Episode 128
Episode 128: The Women Rebooting Democracy
Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon · Dominik Doemer
May 9, 201822m 25s
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Show Notes
Following the 2016 election, suburban well-educated women got together in PTA groups, libraries, and coffee shops to organize—some for the first time. Professor Lara Putnam shares insights on how these groups work, what their goals are, and why they have been so effective at mobilizing voters.
For More on this Topic:
- Read Putnam's pieces in the Democracy Journal, Middle America Reboots Democracy with Theda Skocpol and Who Really Won PA18?
- Check out her article in The American Prospect, Digital Fixes Won't Solve the Democrats' Problems