Deana A. Rohlinger, Jesse Klein, Tara M. Stamm, and Kyle Rogers
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781479898992
- eISBN:
- 9781479806799
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479898992.003.0007
- Subject:
- Sociology, Migration Studies (including Refugee Studies)
Collective identity, or a shared sense of belonging to a group, is the scaffolding of social movements. Integral to collective identity is the creation and articulation of the boundaries of a group. ...
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Collective identity, or a shared sense of belonging to a group, is the scaffolding of social movements. Integral to collective identity is the creation and articulation of the boundaries of a group. Boundaries promote an awareness of a collective's commonalities and effectively demarcate who is—and who is not—a legitimate member of a group. In short, boundaries communicate the cognitive, moral, and emotional connections among individuals to both group members and external audiences. This chapter examines boundary shifts in the Florida Tea Party movement (TPM). It shows that the collective identity of the local TPM constricted with the cycle of contention. Specifically, it identifies three “episodes of contention” and highlights how electoral success and the emergence of the Occupy Wall Street movement, which made overlapping claims, forced the TPM to renegotiate its collective identity boundaries in ways that limited its political appeal. It concludes with a discussion of the implications for the study of social movement dynamics and collective identity.Less
Collective identity, or a shared sense of belonging to a group, is the scaffolding of social movements. Integral to collective identity is the creation and articulation of the boundaries of a group. Boundaries promote an awareness of a collective's commonalities and effectively demarcate who is—and who is not—a legitimate member of a group. In short, boundaries communicate the cognitive, moral, and emotional connections among individuals to both group members and external audiences. This chapter examines boundary shifts in the Florida Tea Party movement (TPM). It shows that the collective identity of the local TPM constricted with the cycle of contention. Specifically, it identifies three “episodes of contention” and highlights how electoral success and the emergence of the Occupy Wall Street movement, which made overlapping claims, forced the TPM to renegotiate its collective identity boundaries in ways that limited its political appeal. It concludes with a discussion of the implications for the study of social movement dynamics and collective identity.
Lawrence Rosenthal and Christine Trost (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780520274228
- eISBN:
- 9780520954106
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520274228.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
In the Spring of 2009, the Tea Party emerged onto the American political scene. In the wake of Obama's election, as commentators proclaimed the “death of conservatism,” Tax Day rallies and Tea Party ...
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In the Spring of 2009, the Tea Party emerged onto the American political scene. In the wake of Obama's election, as commentators proclaimed the “death of conservatism,” Tax Day rallies and Tea Party showdowns at congressional town hall meetings marked a new and unexpected chapter in American conservatism. This book brings together leading scholars and experts on the American Right to examine a political movement that electrified American society. Topics addressed by the chapters include the Tea Party's roots in earlier mass movements of the Right and in distinctive forms of American populism and conservatism; the significance of class, race and gender to the rise and successes of the Tea Party; the effect of the Tea Party on the Republican Party; the relationship between the Tea Party and the Religious Right; and the contradiction between the grass-roots nature of the Tea Party and the established political financing behind it. The book provides detailed and often surprising accounts of the movement's development at local and national levels, and it addresses the relationship between the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movement.Less
In the Spring of 2009, the Tea Party emerged onto the American political scene. In the wake of Obama's election, as commentators proclaimed the “death of conservatism,” Tax Day rallies and Tea Party showdowns at congressional town hall meetings marked a new and unexpected chapter in American conservatism. This book brings together leading scholars and experts on the American Right to examine a political movement that electrified American society. Topics addressed by the chapters include the Tea Party's roots in earlier mass movements of the Right and in distinctive forms of American populism and conservatism; the significance of class, race and gender to the rise and successes of the Tea Party; the effect of the Tea Party on the Republican Party; the relationship between the Tea Party and the Religious Right; and the contradiction between the grass-roots nature of the Tea Party and the established political financing behind it. The book provides detailed and often surprising accounts of the movement's development at local and national levels, and it addresses the relationship between the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movement.
