Towards a Geography of the Rainbow Coalition, 1983-89
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4476856 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Rogers (0000-0003-0325-4535, University of Oxford), Andrew W Rogers (0009-0003-0857-7939, Mansfield University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 409-426 |
| Publication date | 1990-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning D Society and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-7758 • E-ISSN: 1472-3433 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/d080409 |
| OpenAlex | W2104388980 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
The Rainbow Coalition (and rainbow politics in general) provides a suitable context in which to explore ideas about the relationship between theories of social identity and actual processes of identity formation. A brief outline of the history of Rev. Jesse Jackson's two presidential nomination campaigns is provided. Existing academic interpretations of the Rainbow Coalition are then reviewed, and a class-based analysis is favoured rather than one grounded in racial politics or new social movements. This conclusion needs to be tempered by a fuller consideration of the geography of the Rainbow Coalition than has been available so far. The paper ends with a tentative examination of what geographical principles and themes are involved, drawing on case studies from Vermont, Van Nuys, CA, and Baltimore, MD, It is suggested that a focus on the circulation of finance capital may provide both the principle linking the coalition's diverse constituencies and places and a significant point of political leverage for future rainbow polities
Aesthetics · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Geography · Identity (music · Leverage (statistics · Nomination · Political capital · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rainbow · Sociology · Law · Race, History, and American Society · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
The Progressive City
Place and Politics
Maps of Meaning
The Rainbow Coalition and the Challenge of Class; Racism and Class
Black American Politics
Reflections from Vermont
Grassroots Organizing and the Democratic Party—The Vermont Rainbow Experience
The politics of the British inner city
Socialist Register 1987
Postmodernism and Politics
American political culture and the shifting meaning of race
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1993 - 2020 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |