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It wasn't so long ago that the white working class occupied the middle of British and American societies. But today members of the same demographic, feeling silenced and ignored by mainstream parties, have moved to the political margins. In the United States and the United Kingdom, economic disenfranchisement, nativist sentiments and fear of the unknown among this group have even inspired the creation of new right-wing parties and resulted in a remarkable level of support for fringe political candidates, most notably Donald Trump.
Answers to the question of how to rebuild centrist coalitions in both the U.S. and U.K. have become increasingly elusive. How did a group of people synonymous with Middle Britain and Middle America drift to the ends of the political spectrum? What drives their emerging radicalism? And what could possibly lead a group with such enduring numerical power to, in many instances, consider themselves a "minority" in the countries they once defined? In The New Minority, Justin Gest speaks to people living in once thriving working class cities--Youngstown, Ohio and Dagenham, England--to arrive at a nuanced understanding of their political attitudes and behaviors. In this daring and compelling book, he makes the case that tension between the vestiges of white working class power and its perceived loss have produced the unique phenomenon of white working class radicalization.
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction: Political Marginality in the Post-Traumatic City
Chapter 2 The New Minority: A Counter-narrative and its Politics
Chapter 3 Peripheral Visions: The Politics of Displacement in East London
Chapter 4 After the Fall: The Politics of Insecurity in Youngstown, Ohio
Chapter 5 Institutions: Structures of a Crumbling Polity
Chapter 6 Identities: Prisms of Culture and Class
Chapter 7 Deprivations: Alternative Understandings of Social Hierarchy
Chapter 8 Measuring Marginality: American and British Support for the Radical Right
Chapter 9 The Untouchables: Who Can Appeal to the White Working Class?
Appendix A: Methods
Appendix B: Regression Tables
Appendix C: Interview Topic Guide
Notes
Works Cited
Index
