Elections and referenda / suffrage Books
Fordham University Press Dollars and Democracy A Blueprint for Campaign
Book SynopsisOur federal campaign finance system is in a state of disarray. The current regulatory scheme is not curbing, and may be abetting, the enormous increase in campaign contributions and expenditures. The enormous influence of major campaign donors on the process of government is a growing cause of national concern.
£23.39
Fordham University Press Buying Reality Political Ads Money and Local
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction | 1 1 Why Local Television News Matters | 19 2 A Brief History of Political Advertising | 39 3 Research Method and Market Profiles | 61 4 Political Ads | 75 5 Political Stories | 98 6 The Markets | 131 7 The Business of News | 174 Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here? | 210 Acknowledgments | 227 Reference List | 231 Index | 253
£102.60
Fordham University Press Buying Reality
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction | 1 1 Why Local Television News Matters | 19 2 A Brief History of Political Advertising | 39 3 Research Method and Market Profiles | 61 4 Political Ads | 75 5 Political Stories | 98 6 The Markets | 131 7 The Business of News | 174 Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here? | 210 Acknowledgments | 227 Reference List | 231 Index | 253
£27.90
University of Missouri Press Pushback
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£44.06
Cornell University Press Elections by Design
Book SynopsisBased on statistical analyses and case studies, this book seeks to uncover how electoral rules are decided within the Russian Federation, and by whom. Aiming to enhance our understanding of electoral system choice, it investigates the origins of the legislative electoral systems in the different regions of the Russian Federation.Trade ReviewTightly argued... Moraski's study is one of the first to tackle head-on the "endogeneity problem" in research on electoral institutions. He constructs ingenious measures to test many of the key factors that political scientists hypothesize as influencing institutional choices. * Perspectives on Politics *An interesting and well-conceived book... combines sophisticated quantitative analysis with a focused comparison of four Russian regions and concludes with implications for current developments in Russia. * SLAVIC REVIEW *A rich and stimulating book. An exemplary study... intriguing throughout. * SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW *Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of Tables Preface 1—The Rules of the Game 2—Beyond Self-Interest 3—The Power to Choose 4—Discerning Trees in the Forest 5—Midwives and Gravediggers 6—Eroding Federalism Appendix A—Chronology of Key Political Events, 1989-2001 Appendix B—Classifying Legislative Insiders and Outsiders Notes Bibliography Index
£29.45
East European Monographs Fakers The 1946 Elections
Book SynopsisThe Romanian elections of November 19, 1946, were staged by the Soviet Union to manufacture support for their supposedly democratic-popular regime. The techniques used to secure the vote were echoed all over Europe: bands of goons disrupting opposition meetings; blackmail, violence, and assassinations of top leaders; the monopolization of radio broadcasts; censorship of the press; the wide distribution of propaganda; and the direct forging of results. Dinu C. Giurescu follows the electoral process as it developed from January to December of 1946. Her work uses testimony that was previously hidden, statements that prove the communist government in fact lost the election. The Union of the Socialist Soviet Republics, the United Kingdom, and the United States were supposed to organize the elections together, but a high soviet official took over their implementation, and both London and Washington implicitly recognized the fabricated results. Giurescu uncovers the truth behind this history, drawing on documents from the National Historical Central Archives and the National Archives in Washington, as well as newspapers, memoirs, and official reports.
£42.50
The Peterson Institute for International Economics From Stress to Growth Strengthening Asias
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£22.75
MP-VIR Uni of Virginia The Political Pamphlets and Letters of Charles L A Mathematical Approach
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£53.55
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Referendum Authorization Procedures in Europe
Book SynopsisTrade Review‘”Direct democracy can only fulfill the promise of enhanced civic engagement and genuine democratic will-formation, if the direct-democratic instruments are well-constructed.” Anna Forgács brilliantly demonstrates this core truth about direct democratic mechanisms by focusing on referendum authorization procedures in a mindfully selected number of European states. The book fills a void and is bound to become a cornerstone of studies on the design and legal limits of direct democracy.’ -- Laurence Morel, University of Lille, France‘Who gets to decide whether a given proposal may be put to a popular vote? How should procedures for making that decision be designed? Based on a huge amount of data and a meticulous analysis of the intricacies of referendum authorization in various European states, this is the first work to address these questions in a systematic way. Highly impressive.’ -- Daniel Moeckli, University of Zurich, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to Referendum Authorization Procedures in Europe 2. European trends in referendum authorization 3. The legal rules on referendums in the selected states 4. The nature of the referendum authorization procedure 5. Procedural guarantees in referendum authorization 6. Impartiality and independence of the decision-maker 7. Right to a reasoned decision 8. Right to be heard and other participation rights 9. Right to an effective remedy 10. Conclusions on referendum authorization procedures in Europe Bibliography Index
£106.58
Edward Elgar Publishing Understanding Referendums
Book SynopsisThis incisive book provides a nuanced and authoritative analysis of referendums. Matt Qvortrup applies diverse theoretical and empirical approaches to show how direct democracy is being undermined from the top, and suggests innovative ways in which the referendum can be adapted to once again serve the interests of the many.
