The Progressives' Century: Political Reform, Constitutional Government, and the Modern American State

Authors

• Stephen Skowronek, Yale University
• Stephen M. Engel, Bates CollegeFollow
• Bruce Ackerman, Yale University

Department or Program

Politics

Files

Description

A landmark work on how the Progressive Era redefined the playing field for conservatives and liberals alike

During the 1912 presidential campaign, Progressivism emerged as an alternative to what was then considered an outmoded system of government. A century later, a new generation of conservatives criticizes Progressivism as having abandoned America’s founding values and miring the government in institutional gridlock. In this paradigm-shifting book, renowned contributors examine a broad range of issues, including Progressives’ interpretation of the Constitution, their expansion and redistribution of individual rights, and reforms meant to shift power from political parties to ordinary citizens.

ISBN

9780300230499; 9780300225099

Publication Date

10-25-2016

Publisher

Yale University Press

City

New Haven

Disciplines

Political Science

Comments

This book is a part of the series: The Institution for Social and Policy Studies by Yale University Press

Recommended Citation

Skowronek, Stephen, Stephen M. Engel, and Bruce Ackerman, editors. The Progressives’ Century: Political Reform, Constitutional Government, and the Modern American State. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016.

Copyright Note

© 2016 by Yale University. This is the publisher's version of the work. This publication appears in Bates College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.