The Politics of the White Working Class
GOV 94LK
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Description
This course focuses on the politics of the white working class in North America. The course examines different definitions of the working class and an overview of social identity theory, before delving into the study of class-based political parties, whiteness, and white identity. The course then moves to the contemporary moment and the importance of the white working class as a political group. The course looks at voting patterns in North America and across the world. It analyzes where white working-class voters have shifted to the political right and where they have not, posing the question: how can we explain the behavior of this demographic group?
Course Notes
Instructor for spring 2027 will be Lewis Krashinsky comparative_subfield
Class Notes
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Please note that you must enter the Gov 94 lottery by Monday, November 9th at 11:59 pm: https://www.gov.harvard.edu/undergraduate/academics/concentration-requirements/gov-94-seminars/. Priority will be given to Government concentrators. Results will be released on the evening of Tuesday, November 10th.
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