£76.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Mexicos Evolving Democracy
Book SynopsisParts one and two offer an excellent recap of the state of play in 2012; part three analyzes why Mexicans voted as they did; and part four considers the election's implications for Mexico's political system more broadly.Trade Review... outstanding analyses... American Political Science Association impressive contributions by outstanding Mexicanists Party Politics
£40.95
Johns Hopkins University Press The Road to Normalcy
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1962. In The Road to Normalcy, Wesley M. Bagby explains how the election of 1920 contributed to momentous shifts in American politics by detailing why the major political parties abandoned sentiments that were widely accepted several years prior to the election. Prior to World War I, two significant streams of progressivism maintained center stage in American politicsthe Progressive movement and the world peace movement. The war proved not to be prohibitively distracting for the Progressive movement, which carried on well into the war years. But the war also introduced new elements into American political life, such as the restriction of free speech, popular outbursts of intolerance and hatred encouraged by war propaganda, and a belief in the necessity and efficacy of violence. Many of these elements eroded the ideals undergirding the Progressive movement. The international peace movement reflected the spirit of idealistic internationalism that characterized theTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. Republican Preconvention PoliticsChapter 2. Democratic Preconvention PoliticsChapter 3. The Republican National ConventionChapter 4. The Democratic ConventionChapter 5. The CampaignNotesIndex
£23.85
Temple University Press,U.S. The Persuasive Power of Campaign Advertising
Book SynopsisHow campaign ads persuade votersTrade Review"The Persuasive Power of Campaign Advertising combines academic knowledge and the wisdom of experience in election campaigns. It is an important contribution to the fields of political communication and campaigns. I recommend this insightful analysis to political professionals, working journalists, communications specialists, as well as students of campaigning and lobbying. It is an excellent book for university students studying campaigns, political communication, and public relations." -James A. Thurber, Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American UniversityTable of ContentsThe Persuasive Potential of Campaign Advertising Table of Contents 1. The Role of Campaign Advertising 2. The Problem of Persuasion 3. A Brief Primer on Data and Research Design 4. How Race Context Matters 5. How Ad Negativity and Emotional Appeals Matter 6. How Receiver Characteristics Matter 7 - How Ad Coverage in News Matters 8. The Future Study of Ad Effects Appendix A -- Variable Coding Appendix B -- Full Model Results from 4 Appendix C -- Additional Model Results from 5 References
£19.79
Temple University Press,U.S. Selecting Women Electing Women
Book SynopsisOffers an analytic framework to show how the process of candidate selection often limits the participation of women in various Latin American countriesTrade Review"[A] discerning exploration of women in Latin American politics... [Hinojosa] handily disproves the leading explanations for female under-representation, refuting both supply-side arguments and demand-side excuses with a parade of data on women's progress... Selecting Women, Electing Women [provides] detailed case studies on Chile and Mexico, drawing the surprising conclusion that it may in fact be the primary process - often thought of as the most democratic of all nominating systems - that keeps Latin American women disempowered."--NACLA Report on the Americas, Winter 2012 "Selecting Women, Electing Women argues that the rules for candidate selection affect the election of women to political office in Latin America. Hinojosa's overall approach and the substantive argument she makes represent significant innovations... In addition to providing a persuasive explanation of the puzzle of variation in women's representation in the region, the book provides ample background on the status of women overall, a clear description of the political terrain in two important countries in the region, and a sense of how the same issues play out in other countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Guatemala, and Peru. Her interview data provides the kind of detail that illuminates important differences within and across countries and makes the book easily accessible to readers unfamiliar with political parties in Latin America."--Journal of Politics, April 2013 "Hinojosa has analyzed the results of her magnificent, tightly organized research project that examined institutional and gatekeeper barriers to women who run for municipal (mayoral) offices in Latin America, with a focus on Mexico and Chile... The genius of Hinojosa's research design is attention to the candidate selection process. Counterintuitively, she finds that selection procedures that are more exclusive (not inclusive) and centralized (not decentralized) benefit women... Summing Up: Highly recommended."