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The first proper look at what happened in those dreadful years, by extremely authoritative figures, taking no prisoners in its assessment. Absolutely vital reading. * Ian Dunt, Columnist, i Newspaper \u0026amp; Host, Origin Story podcast *\u003cbr\u003eI was engrossed in Brexit for years it feels as though it's finally possible to get some perspective, and Meg [Russell] and Lisa James's book does that brilliantly * Ros Taylor, The Bunker Podcast *\u003cbr\u003eI doubt whether anyone will ever improve on Russell \u0026amp; Jamess account. 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Drawing from data from the US, Israel, and Ukraine, he shows that 'outsiders and losers' use such rhetoric to gain attention and mobilize the segment of the population that supports it * and that words have consequences. It's hard to imagine a timelier book.Erica Chenoweth, Harvard University *\u003cbr\u003eIn the first comprehensive account of the causes and consequences of 'nasty politics,' Zeitzoff uses extensive survey and experimental evidence from the US, Ukraine, and Israel to show why politicians use insults, threats, and incitement and why these tactics so often succeed despite the public's ostensible distaste for them. Anyone who wants a better politics should heed these lessons. * Brendan Nyhan, Dartmouth College *\u003cbr\u003eTheoretically, Nasty Politics is highly original and has important qualitative and quantitative evidence of the existence and growth of the nasty style. It also outlines in creative ways the public's reactions to this style across three democracies and the implications for democracy. It is written in an accessible and interesting way and is a must read for scholars interested in contentious politics and political psychology. * Shana Kushner Gadarian, Syracuse University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements Preface Chapter 1: The Nasty Style of Politics Chapter 2: A Theory of Nasty Politics Chapter 3: From Insults to Incitement in U.S., Ukrainian, and Israeli Politics Chapter 4: How Does the Public Respond to Nasty Rhetoric? Chapter 5: Which Politicians Choose to get Nasty and When? Chapter 6: What do the Experts Think About Nasty Politics? 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In The Myth of Left and Right, Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis provide the surprising answer: nothing. As the authors argue, there is no enduring philosophy, disposition, or essence uniting the various positions associated with the liberal and conservative ideologies of today. Far from being an eternal dividing line of American politics, the political spectrum came to the United States in the 1920s and, since then, left and right have evolved in so many unpredictable and even contradictory ways that there is currently nothing other than tribal loyalty holding together the many disparate positions that fly under the banners of liberal and conservative. Powerfully argued and cutting against the grain of most scholarship on polarization in America, this book shows why the idea that the political spectrum measures deeply held worldviews is the central political myth of our time and a major cause of the confusion and vitriol that characterize public discourse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA short, tightly argued, question-provoking \"attempt to give a more accurate conception of ideology in America and thereby correct common misunderstandings of ideology among the general public and among the intellectuals who promote these confusions,\" as they themselves put it in the book. * Michael E. Hartmann, Philanthropy Daily *\u003cbr\u003eFinally, an antidote to political despair in America. Using the best data and social science, Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis show us why our current polarization is not inevitable and how it can be resolved. 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While it is short, its impact hopefully will be longer, for our Country demands such a book in a time when words like \"left\" and \"right\" are not only accusatory labels we paste onto people but, as Lewis and Lewis have shown, essentially meaningless. * Lee Trepanier, Russell Kirk Center *\u003cbr\u003eThe Myth of Left and Right is a quirky but much needed book for today's conversation about how to push past our differences, disagreements, and political polarization. * Lee Trepanier, Chair and Professor of Political Science at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is a useful instrument for stimulating much-needed thought and debate about the ideological spectrum in the US. