The Past, Present, and Future - An In-depth Examination of the Republican Party in the Context of the Political Realignment Theory

dc.contributor.advisorFazzi, D.
dc.contributor.advisorBerk, J.H.H. van den
dc.contributor.authorKuiper, D.D. (Desmond)
dc.date.issued2018-08-06
dc.description.abstractThis Master’s thesis provides an in-depth examination of the Republican Party by focusing on three aspects – the past, present, and future. The political realignment theory forms the theoretical framework as it is as a useful tool for examining the GOP and American political history. Chapter two – past – provides a historical analysis of the GOP from 1900 until the twenty-first century in the context of the realignment theory, and it is argued that the roots of the present-day coalition of the party can be traced back to the 1960s. Chapter three – present – dives into the factions of the contemporary Republican Party. Because there is no universal consensus on the factional makeup of the GOP, I present my own factional model of the party. Chapter four – future – explores the potential future of the party by looking at different aspects such as the realignment theory and the changing demographic nature of the U.S.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/6463
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Letterenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationTransnational America: Politics, Culture and Societyen_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeMaster North American Studiesen_US
dc.thesis.typeMasteren_US
dc.titleThe Past, Present, and Future - An In-depth Examination of the Republican Party in the Context of the Political Realignment Theoryen_US
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