Rethinking Rural Politics - Place-Based Identity, Political Ideology, and Policy in Rural America

About the author

Nicholas F. Jacobs is The Goldfarb Family Distinguished Chair in American Government at Colby College and the Inaugural Director of Colby’s Public Policy Lab. He writes widely about political geography, federalism, and rural politics.

Summary

Rural communities in the United States have become a distinctive political concern. In this interdisciplinary volume, Nicholas Jacobs brings together a collection of leading experts in rural studies to offer a comprehensive framework for understanding rural America and expand the scope of existing research.
With data-driven analysis, this volume challenges rural-urban binaries by highlighting difference and evolution among rural people, challenging stereotypical narratives about rural decline and political extremism. By illuminating specific aspects of rural life and place-based experience, cutting-edge contributions consider the intersecting influences of social identity, economics, policy change, and media representation on rural life.  

Product details

• Assisted by: Nicholas F. Jacobs (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.12.2025
• EAN: 9783111598789
• ISBN: 978-3-11-159878-9
• No. of pages: 290
• Weight: 500 g
• Illustrations: 49 b/w and 8 col. ill., 29 b/w tbl., Tabellen, schwarz-weiss, farbige Illustrationen, schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Series: The De Gruyter Series in American Political Geography
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; American Studies, auseinandersetzen, Federalism, Political Attitudes, Place-based Identity, Political Geography_x000D_