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Marius Müller

Right-wing Nationalism and the Transformation of American Politics

Docent: Jason Brown

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Englisches Seminar

Summer term 2020

The Overton Window

Experiment

Imagine, we were be part of a government in a democracy and our Party wanted to gain complete control over the curriculum at schools, in order to diffuse our ideology.

Experiment

How can we put this idea into practice?

Radical Approach

"All or nothing!"

Radical Approach

Demand a compulsory attendance of federally controlled or state-run schools

Moderate Approach

"Step-by-step"

Moderate Approach

1. Students must attend nearest local public school in their district

2. Prohibition of Homeschooling and Private Schools

...

6. All students must attend state-run schools

The Overton Window

Theory

  • one-dimensional model
  • axis of political opinion
  • Overton Window is the status quo of publicly accepted opinions

Joseph P. Overton

  • 4 Jan. 1960 – 30 June 2003

  • former executive manager of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Michigan

  • named after him just after his death in 2003

Examples

How does the Overton Window move?

  • usually by the slow evolution of societal values and norms

Moving the Window

  • rarely by politicians courageously endorsing policies laying outside the window

Women's Rights

Step-By-Step

Foot-in-the-Door technique

D. J. Trump

"All or nothing"

Door-in-the-Face technique

Analysis

What happened to the Overton Window during

Trump's presidency?

Bringing the Unthinkable into the Discourse

Step 1

Making the Radical Acceptable

Obama

Trump

Step 2

  • clear, hierarchical set of priorities in immigration enforcement
  • target any unauthorized immigrant regardless of social, economic or family ties in the U.S.

Making the Acceptable a Policy

Step 3

Middle-Grounding

A new center

Result

Republican (CDT) – Republican (PDT) – Democrat

Conclusion

What’s next

Thank you!

Thank you for your attention!

Sources

  • https://www.mackinac.org/OvertonWindow#resources (04.07.20)
  • https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-fringe-ideas-become-policy (04.07.20)
  • https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1423742 (04.07.20)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v-hzc6blGI (29.06.20)
  • https://qz.com/emails/quartz-obsession/1848715/ (29.06.20)
  • http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trumps-extremism-pushes-broader-debate-radical-direction (29.06.20)
  • https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-administration-continues-expand-interior-immigration-enforcement (06.07.20)
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/us/politics/overton-window-democrats.html (06.07.20)
  • https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2020/02/what-is-a-presidential-primary-and-why-should-you-participate/ (08.07.20)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door-in-the-face_technique (06.07.20)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-in-the-door_technique (06.07.20)
  • https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/18/donald-trump-signs-border-wall-during-stop-u-s-mexico-border/2366099001/ (06.07.20)
  • https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/12/donald-trump-overton-window-american-political-debate/ (06.07.20)
  • https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-fringe-ideas-become-policy 06.07.20)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window (06.07.20)
  • https://theconversation.com/how-ice-enforcement-has-changed-under-the-trump-administration-120322 (06.07.20)
  • https://evertongomede.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-overton-window.html (06.07.20)
  • https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/children-separated-trump-immigration-policy-zero-tolerance-parents-border-a8401526.html (06.07.20)
  • https://www.welt.de/kultur/plus207770289/Kulturkampf-in-den-USA-Religionskrieg-um-Corona.html (06.07.20)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmjwdDVBWk8&t=896s (06.07.20)
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