Ethnography and the Making of “The People”: Uncovering Conservative Populist Politics in the United States

Pied, Claudine

doi:10.1111/ajes.12280

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“…research into the rural consciousness in Wisconsin shows that economic grievances are intertwined with cultural, geographical or community, and group identities. Her story, like that detailed by others (Fording and Schram 2017;Pied 2019;, is one about the coming together of identity politics and economic decline. Take what happened during the 2016 Presidential Elections.…”

Section: Contextualizing the Debatementioning

confidence: 85%

Authoritarian Populism and the Rural World

Scoones¹,

Edelman²,

Borras³

et al. 2021

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Right-wing authoritarian populist movements, parties, and governments arise in great part from the discontents fueled by the iniquities of neoliberal capitalist globalisation. This book breaks new ground in searching for the usually neglected rural roots behind and consequences of such authoritarian populisms. The book is comparative in scope, so that its central argument about the significance of the agrarian and rural order is adequately tested and confirmed. The book is also a call for further global research and study with the aim of identifying possibilities -a 'rural politics' and agential sources -that respectively can be articulated and mobilised to combat such populisms. The remarkable upsurge of farmers and rural workers against the Hindu nationalist Modi regime in India is a powerful testimony to the truth of the very politics that this book seeks to underscore. "

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Section: Contextualizing the Debatementioning

confidence: 85%

Authoritarian Populism and the Rural World

Scoones¹,

Edelman²,

Borras³

et al. 2021

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“…Conservatives see themselves as guardians of tradition when it comes to the nation (Fukuyama 2018). Heightened focus on identity is perceived to be problematic, especially among conservatives who are populists (Pied 2019). To conservatives, a hierarchy is being disturbed and dominant values safeguarding their maintenance of social privilege are being eroded; amid this, straight white men lose out (McManus 2019), in some cases believing they are the victims of discrimination (Cassino 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Nobody does it better: Identity, ideology, and the future of James Bond

Johnson

Funnell

2022

Social Science Quarterly

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We explore the possibility that ideology structures attitudes toward casting choices swapping the race, gender, or sexual orientation of existing characters within popular entertainment franchises. Methods: We conduct an original survey to gauge reactions to potential swaps within the James Bond film franchise. Results: American conservatives are significantly less interested in future Bond films should the main character be played by a black man, a black woman, a white woman, or someone who is gay or a lesbian. This relationship does not hold should the role go to someone under 25 or American. Conclusion: Ideology structures attitudes toward the world of popular culture in addition to and in similar ways to the world of politics.Decades of research on descriptive representation displays the benefits of having a diverse set of elected officials. These benefits include better substantive representation on issues salient to underrepresented groups (Mansbridge 1999; Haider-Markel 2007) and stronger relationships with systems of government, seen through increased involvement (Rocha et al. 2011;Clark 2019), increased efficacy (Bobo and Gilliam 1990;Banducci, Donovan, and Karp 2004;Atkeson and Carrillo 2007;West 2017), and decreased alienation (Pantoja and Segura 2003). The effects of descriptive representation extend beyond politics and into the world of media. Media present underrepresented groups with opportunities for empowerment (Alia and Bull 2005); when said groups are not represented in media, they are less visible to society (Dixon, Weeks, and Smith 2019). The construction of one's social identity can be influenced by media consumption; this is especially true for marginalized individuals (Brooks and Hébert 2006). More specifically, popular culture can drive "who we are as people and who we think we can become" (Trier-Bieniek 2019:14).Across the past decade or so, the entertainment industry has become more conscious of the need for greater diversity and inclusion. As Sarah Kate Ellis, director of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) put it, "communities who have been left out of the seats at the table for decades and decades are finally starting to find their voice, and their footing" (Noveck 2019). Entertainment executives also realized money could be made in diverse programming, especially in reaching younger viewers "for whom diversity-racial, religious, sexual-is their world" (Morris and Poniewozik 2016). One strategy through which Hollywood has evolved is by swapping the race, gender, and sexual orientation of actors playing characters within already established films, television shows, and franchises, doing so through casting, reimagining, or rebooting.

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“…As the previous section attests, quantitative and experimental researchers have discovered strong contemporary evidence of demographic pessimism or demographobia among this segment (e.g., Abascal 2020; Bai and Federico, 2021; Baker et al, 2020; Major et al, 2018). Qualitative and ethnographic researchers have, as well (e.g., Gest 2016; Hochschild 2016; Lacayo 2017; Pied 2019). But this is an incomplete picture.…”

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Between Demographic Optimism and Pessimism?

McConnell

Rodríguez-Muñiz

2022

Du Bois Rev.

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The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2060, Latinx, African Americans, Asians, and other “minority” groups will together comprise the majority of the country’s population. Past research has found that non-Hispanic Whites, hereafter Whites, find such projections disquieting or threatening. Yet, recent surveys reveal that when given more than binary good/bad choices, most Whites opt for the middle-point response that this development will be “neither good nor bad for the country.” How can we account for this seemingly ambiguous evaluation of projected ethnoracial demographic futures? Using eight waves of nationally representative U.S. survey data collected between 2015 and 2018, this article begins to unpack the “neither” response among Whites, exploring what it might mean and what factors are associated with it, relative to seemingly optimistic and pessimistic stances. Multinomial Logistic Regression analyses and additional descriptive analyses indicate that “neither good nor bad” in this context is a substantive response: White “Neithers” are socio-demographically and attitudinally distinct from their counterparts. Our study demonstrates the value of moving beyond an exclusive focus on expressions of demographic threat and pessimism. Moreover, it invites further investigation into factors that inform and shape how Whites and other ethnoracial populations in the U.S. understand and assess projected population shifts.

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Ethnography and the Making of “The People”: Uncovering Conservative Populist Politics in the United States

Cited by 10 publications

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Authoritarian Populism and the Rural World

Authoritarian Populism and the Rural World

Nobody does it better: Identity, ideology, and the future of James Bond

Between Demographic Optimism and Pessimism?

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