Theda Skocpol

Theda Skocpol appears in sp.05 【刘擎x林垚】"枪杀医保巨头"案背后的思考（下）：分裂的美国会有宪政危机吗？ through [[LinYao|林垚]]’s reference to her research on Tea Party voters and welfare attitudes. The episode uses her work to argue that welfare politics cannot be understood as only a dispute over deficits or self-reliance.

In the source’s telling, support for welfare can vary depending on the racialized identity of the imagined recipient. This makes Skocpol a key bridge into Identity Politics As Political Sorting: fiscal language and identity perception can operate together.

Connections

• Identity Politics As Political Sorting - concept that uses the Skocpol example.
• Republican Party and MAGA / Make America Great Again - U.S. right-wing movement context.
• U.S. Health Insurance Denial Politics - nearby welfare-state and health-policy branch.
• [[LinYao|林垚]] - speaker citing the research.