--Choice, June 2013Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Electing Women: Female Political Representation in Latin America 2 Why Selection Matters: Explaining Women's Representation in Politics 3 How Selection Matters: A Theoretical Framework 4 The Paradox of Primaries: Inclusive-Decentralized Selection 5 Inclusive-Centralized and Exclusive-Decentralized Selection 6 "Less Democratic, but More Effective": Exclusive-Centralized Selection 7 Selecting Candidates Closer to Home: Widows, Wives, and Daughters 8 Altering Candidate Selection: The Adoption and Implementation of Gender Quotas 9 Candidate Selection and Women's Representation in Latin American Politics Appendix A: Latin American Women's Representation by Party Appendix B: Interviews Notes References Index
£61.20
Temple University Press,U.S. Selecting Women Electing Women
Book SynopsisOffers an analytic framework to show how the process of candidate selection often limits the participation of women in various Latin American countriesTrade Review"[A] discerning exploration of women in Latin American politics... [Hinojosa] handily disproves the leading explanations for female under-representation, refuting both supply-side arguments and demand-side excuses with a parade of data on women's progress... Selecting Women, Electing Women [provides] detailed case studies on Chile and Mexico, drawing the surprising conclusion that it may in fact be the primary process - often thought of as the most democratic of all nominating systems - that keeps Latin American women disempowered."--NACLA Report on the Americas, Winter 2012 "Selecting Women, Electing Women argues that the rules for candidate selection affect the election of women to political office in Latin America. Hinojosa's overall approach and the substantive argument she makes represent significant innovations... In addition to providing a persuasive explanation of the puzzle of variation in women's representation in the region, the book provides ample background on the status of women overall, a clear description of the political terrain in two important countries in the region, and a sense of how the same issues play out in other countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Guatemala, and Peru. Her interview data provides the kind of detail that illuminates important differences within and across countries and makes the book easily accessible to readers unfamiliar with political parties in Latin America."--Journal of Politics, April 2013Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Electing Women: Female Political Representation in Latin America 2 Why Selection Matters: Explaining Women's Representation in Politics 3 How Selection Matters: A Theoretical Framework 4 The Paradox of Primaries: Inclusive-Decentralized Selection 5 Inclusive-Centralized and Exclusive-Decentralized Selection 6 "Less Democratic, but More Effective": Exclusive-Centralized Selection 7 Selecting Candidates Closer to Home: Widows, Wives, and Daughters 8 Altering Candidate Selection: The Adoption and Implementation of Gender Quotas 9 Candidate Selection and Women's Representation in Latin American Politics Appendix A: Latin American Women's Representation by Party Appendix B: Interviews Notes References Index
£25.19
Temple University Press,U.S. Navigating Gendered Terrain
Book SynopsisFrom the presidential level down, men and women who run for political office confront different electoral realities. In her probing study, Navigating Gendered Terrain, Kelly Dittmar investigates how gender influences the campaign strategy and behavior of candidates today. Concurrently, she shows how candidates' strategic and tactical decisions can influence the gendered nature of campaign institutions. Navigating Gendered Terrain addresses how gender is used to shape how campaigns are waged by influencing insider perceptions of and decisions about effective campaign messages, images, and tactics within party and political contexts. Dittmar uses survey information and interviews with candidates, political consultants, and other campaign professionals to reveal how gender-informed advertising, websites, and overall presentation to voters respond to stereotypes and perceptions of female and male candidates. She closes her book by offering a feminist interpretation of women as candiTrade ReviewDr. Dittmar's manuscript is distinctive in its research focus regarding questions of the gendered nature of contemporary campaigns for elective office. Her focus on the perspectives of campaign practitioners and their implementation of strategies to affect gender issues is singular in its contribution to our knowledge of this domain. --Barbara BurrellTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgments1 Campaigns as Gendered Institutions2 Consultant Perceptions of Voters’ Gender Stereotypes3 Consultant Perceptions of Effective Strategies4 Gender in Context5 Gender Dynamics in Image and Message Creation6 Targeting Women Voters and Contrasting Opponents7 On Her Own Terms: Shifting Gender Dynamics in Campaign InstitutionsAppendix A: Interview ListAppendix B: Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Contests Included in Interview Analysis of 2008 and 2010 ElectionsNotesReferencesIndex
