Cowboy Conservatism. Texas and the Rise of the Modern Right

Corso di laurea magistrale in
Economia e Finanza Internazionale
Corso di laurea magistrale in
Economics and Political Science
Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche Aziendali e Statistiche
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Lunedì 6 giugno 2011, ore 11:30
Sala Lauree - Facoltà di Scienze politiche
Via Conservatorio 7 – Milano
SEAN P. CUNNINGHAM, Ph.D.
Department of History, Texas Tech University
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Cowboy Conservatism.
Texas and the Rise of the Modern Right
In 1964, nearly one hundred years since the end of the
American Civil War, Texas – like all other Southern states
– remained fiercely loyal to the Democratic Party. Yet by
1980, Texas was well on its way to becoming the most
powerful Republican state in the nation. What happened
between 1964 and 1980 to cause this monumental
realignment? How does one explain the Lone Star State's
transformation from loyally Democratic to staunchly
Republican? In this public lecture, Dr. Sean Cunningham,
Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University, will attempt to
explain the reasons for this shift.
Ultimately, Dr.
Cunningham finds that partisan realignment in Texas was
driven by the Republican Party's masterful ability to invent,
manipulate and employ powerful political images in a
successful effort to transform the public's perception of
what it meant to be a conservative, what it meant to be a
liberal, and which political party best represented the
values of average Texans.
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