Honors Program Theses
We Don’t Get Our Voices Heard, We Work: Working-Class Perceptions of Power and Powerlessness in Iowa
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Open Access Honors Program Thesis
First Advisor
Ana Kogl
Abstract
The question this thesis aims to answer is, what power dynamics influence the political behavior of working-class people? Rather than assuming that the working-class has certain interests or should behave in certain ways, this question needs to be answered by looking into how the working-class themselves describe their interests and needs, along with understanding why and how they decide to act or not to act upon those interests and needs. By analyzing how the working-class discusses and perceives politics, this thesis expands upon theoretical understandings of powerlessness and political behavior through observing how perceptions shape and reinforce powerlessness within the working-class.
Year of Submission
2026
Department
Department of Political Science
University Honors Designation
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors
Date Original
2026
Object Description
1 PDF file (43 pages)
Copyright
©2026 Jadin Grieser
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Grieser, Jadin, "We Don’t Get Our Voices Heard, We Work: Working-Class Perceptions of Power and Powerlessness in Iowa" (2026). Honors Program Theses. 1066.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/1066