£67.15
Temple University Press,U.S. Navigating Gendered Terrain
Book SynopsisFrom the presidential level down, men and women who run for political office confront different electoral realities. In her probing study, Navigating Gendered Terrain, Kelly Dittmar investigates how gender influences the campaign strategy and behavior of candidates today. Concurrently, she shows how candidates' strategic and tactical decisions can influence the gendered nature of campaign institutions. Navigating Gendered Terrain addresses how gender is used to shape how campaigns are waged by influencing insider perceptions of and decisions about effective campaign messages, images, and tactics within party and political contexts. Dittmar uses survey information and interviews with candidates, political consultants, and other campaign professionals to reveal how gender-informed advertising, websites, and overall presentation to voters respond to stereotypes and perceptions of female and male candidates. She closes her book by offering a feminist interpretation of women as candiTrade ReviewDr. Dittmar's manuscript is distinctive in its research focus regarding questions of the gendered nature of contemporary campaigns for elective office. Her focus on the perspectives of campaign practitioners and their implementation of strategies to affect gender issues is singular in its contribution to our knowledge of this domain. --Barbara BurrellTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgments1 Campaigns as Gendered Institutions2 Consultant Perceptions of Voters’ Gender Stereotypes3 Consultant Perceptions of Effective Strategies4 Gender in Context5 Gender Dynamics in Image and Message Creation6 Targeting Women Voters and Contrasting Opponents7 On Her Own Terms: Shifting Gender Dynamics in Campaign InstitutionsAppendix A: Interview ListAppendix B: Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Contests Included in Interview Analysis of 2008 and 2010 ElectionsNotesReferencesIndex
£24.29
Temple University Press,U.S. Gender Differences in Public Opinion
Book SynopsisInvestigates gender differences in public opinion and how value differences account for policy positions and political attitudesTrade Review“In Gender Differences in Public Opinion, Mary-Kate Lizotte has produced a clear, thorough, and original examination of the roots of the gender gap in American public opinion. Her consideration of the role of values—egalitarianism, universalism, and benevolence—in the policy positions of women and men offers a fresh take on the conventional wisdom around the gender gap. She considers a wide range of important domestic and international issues, identifying when and why women and men take distinctive positions, and, just as importantly, when they don’t. Scholars of public opinion, policy, and gender will learn a lot from this interesting work.”—Kathleen Dolan, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and author of When Does Gender Matter?: Women Candidates and Gender Stereotypes in American Elections“Mary-Kate Lizotte is reinvigorating a conversation that has been muted for too long. The first 'gender gap,' brought to light by Kathy Frankovic after the 1980 elections, is approaching its 40th birthday, but it, and its consequences, are still not easily understood. Lizotte’s thoughtful examination of pro-social values as a possible driver of the gender gap in voting behavior and policy preferences could not be a more timely contribution to our understanding of sex, gender, and politics in these challenging times.”—Sue Tolleson-Rinehart, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and author of Gender Consciousness and Politics
£20.89
Temple University Press,U.S. Political Black Girl Magic
Book SynopsisPolitical Black Girl Magicexplores black women's experiences as mayors in American cities. The editor and contributors to this comprehensive volumeexamine black female mayoral campaigns and elections where race and gender are a factorand wherederacialized campaigns have garnered candidate support from white as well as Hispanic and Asian American voters.Chapters also consider how Black female mayors govern, from discussions of their pursuit of economic growth and how they use their power toenact positive reforms to the challenges they face that inhibit their abilities to cater to neglected communities. Case studies in this interdisciplinary volume includefemale mayors in Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Compton, and Washington, DC, among other cities, along with discussion of each official's political context. Covering mayors from the 1960s to the present,Political Black Girl Magicidentifies the most significant obstacles black women have faced as mayors and mayoral candidates, Trade Review“An impressive, well-researched, and thorough look at the complex leadership of Black women mayors. The editor and contributors explore the intersections of race and gender in the elections, administrative styles, and media coverage about Black women in positions of power and offer provocative questions and answers about the nature of politics in the United States. With a depth and scope that recognizes the distinct features of region and location, Political Black Girl Magic is essential reading for anyone interested in leadership and racial justice.”