The 2012 Election And The Future of The Parties
By James T. Kloppenberg, Harvard University
A look at the philosophical battle that played out in last year’s presidential election and what it means for American politics going forward.
James Kloppenberg
Disciplines:
HistoryJames T. Kloppenberg is the Charles Warren Professor of American History at Harvard University. He has a Ph.D. in History and Humanities from Stanford and has held fellowships from the Danforth, Whiting, and Guggenheim foundations, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. His 2010 book Reading Obama: Dreams, Hope, and the American Political Tradition explores Obama’s political philosophy and commitment to democratic deliberation. Among his latest projects is the forthcoming book Tragic Irony: Democracy in European and American Thought.