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Chapter 1: The Myth of Left and Right Chapter 2: The Origins of Left and Right Chapter 3: The Development of Left and Right Chapter 4: The \"Authentic\" Left and Right Chapter 5: The Persistence of Left and Right Chapter 6: The Consequences of Left and Right Chapter 7: The Future of Left and Right Conclusion Notes Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732673802583,"sku":"9780197680629","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197680629.jpg?v=1719997899"},{"product_id":"national-party-organizations-and-party-brands-in-american-politics-9780197695111","title":"National Party Organizations and Party Brands in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new assessment on the role, influence, and limitations of the Democratic and Republican National Committees in American political development. Scholars have long debated the role and importance of the Democratic and Republican National Committees in American politics. In National Party Organizations and Party Brands in American Politics, Boris Heersink identifies a core DNC and RNC role that has thus far been missed: creating national party brands. Drawing on extensive historical case studies and quantitative analysis, Heersink argues that the DNC and RNC have consistently prioritized their role of using publicity to inform voters about their parties'' policies and priorities from the beginning of the twentieth century onwards. Both committees invested heavily in political communication tools with the goal of shaping voters'' perceptions of their parties. As Heersink shows, the DNC and RNC often have considerable freedom in determining what type of brands to promote, placing them in \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeersink offers a fresh and important new perspective on American political parties, challenging claims that formal party organizations are merely in service to candidates. Drawing on wide-ranging historical evidence, Heersink demonstrates national party committees have played a pivotal role in shaping their party's 'brand,' defining the party's positions and identity for voters. This impressive account will be of wide interest to students of political parties and representation. * Eric Schickler, University of California, Berkeley *\u003cbr\u003eThe parties' national committees have long been disregarded as irrelevant. 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Using fine-grained ethnography, detailed historiography, and compelling prose, Buyandelger demonstrates the ways in which elections are so much more than technical exercises. The result is a wholly original and completely convincing analysis of electoral politics and the making of women’s electable selves. Buyandelger gifts us a set of concepts and methods for understanding postsocialist democracy that couldn't be more timely.” * Jessica Greenberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign *\u003cbr\u003e“In her splendid book, Buyandelger covers a wide range of subjects that are altogether fresh and new in the context of the English-language literature on Mongolia. 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Legacies: Gender and Feminist Politics under State Socialism\u003cbr\u003e Fluent in Public\u003cbr\u003e Undisclosed Agents\u003cbr\u003e Women in Presocialist Mongolia (pre-1921)\u003cbr\u003e A Department of One’s Own (1924–32)\u003cbr\u003e Restrategizing: From Propaganda to Workforce (1932–59)\u003cbr\u003e The Power of Transnational Feminism (1959–70)\u003cbr\u003e Women’s Well-being and Advancing in Leadership (1960s–1990)\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Power of Abstract Principles\u003cbr\u003e 2. Electionization: Governing and the New Economies of Democratization\u003cbr\u003e The Euphoric Country\u003cbr\u003e Short Histories of Electionization\u003cbr\u003e Candidates: More Winners than Seats\u003cbr\u003e Voters: Expect Actions, Not Promises\u003cbr\u003e New Electoral Economies: Giggers and Election Experts\u003cbr\u003e The Ones Who Do Not Care: Subjectivities and “Social Songs”\u003cbr\u003e Power-holders and Campaign Promises\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Governing the Political Time\u003cbr\u003e 3. SurFaces: Campaigns and the Interdependence of Gender and Politics\u003cbr\u003e The (in)Substance of an Epoch\u003cbr\u003e The Surreal Ecology of Campaign Media\u003cbr\u003e The Magnitude: Why So Many?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Enfacement\u003c\/i\u003e: Dull Images and Risk-Takers\u003cbr\u003e Deep Surfaces\u003cbr\u003e The Honest Gender\u003cbr\u003e The Civic Defense\u003cbr\u003e Expanding the Surface\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Triangulation of Images\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Backstage: Inside (Pre)-Campaigning Strategies\u003cbr\u003e A New Candidate: Beyond Gender\u003cbr\u003e Made with Politics\u003cbr\u003e Strategies and Tactics\u003cbr\u003e Affective Strategies: Knowledge Work, Night Work, Drink Work\u003cbr\u003e Architectural Strategies: The Fight to Get a Constituency\u003cbr\u003e A Panoptic Practice: Building the Base and Capital\u003cbr\u003e Resorting to Tactics: Internal Competition and Debasing\u003cbr\u003e In Someone’s Territory: Watching Campaigning as Governing\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Electionization as Force\u003cbr\u003e 5.\u003ci\u003e Intellectful\u003c\/i\u003e: Women against Commercialized Campaigns\u003cbr\u003e The Silken Intellect\u003cbr\u003e Pulling the Plug on Campaigning\u003cbr\u003e The Charisma of the\u003ci\u003e Oyunlag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An\u003ci\u003e Intellectful\u003c\/i\u003e Celebrity: Funding with a Novel\u003cbr\u003e Campaigning with Symbolic Capital: The New \u003ci\u003eOyunlag\u003c\/i\u003e in Politics\u003cbr\u003e Social Circles versus Assemblages\u003cbr\u003e Gatherers, Warmer-Uppers, and Movers\u003cbr\u003e Financing: The Guide against Chaos\u003cbr\u003e From Revealing the Fraud of 2008 to the 2012 Election\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: \u003ci\u003eOyunlag\u003c\/i\u003e as a Disruptive Force\u003cbr\u003e 6. Self-Polishing: Styling the Candidate from Inside and Outside\u003cbr\u003e A Makeover\u003cbr\u003e The Benders of Neoliberalism\u003cbr\u003e Super Secretaries and Parliamentary Candidates\u003cbr\u003e Electability as a Shifting Target\u003cbr\u003e Self-Polishing: Change Yourself, Change Your Home, and then Change Your Country\u003cbr\u003e Self-Styling: Power Suits and Updated \u003ci\u003eDeel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Zanaa and the Up-to-date \u003ci\u003eDeel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Inner Cultivation: Care of a Candidate\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Beauty as a Political Project\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Glass Ceiling as a Looking Glass\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732926050647,"sku":"9780226818740","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226818740.jpg?v=1719998977"},{"product_id":"dynamic-democracy-9780226822228","title":"Dynamic Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new perspective on policy responsiveness in American government. Scholars of American politics have long been skeptical of ordinary citizens' capacity to influence, let alone control, their governments. Drawing on over eight decades of state-level evidence on public opinion, elections, and policymaking, Devin Caughey and Christopher Warshaw pose a powerful challenge to this pessimistic view. Their research reveals that although American democracy cannot be taken for granted, state policymaking is far more responsive to citizens' demands than skeptics claim. Although governments respond sluggishly in the short term, over the long term, electoral incentives induce state parties and politiciansand ultimately policymakingto adapt to voters' preferences. The authors take an empirical and theoretical approach that allows them to assess democracy as a dynamic process. Their evidence across states and over time gives them new leverage to assess relevant outcomes and trends, including t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed one of \"The Best Scholarly Books of 2022\":\u003cbr\u003e \"It is easy to be pessimistic about American democracy. Elected officials appear far more interested in scoring partisan points than crafting policy that represents their constituents...\u003ci\u003eDynamic Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e presents a powerful, data-drenched rejoinder to this line of thinking. The authors argue that, at the state level, policy has been surprisingly reflective of public preferences. Slowly but surely, as voters’ preferences change, so too have the policies of the states in which they live. In the typically staid field of quantitative American politics, Caughey and Warshaw have written a book that speaks to urgent concerns about the state of our democracy.\" * The Chronicle of Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003e\"Caughey and Warshaw significantly contribute to the understanding of state governments' responsiveness to the political desires of their citizens....The authors provide an extensive and compelling analysis of the causes and shifts in public policy over a large time frame—especially recent trends, such as the ideological nationalization of partisanship.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDynamic Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force. It puts forth the most ambitious assessment in a generation of the health of democracy in the American states. Built on an unprecedented wealth of data and using a sweeping and sophisticated empirical approach, \u003ci\u003eDynamic Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e examines how institutions, especially political parties and elections, mediate the complex interplay between state governments and the public. It provides an optimistic yet clear-eyed appraisal: state policies reflect remarkable responsiveness to public opinion over the long term, though important gaps remain.” -- Elisabeth R. Gerber, University of Michigan\u003cbr\u003e“Caughey and Warshaw have revolutionized the study of public opinion and state politics, and \u003ci\u003eDynamic Democracy \u003c\/i\u003eis their magnum opus. The book carefully and rigorously traces the trends in and relationships between opinion and policy in the states—the institutional level that in recent decades has moved from the periphery to the center of American politics. Using cutting-edge statistical tools, Caughey and Warshaw uncover new evidence that over the long term, state governments do indeed respond to the attitudes of their constituents. \u003ci\u003eDynamic Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for scholars of state politics and public opinion, or anyone interested in systematic quantitative analysis of American politics.” -- Jacob M. Grumbach, University of Washington\u003cbr\u003e“Justice Brandeis advanced the idea of states as laboratories in 1932. But only with this landmark book have political scientists made good on the promise of elucidating democracy via the states. Harnessing new methods, Caughey and Warshaw provide a decisive portrait of the dynamics of policymaking and public opinion. Eventually, state policies come to align with public opinion, a hallmark of democratic governance. But statehouse democracy has faced potent threats: from Jim Crow exclusion, malapportionment, and gerrymandering. Comprehensive and transformative.” -- Daniel J. Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDynamic Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e is a marvelous analysis of how public opinion can translate into policy in the American states. For this task, Caughey and Warshaw collect massive amounts of data on the ideological directions of state electorates, state-level politicians, and state policies. They put it together to tell a causal story with easy-to-understand statistical analyses. Best of all is their use of the time dimension, showing how the process of democratic representation works better than you might think but often moves slowly.” -- Robert S. Erikson, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 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Entrepreneur and Chief Financial Officer: Launching and Sustaining the Campaign Spending and Margins The Money Advantage How Money Matters (Decisions) “The Nightmare of All Campaigns” (Fundraising) Summary Chapter 5. Team Builder: Embracing the Personal Side of Politics Team Building in Trump’s Organization Jen Pihlaja Team Builder: “A Big Cheerleader” Chapter 6. Ideologist and Policy Wonk: Standing for Something “An Altitude of 30,000 Feet” Clinton as Policy Wonk Campaign Manager as Policy Wonk The Frustrated Policy Wonk Summary Chapter 7. Marketing Maven: Reaching the Campaign’s Target Voter Audiences “What Are They Doing?” Competitive Media Tracking in the 2016 Presidential Race What Are Gross Rating Points? Learning the Basic Math of Media “How many GRP’s do we have?” \"How Many Gross Rating Points Do I Need?” The Business of Political TV Advertising Today’s Media Mix: More than TV Chapter 8. Producer and Stage Manager: Creating and Presenting the Campaign’s Messages Producing a 4 a.m. Media Event The Making of the “Guru Spot” What Do We Tell Voters? How the Message Matters Why Campaigns “Go Negative” “A Hugging Contest?”: Why Negative Ads Affect Election Margins Going Negative in a Primary Responding to Negative Attacks Summary Chapter 9. Spinmeister: Navigating the News Landscape Spinmeister Turned Reporter: A Case Study Cautious Clinton versus Risk-taking Trump A Failure of Crisis Management: “Let Herman be Herman” Inoculation: Preparing for Bad News How Do We Reach Them? What Do We Tell Them? “Your Best Friend or Your Worst Enemy” Earned Media Digital and Social Media The Changing News Landscape Making News with Both New Media and Old Media Chapter 10. Field General: Waging the War on the Ground How Do We Reach Them? The Two-Step Process: Deciding to Vote and Voting for or against a Candidate “Old-Fashioned Grunt Work” Summary Chapter 11. Strategy Enforcer and Team Builder: Keeping a Day-to-Day Focus on the Long-Term Path to Victory James Carville: Losing Before Winning Clinton-Gore 1992: “The Best Campaign Ever” Keeping the Campaign Team on Strategy Inheriting a Team: Executing a Strategy Strategy Enforcer in the Age of Super Political Action Committees How Are We Doing? Chapter 12. Candidate Caretaker and Confidant: Handling Details and Building Trust Becoming Indispensable The Buffer and the Concierge Building Trust: “Jimmy, Here’s What We Need to Do” Building the Relationship Honesty Managing the Candidate’s Family Losing and Winning: When the Campaign Ends Appendixes: Teaching and Research Resources Appendix A. Campaign Manager Survey Questionnaire Library Appendix B. Interview with Doug Bailey Appendix C. Manager Profile—Katie Merrill: Managing in the California Big Leagues Appendix D. Manager Profile—Reed Galen: Just Say No Appendix E. 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