—Marcia Chatelain, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America“Sharon Wright Austin has assembled a dynamic team of mostly women scholars to cover an important yet understudied topic: Black women in American state and local government and politics. Thick with carefully detailed demographic data and individual case studies of Black women’s campaigns and governance, Political Black Girl Magic takes readers from the election of the first Black woman mayor through to the politics of today. This book is an outstanding and significant contribution to the discipline.”—Keneshia N. Grant, Associate Professor of Political Science at Howard University, and author of The Great Migration and the Democratic Party: Black Voters and the Realignment of American Politics in the 20th Century (Temple)
£81.60
Temple University Press,U.S. Political Black Girl Magic
Book SynopsisPolitical Black Girl Magicexplores black women's experiences as mayors in American cities. The editor and contributors to this comprehensive volumeexamine black female mayoral campaigns and elections where race and gender are a factorand wherederacialized campaigns have garnered candidate support from white as well as Hispanic and Asian American voters.Chapters also consider how Black female mayors govern, from discussions of their pursuit of economic growth and how they use their power toenact positive reforms to the challenges they face that inhibit their abilities to cater to neglected communities. Case studies in this interdisciplinary volume includefemale mayors in Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Compton, and Washington, DC, among other cities, along with discussion of each official's political context. Covering mayors from the 1960s to the present,Political Black Girl Magicidentifies the most significant obstacles black women have faced as mayors and mayoral candidates, Trade Review“An impressive, well-researched, and thorough look at the complex leadership of Black women mayors. The editor and contributors explore the intersections of race and gender in the elections, administrative styles, and media coverage about Black women in positions of power and offer provocative questions and answers about the nature of politics in the United States. With a depth and scope that recognizes the distinct features of region and location, Political Black Girl Magic is essential reading for anyone interested in leadership and racial justice.”—Marcia Chatelain, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America“Sharon Wright Austin has assembled a dynamic team of mostly women scholars to cover an important yet understudied topic: Black women in American state and local government and politics. Thick with carefully detailed demographic data and individual case studies of Black women’s campaigns and governance, Political Black Girl Magic takes readers from the election of the first Black woman mayor through to the politics of today. This book is an outstanding and significant contribution to the discipline.”—Keneshia N. Grant, Associate Professor of Political Science at Howard University, and author of The Great Migration and the Democratic Party: Black Voters and the Realignment of American Politics in the 20th Century (Temple)"The book answers the call for research on Black female mayors in an admirably detailed, comprehensive, and instructive fashion.... The book should serve as a valuable sourcebook for future research on this vital topic."—Ethnic and Racial Studies
£27.90
Bristol University Press Money and Electoral Politics
Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors use the latest research to explore financial differences across the UK's three main parties in the four years leading up to the 2010 General Election, revealing an unhealthy picture of grassroots party organisation in which the capacity to engage with many voters is concentrated in a few constituencies.Trade Review"...An interesting new twist on the debate...[Johnston and Pattie] suggest that the poverty of local campaigns is as much a symptom as a cause of democratic malaise, and that while more money would help increase contact between parties and voters, it is not a simple solution to political disengagement." LSE Review of Books Blog“A timely and forensic examination of one of the hidden corners of the British political system which raises key practical and normative questions about how we do and should pay for democratic politics.” Colin Rallings, Professor of Politics, University of Plymouth“Debates about political finance are ones that frequently generate much more heat than light. Ron Johnston and Charles Pattie’s rigorous empirical study exposes myths and provides a genuine advance in our understanding of this important area.” Justin Fisher, Professor of Political Science, Brunel UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Follow the Money: Cash, Party and Electioneering in Britain; Money Matters: Local Campaigns at British General Elections; The Financial Health of Local Parties: the Key to Electoral Success?; Raising the Money: Donations to Local Parties; Party Funding Futures; In Conclusion.
