CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Jerrow, Bennett Michael |
|---|---|
| Title | Corporate Welfare and American Economic Nationalism: Analyzing the Welfare Disconnect in American Political Conservatism |
| Summary | This thesis examines the Welfare Disconnect in the political discourse of American conservatism, defined by an apparently widespread support for policies indicative of Corporate Welfare, while simultaneously exhibiting widespread opposition for Individual Welfare policies. While traditional approaches for analyzing this ideological duality stem from sociological and demographic arguments, this thesis contends such attempts are unconvincing, and instead applies theories from economic nationalism. Specifically, American Identity is in part defined by a cultural and ideological adherence to economic liberalism, which has in turn motivated conservative American politicians to frame the Welfare Disconnect in nationalistic terms. |
| Supervisor | Fetzer, Thomas |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/jerrow_bennett.pdf |
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