Beschreibung:
The Academic Trumpists addresses a gap in the research literature by looking at the impact of Trumpism on conservative faculty and will appeal to readers interested in the politics of higher education, the sociology of intellectuals, political sociology, and research on conservative and right-wing populism politics in America today.
1. Academics for Trump: An Oxymoron? 2. Fielding Academic Conservatism 3. Rationales for Supporting Trump 4. Trumpism in the American Academic Field 5. Public Engagement Beyond the Academy 6. Field Differences: The Trump Divide Among Conservative Professors 7. From Field Positions to Opposing and Enduring Views & Stances 8. Challenges to Liberal Diversity and Democracy Appendix 1: The Data and Method Appendix 2: Scholars and Writers for America Appendix 3: College and University Rankings