Finally holding my copy of How the Heartland Went Red! . My new book examines how place intersects with race, class, and religion in shaping the rightward turn in the industrial Heartland. Get your own copy here:

Very excited for this conversation!.

RT @Harvard_GovDept: @StephanieTern has been featured in The Gazette today, talking about her new book 'How the Heartland Went Red'. https:….

Also, when 8 of your family members show up for a talk/event, you're guaranteeing a minimum audience size! 10/10, would recommend.

my parents, and in the multitude of public institutions, like Eastern and UConn, that have supported my family's livelihoods and education through the years. It was the perfect reminder that I stand on the shoulders of these tiny giants every day.

They are the most stubborn, resilient women I know, and through sheer grit-- along with stable, working-class jobs and government assistance-- they launched their kids into the middle-class and beyond. Last night, I was overwhelmed with pride in them and.

At 95, she was there cheering me on last night (to my right, in red). My Grammy (to her right), worked as a "secretary" up the street at UConn, where she raised four children, part of the time as a single mother who needed help from the same New Deal social programs I've studied.

I had the best time talking with students & faculty @EasternCTStateU last night. It was a full-circle moment: after arriving in the US from Italy, knowing no English and never learning to read or write it, my Nona found a job there as a cook, which she kept for 33 years.

RT @jkertzer: Not too late to apply for Harvard's junior IR search!. FYI - there's weird language in the ad about "≥ 1 letter must come fro….

Best way to start a conference is with a sunny river run #APSA2024. Lucky that my first APSA ever is in one my favorite cities

And another working paper from the project is here:

In the book, I plan to describe the forces that sustain these local political dynamics and assess the extent to which new policies and political mobilizations could disrupt the status quo. Looking forward to feedback as I develop this paper and make it into a real book!.

The book will examine tensions between local and national political behavior in contemporary suburban America: coastal suburbs have grown increasingly Democratic, yet their residents often advocate for housing and education policies that reproduce spatial inequalities.

Really looking forward to #APSA2024 this week, where I'll get to share a working paper from my new book project about suburban Democrats, which I've been working on for a little over two years now.

RT @jkertzer: #APSA2024 is next week, and @HarvardGovernm1 grad students are out in force!. With apologies for the janky spreadsheets, a qu….

If you've encountered me at all in the past two years, you know I love it here. It's mainly because of the people. If you're on the fence about applying because you don't think you'll find a supportive community here, just let me try and persuade you first!.

RT @PrincetonUPress: From the many pasts and disordered present of American party politics (@daschloz & @sam_rosenfeld) to why local forces….

I spend most of my days fan girling over @FeyaadAllie, so it's good to know I'm not alone in thinking his work is incredible and everyone should read it!.

Thanks to @LSEUSAblog for giving me the chance to share my work about how local organizations matter in shaping postindustrial politics! The sooner we stop thinking about the Midwest or ex-urban/postindustrial places as homogeneous, the better #USAPP.

RT @PrincetonUPress: Read this interview with How the Heartland Went Red author @StephanieTern in @jacobin & learn why the politics of whit….

RT @PrincetonUPress: Offering a comparative study of three White blue-collar Midwestern cities, @StephanieTern's How the Heartland Went Red….