How political science helps explain the rise of Trump: the role of white identity and grievances
How political science helps explain the rise of Trump: the role of white identity and grievances
- March 3, 2016
- An op-ed by Michael Tesler, political science assistant professor, is featured in The Washington Post
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From The Washington Post:
Michael Tesler, assistant professor of political science at UC Irvine [writes]: …
This is the second of three posts describing how political science helps explain the
success of Donald Trump. … This post describes the research underlying another key
aspect of Trump’s appeal: the grievances of some white Americans and their hostility
to minority groups.
For the full story, please visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/03/03/how-political-science-helps-explain-the-rise-of-trump-the-role-of-white-identity-and-grievances/.
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