Trump, religion and populism
Book chapter
Turner, Bryan. (2019). Trump, religion and populism. In In G. Fitzi, J. Mackert and B. Turner (Ed.). Populism and the Crisis of Democracy; Volume 3: Migration, Gender and Religion pp. 168 - 179 Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315108056
Authors | Turner, Bryan |
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Editors | G. Fitzi, J. Mackert and B. Turner |
Abstract | [Extract] Religion typically plays a large role in presidential elections in the United States. This religious dimension was obvious in the Barack Obama and Mitt Romney contest, but it was largely absent in the 2016 election campaigns of Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton. However, the early presidency of Trump has exposed important connections between the president and religion, where he is gaining support for his anti-abortion stand, his pro-Israeli stance and most significantly from ‘Tender Warriors’ – evangelical Protestants embracing masculinity and traditional notions of the gender divisions. Trump’s overtly masculine persona is an obvious attraction for men who feel dispossessed by Washington, feminism, globalisation and the gay lobby. |
Keywords | populism; politics; USA; Trump |
Page range | 168 - 179 |
Year | 2019 |
Book title | Populism and the Crisis of Democracy; Volume 3: Migration, Gender and Religion |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781138091382 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315108056 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85059930022 |
Research Group | Institute for Religion, Politics, and Society |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
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