£25.64
Bristol University Press Money and Electoral Politics
Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors use the latest research to explore financial differences across the UK's three main parties in the four years leading up to the 2010 General Election, revealing an unhealthy picture of grassroots party organisation in which the capacity to engage with many voters is concentrated in a few constituencies.Trade Review"...An interesting new twist on the debate...[Johnston and Pattie] suggest that the poverty of local campaigns is as much a symptom as a cause of democratic malaise, and that while more money would help increase contact between parties and voters, it is not a simple solution to political disengagement." LSE Review of Books Blog“A timely and forensic examination of one of the hidden corners of the British political system which raises key practical and normative questions about how we do and should pay for democratic politics.” Colin Rallings, Professor of Politics, University of Plymouth“Debates about political finance are ones that frequently generate much more heat than light. Ron Johnston and Charles Pattie’s rigorous empirical study exposes myths and provides a genuine advance in our understanding of this important area.” Justin Fisher, Professor of Political Science, Brunel UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Follow the Money: Cash, Party and Electioneering in Britain; Money Matters: Local Campaigns at British General Elections; The Financial Health of Local Parties: the Key to Electoral Success?; Raising the Money: Donations to Local Parties; Party Funding Futures; In Conclusion.
£77.39
Bristol University Press Directly Elected Mayors in Urban Governance
Book SynopsisThis book is about the practices, roles and impacts of directly elected mayors in the cities that they govern. The volume draws on recent, original research evidence, to locate the debates on directly elected mayors in context in Europe, the US, and Australasia.Trade Review"A timely and important book on a significant development in city governance and regional leadership; everything you need to know about directly elected mayors." Keith Grint, Professor of Public Leadership, Warwick Business School, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction: Directly elected mayors in urban governance ~ David Sweeting Part 1: UK perspectives; Mayoral governance in Bristol: Has it made a difference? ~ David Sweeting and Robin Hambleton; Assessing the directly elected mayoral model in Bristol, England: An empirical investigation of the contrasting definitions of the role of a directly elected mayor ~ Thom Oliver; Do mayors make a difference? In their own words… ~ Howard Elcock; Directly elected mayors: necessary but not sufficient to transform places?: The case of Liverpool ~ Nicola Headlam and Paul Hepburn; Embracing social responsibilities through local leadership: Comparing the experience of the mayors of Bristol and Liverpool ~ Nasrul Ismail; Part 2: International perspectives; The two worlds of elected mayors in the United States: What type of mayor should cities choose? ~ James H. Svara; Popular leaders or rats in the ranks?: Political leadership in Australian cities ~ Paul Burton; Directly elected mayors in New Zealand: The impact of intervening variables on enhanced governing capacity ~ Christine Cheyne; Directly elected mayors in Germany: Leadership and institutional context ~ Björn Egner; Breeding-ground for local non-partisanship, bonus for incumbents Directly elected mayors in Poland ~ Adam Gendźwiłł and Paweł Swianiewicz; Debating directly elected mayors in the Czech Republic: Political games and missing expertise? ~ Petr Jüptner; Part 3: Comparative perspectives; New and established mayoralties: Lessons for local governance in constructing new political institutions: The English and Polish cases ~ Colin Copus, Alasdair Blair, Katarzyna Szmigiel-Rawska and Michael Dadd; Directly elected mayors: a route to progressive urban leadership? ~ Robin Hambleton; Conclusions and reflections ~ David Sweeting.
£77.39
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina The Men and the Moment
Book SynopsisThe presidential election of 1968 forever changed American politics. In this character-driven narrative history, Aram Goudsouzian portrays the key transformations that played out over that dramatic year.
£20.96
The University of North Carolina Press Brutal Campaign
Book SynopsisPresents a narrative history of the 1988 US election that draws from untapped archival sources and revealing oral history interviews to uncover just how consequential this moment was for American politics. Robert Fleegler delivers an engaging review of an election that set a template for the political dynamics that define our lives to this day.Trade ReviewAcademics . . . have largely ignored the [1988 election], focusing instead on the more significant and realigning elections of 1980 and 1992. . . . Fleegler sets out to change that view, and in doing so offers an essential reassessment of the neglected contest."—Jacobin
£73.50
The University of North Carolina Press Greenwich Village 1913
Book SynopsisThe second edition of Greenwich Village, 1913: Suffrage, Labor, and the New Woman transports students into the bohemian section of New York City known as an epicentre of rebels, artists, and seekers of personal transformation.
