The Origins and Consequences of Rural Identity in American Politics

• In Event: JSS 10
  In JSS Session: Partisanship and Identity in the US

Brief Overview

The U.S. rural-urban divide is in part driven by certain values, psychology, and socio-cultural preferences being mapped onto rural areas, encompassing a rural identity. The media and elites have helped map this identity onto contemporary politics.

Author

• Kristin Kay Lunz Trujillo, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities