The Tea Party and the Crisis of Neoliberalism
Mainstreaming New Right Populism in the Corporate News Media
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6308043 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matt Guardino (0000-0002-9661-8854, Providence College), Dean Snyder (Syracuse University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 527-548 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-3148 • E-ISSN: 1469-9931 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07393148.2012.729741 |
| OpenAlex | W2112016491 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
Within months of Barack Obama’s election, a putatively grass-roots conservative uprising emerged to challenge the Democratic Party’s agenda. In this article, we analyze the role of cable news in the rise of the Tea Party during the current “crisis of neoliberalism”—a moment of political-economic volatility brought about by the Great Recession. We argue that the Tea Party’s political purpose is to hold together the New Right coalition of business elites and white working- and middle—class Americans that undergirds the neoliberal political project. In the context of a deregulated corporate mass media, we show that both “right-wing” and “moderate” cable networks mainstreamed the Tea Party by framing it as a legitimate social movement, enabling the widespread projection of right-wing populist discourse in support of neoliberalism. In light of our study, we suggest that democratizing the mass media is crucial for a sustained progressive political response in the United States
Democracy · Economics · Framing (construction · Neoliberalism (international relations · New Right · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Recession · Sociology · Tea party · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |