Narratives of American Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7345356 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ronald F King (San Diego State University), Thomas S Langston (0000-0002-8820-8011, Tulane University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 235-252 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives on Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1537-5927 • E-ISSN: 1541-0986 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1537592708080584 |
| OpenAlex | W2125273222 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 49 |
This article is an extended review essay that classifies the main literatures on American politics, somewhat unconventionally, in terms of four distinct narrative modes: comedy, romance, tragedy, and irony. The four modes are differentiated by their internal construction and external social message. The central assertion is that there are standardized trajectories inherent to many of the empirical analyses we advance, which can be used to understand ongoing debates in the field. Perceiving inherent harmony or discord, emphasizing the exalted or the mundane, projecting achievement or frustration, the various narratives of American politics present contrasting interpretations regarding regime tensions and prospects. The more that political scientists become conscious of the forms and limits of the models employed, the more sophisticated we can be at developing and debating them
Aesthetics · Art · Assertion · Comedy · Epistemology · Harmony (color · Irony · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Romance · Social science · Sociology · Tragedy (event · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Political Science Research and Education · Social and Cultural Dynamics
Critical elections and the mainsprings of American politics.
The American party systems
Dynamics of the party system
The cycles of American history
Fathers and children
Congress, keystone of the Washington establishment
Democracy in America
A Strategy of Decision
Governing the Commons
The Search for American Political Development
Congressional Government
Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences
The Rational Public
The Fiscal Crisis of the State
Anatomy of Criticism
Bowling alone
Essence of Decision
American Politics
Liberal Tradition in America
An economic theory of democracy
Community power and political theory
Politics in Time
Social Choice and Individual Values
Hermeneutics and the Human Sciences
The Democratic Wish
A Preface to Democratic Theory, Expanded Edition
The Logic of Collective Action
Democracy in America
Rights and the Common Good
The Twilight of the Presidency
Congress, The Electoral Connection
New Deal "Originalism" The New Federalist Papers
Congress
Social Choice and Individual Values
Narrative Sentences
Presidential Selection
Toward a More Perfect Union
The Liberal Tradition in America
The Political Unconscious
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |