Trump divide among American conservative professors

Bibliographic Data

ID2059944
AuthorsDavid L Swartz (0000-0001-6349-7673, Boston University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume52
Issue5
Pages739-769
Publication date2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheory and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0304-2421 • E-ISSN: 1573-7853
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11186-023-09517-4
PMID37362148
OpenAlexW4378549340
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited43

framework to show how these two groups of professors (Trumpists and anti-Trumpists) differ in where they teach, their intellectual orientations, their scholarly productivity, where they network with think tanks, scholarly professional associations, and government agencies, and their stances on key issues surrounding the Trump presidency. The academic Trumpists embrace the right-wing populist wave mobilized by Trump and the conservative academic critics resist this move. This polarization of views between these two groups of conservative professors is enduring and rooted in two distinct social networks that connect positions in the academic field to affiliations with think tanks, government agencies, and professional associations in the field of power that reinforce their respective political identities. This research contributes to political sociology, the sociology of intellectuals, and the sociology of conservative politics in American higher education

Conservatism · Media studies · New Right · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Social science · Sociology · Academic Freedom and Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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