Archive: Electoral Politics

• WCP: Working-Class Politics and The Foremen Problem

  “White working-class voters” are usually treated as a single, monolithic group, but that ignores some important differences in this category. In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, Allison L. Hurst analyzes how foremen, who consider themselves as middle-class, are more likely to vote Republican than other workers.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Allison L Hurst, Electoral Politics, John Russo, Sherry Linkon, WCP, White Working Class, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Have We Been Had? Why Talking About the Working-Class Vote for Trump Hurts Us

  Much of what has been said about Trump’s support from working-class voters is either false or unproven. Even worse, flawed analyses reinforce damaging conservative narratives and undermine worker solidarity. In this week’s Working-Class Perspectives post, Allison L. Hurst calls for a more inclusive understanding of the working class in America.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Allison L Hurst, Class, Donald Trump, Electoral Politics, John Russo, Presidential Election, Sherry Linkon, WCP, White Working Class, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Will the British Working Class Stand Up and Fight Back?

  A tired and familiar pattern has emerged in several countries: working-class voters rally behind nationalist, often populist politicians who promise relief but deliver policies that bring more econo

  Categories: Labor Studies, Visiting Scholars Tags: Austerity, Electoral Politics, Great Britain, John Russo, Labour, Margaret Thatcher, Populism, Sarah Attfield, Sherry Linkon, Tories, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives, Working-Class Voters