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Protest im Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten

Tea Party und Occupy im Vergleich
Nomos,  2016, 429 Pages

ISBN 978-3-8487-3364-4


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The work is part of the series Extremismus und Demokratie (Volume 32)
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englischIn the 2016 US presidential election, both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are challenging the American political establishment. A few years ago, this would have been impossible. To help us understand the success of these anti-establishment candidates, Charlotte Potts takes a look at the two biggest American protest movements of the past decade. The Tea Party (“We take our country back”) and Occupy (“We are the 99 percent”) changed the American political landscape dramatically, giving rise to right- and left-wing populism. Who was involved in these protests, and what motivated them? What did they want? Who supported them?

German journalist Charlotte Potts interviewed activists from both movements. Her book compares them as she tells a story of money, power, ideology and lobbyism, while drawing a precise picture of the most current political trends. The author takes a look behind the scenes of the two movements and sheds light on the seemingly insurmountable political divide in the United States.

»Grundlagenforschung.«
Jahrbuch Extremismus & Demokratie 2017, 452

»hohe Erklärungskraft und Authentizität... ein überaus lesenswertes Buch, das nicht nur die Unterschiede, sondern auch die erstaunlich vielen Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen Tea Party und Occupy herausarbeitet - ein Muss für jeden an Protest- und Bewegungsforschung interessierten Leser!«
Dr. Sascha Arnautovic, WeltTrends 2017, 64-65

»eine ganz ausgezeichnete Studie. Charlotte Potts materialreiche, bestens informierte und systematisch analysierende Untersuchung bietet tiefe Einblicke in den linken sowie den rechten Populismus der USA«
Prof. Dr. Thomas Jäger, ZfAS 4/2017

»ein fundiertes wie kurzweiliges Werk... Als Fazit kann festgehalten werden, dass Charlotte Potts hier einen beachtenswerten aktuellen Beitrag geleistet hat, den [...]