Monnat article on despair and the 2016 election published in Journal of Rural Studies

Sep 21, 2017

More than a rural revolt: Landscapes of despair and the 2016 Presidential election

Shannon M. Monnat & David L. Brown

Journal of Rural Studies, September 2017

Shannon Monnat

Sociology Department

Aging Studies Institute

Center for Policy Research

Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

U.S. Elections

Journal of Rural Studies

Shannon Monnat

"More than a rural revolt: Landscapes of despair and the 2016 Presidential election," co-authored by Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was published in the Journal of Rural Studies. The article explores how adverse economic, health, and social conditions in some rural towns and small cities are an important key to understanding the 2016 election results. 09/21/17