2 posts tagged identity politics

Lilia K: A book for everyone who is interested in politics as a process

The New American State describes that "America is moving from broad-based party politics to identity politics”. The author explains how the "color of the skin, religion, ethnicity, social choice, gender, and even sexual and gender identity have turned into collective political statuses that are increasingly important in nominating political candidates."Here is one of the memorable quotes: "In the American democracy, participation in politics and the process of delegating power have traditi...

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A. Sheikh: Explains Political Process And What Is Ahead!

The book explains how the political process in America and other Western democracies change in the digital economy. The New American State is a state of identity politics, damaged capitalism, less personal freedoms. A very interesting book that describes negative trends in American form of government.Some quotes from The American New State:"In times of significant economic, social, and political upheavals, it is very likely for the role of the identity politics to increase. This will ...

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