affects Congress |
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141 | (4) |
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What would the Founders think? |
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145 | (2) |
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Modalities of de-institutionalization and political culture change |
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147 | (5) |
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152 | (3) |
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155 | (15) |
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A more conservative, divided, and polarized Court |
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157 | (5) |
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Roberts or Kennedy Court? |
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162 | (1) |
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The Court and the 2016 election |
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163 | (4) |
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Obama's judicial legacy and the Trump Administration |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (18) |
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Cities in the federal system |
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171 | (9) |
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180 | (6) |
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The future of state and local government |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (12) |
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Micro-problems and macro-instruments |
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190 | (5) |
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195 | (3) |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (18) |
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Environmental problems in the contemporary United States |
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201 | (4) |
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Who cares about the environment? |
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205 | (4) |
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Environmental policy-making during the Obama years |
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209 | (3) |
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The counter-revolution begins |
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212 | (4) |
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216 | (2) |
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13 The Politics of Social Policy |
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218 | (14) |
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A welfare state `laggard'? |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (2) |
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The continuing expansion of tax credits for the working poor |
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223 | (2) |
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Food stamps and unemployment insurance: expansion and contraction |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (2) |
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Conclusion: from the Obama legacy to the Trump future |
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229 | (3) |
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232 | (16) |
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`Tough on crime': policy and paradigm |
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232 | (2) |
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`Tough on crime': consequences |
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234 | (3) |
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From `tough on crime' to `smart on crime' |
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237 | (3) |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (1) |
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15 Foreign and Security Policy |
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248 | (17) |
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The US tradition of liberal internationalism |
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249 | (1) |
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Alternatives to liberal internationalism |
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250 | (1) |
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Obama's foreign policy approach and legacy |
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251 | (3) |
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254 | (1) |
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Trump's challenge to the liberal order |
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255 | (3) |
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Trump's foreign policy advisors |
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258 | (5) |
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263 | (2) |
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16 Reforming American Democracy: Paving the Way for Trump |
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265 | (27) |
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Structural change and populist candidates |
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265 | (3) |
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Stalled reform efforts and the 2016 election |
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268 | (4) |
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Successful reforms and the 2016 election |
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272 | (3) |
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The role of campaign finance reform |
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275 | (3) |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (12) |
| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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