Kathy Cramer

Kathy Cramer
Kathy Cramer
Born	1970 ; Grafton, Wisconsin
Occupation	Political scientist, university teacher
Employer	University of Wisconsin–Madison ;
Awards	Heinz I. Eulau Award (2018) ;

Katherine J. Cramer is an American political scientist. She is a professor in the political science department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service.^[1]

Career

Cramer is the author of The Politics of Resentment,^[2] the fruit of almost a decade of studying political attitudes in rural Wisconsin through ethnography.^[3] She argues that "rural consciousness" acts as a basis for rural residents to form a social identity and as a lens through which they "think about themselves, other people, and public affairs."^[4] According to Cramer, a driver of political sentiment in rural Wisconsin is the beliefs among voters that "I’m not getting my fair share of power, stuff or respect" and "All the decisions are made in Madison and Milwaukee and nobody’s listening to us".^[3]^[5] Cramer has found this "rural resentment" comes partly from changes to rural life and partly from massive changes in the economy.^[6] Rural people, she asserts, feel overlooked and disrespected by elites; they work hard, yet they see the "good life" is passing them by, which is one reason why they voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.^[5]

Publications

Some published under the name Katherine Cramer Walsh

Walsh, Katherine Cramer (2001). Talking about Race: Community Dialogues and the Politics of Difference. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226869063. OCLC 76828861.^[1]
Walsh, Katherine Cramer (2004). Talking about Politics: Informal Groups and Social Identity in American Life. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226872216. OCLC 659560826.^[1]
Cramer, Katherine J. (2016). The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker. Chicago Studies in American Politics. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226349114.^[1]

Honors and awards

Heinz I. Eulau Award - 2018^[7]
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow - 2019^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Katherine J. Cramer". Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin – Madison. Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
^ Kramer, Katherine J. (2016). The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker. Chicago Studies in American Politics. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226349114.
^ ^a ^b Jeff Guo (November 8, 2016). "A new theory for why Trump voters are so angry — that actually makes sense". Wonkblog (Washington Post). Retrieved November 9, 2016.
^ Walsh, Katherine Cramer (2012). "Putting Inequality in Its Place: Rural Consciousness and the Power of Perspective" (PDF). American Political Science Review. 106 (3): 517–532. doi:10.1017/s0003055412000305. ISSN 1537-5943. S2CID 145378121. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-25.
^ ^a ^b Katherine J. Cramer (November 16, 2016). "For years, I've been watching anti-elite fury build in Wisconsin. Then came Trump". Vox.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
^ Mitch Teich & Audrey Nowakowski (August 5, 2015). "'The Politics of Resentment': Researcher Finds a Growing Divide Between Urban & Rural Wisconsin". WUWM. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
^ "Katherine Cramer — 2018 Heinz I. Eulau, Perspectives on Politics Recipient". politicalsciencenow.com. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
^ "2019 Fellows and International Honorary Members with their affiliations at the time of election". members.amacad.org. Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-05.

External links

Interview with Cramer on The Politics of Resentment (Wisconsin Public Television, video with transcript)
Interview with Cramer following the 2020 election (PBS, video)