Edward Ashbee

TL;DR: While there has been debate about the extent to which US foreign policy has been transformed since President Trump first took office in 2017, the concept of transformational policy change has not been defined.

TL;DR: This paper argued that despite the importance of ideas and interests, and the process of interaction between them, the movement has also been shaped and energised by institutional arrangements, and that there are significant numbers of independent or "detached" conservatives and that the institutional architecture draws them towards political engagement but at the same time imposes constraints.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors employ a previously developed framework that focuses on ideational shifts, the development of new or reconfigured interests that are allied to a particular policy, and institutional changes as a basis for change to be considered transformational and thereby enduring.

TL;DR: The authors argued that the Christian right's increased use of consequentialist arguments rather than claims structured around biblical authority or opposition to homosexuality per se is a form of adaptation to long-term shifts in the character of US popular attitudes.