£23.70
New York University Press Party Politics in Russia and Ukraine
Book SynopsisExamines how political parties navigate major election reforms by comparing electoral system changes in Russia and Ukraine at the same time, under different regimes In Party Politics in Russia and Ukraine, Bryon Moraski provides a window into the political landscapes of Russia and Ukraine, two countries that have clashed with each otherand struggled with their own popular revoltsin recent years. Drawing on election outcomes, party nominations, parliamentary voting, and other data, Moraski highlights how ruling parties, incumbent legislators, and others have adapted to major electoral system changes in both countries. Moraski sheds light on how authoritarian regimesand the ruling parties that support themhave used changing conditions in their countries to consolidate their power, with varying success. Exploring the swiftly changing political arena of Eastern Europe, Party Politics in Russia and Ukraine offers timely insight into the impact of elections in the twenty-first century.Trade Review"How do electoral systems shape the development of authoritarian parties? As Vladimir Putin looks to extend his rule, Bryon Moraski gives us timely and provocative insight into how authoritarian leaders seek to strengthen party systems in order to increase their own legitimacy." * Paul D’Anieri, author of Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War *
£69.70
New York University Press Let Us Vote
Book SynopsisThe fascinating tale of how a bipartisan coalition worked successfully to lower the voting ageLet Us Vote! tells the story of the multifaceted endeavor to achieve youth voting rights in the United States. Over a thirty-year period starting during World War II, Americans, old and young, Democrat and Republican, in politics and culture, built a movement for the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution, which lowered the voting age from twenty-one to eighteen in 1971. This was the last time that the United States significantly expanded voting rights. Jennifer Frost deftly illustrates how the political and social movements of the time brought together bipartisan groups to work tirelessly in pursuit of a lower voting age. In turn, she illuminates the process of achieving political change, with the convergence of top-down initiatives and bottom-up mobilization, coalition-building, and strategic flexibility. As she traces the progress toward achieving youth suffrage throughout the '60s, Frost Trade Review"Jennifer Frost’s thorough, valuable Let Us Vote! celebrates the amendment’s semicentennial by chronicling the long struggle to pass it—alongside considerations of the role of the youth vote in contemporary politics." * Foreword Reviews *"Skillfully guides the reader to different places and moments where efforts to lower the voting age gained traction. Frost successfully integrates a broad array of voices and histories, especially through her attention to the efforts of organizations like the NAACP to attack disfranchisement more broadly. This is an original history and an engaging read that will appeal to an audience beyond historians of the United States." -- Kathryn Schumaker, author of Troublemakers: Students’ Rights and Racial Justice in the Long 1960s"Jennifer Frost has produced a major contribution to our understanding of the 1960s, the history of voting rights, and constitutional change. Her recognition that the movement for the 18-year-old vote must be seen from the top down and bottom up makes for a comprehensive and illuminating history of a strangely neglected topic. In pushing back against the long pattern of neglect of this history, this book is really important." -- Robert Cohen, author of Freedom’s Orator: Mario Savio and the Radical Legacy of the 1960s"Frost explores the struggle for youth voting rights in the United States. Her comprehensive study of youth suffrage’s major players ... can be read as a case study of the laborious U.S. legislative process, set against the changing political landscape of the 1960s. Readers interested in U.S. politics will appreciate Frost’s research." * Library Journal *"Frost is unsparing with historical detail…She argues persuasively that the campaign for youth enfranchisement was made possible by and entangled with the bottom-up and top-down campaigns for ensuring African Americans’ civil and voting rights." * Choice *
£18.04
New York University Press Uncounted
Book SynopsisAn answer to the assault on voting rightscrucial reading in light of the 2024 presidential electionThe Voting Rights Act of 1965 is considered one of the most effective pieces of legislation the United States has ever passed. It enfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters, particularly in the American South, and drew attention to the problem of voter suppression. Yet in recent years there has been a continuous assault on access to the ballot box in the form of stricter voter ID requirements, meritless claims of rigged elections, and baseless accusations of voter fraud. In the past these efforts were aimed at eliminating African American voters from the rolls, and today, new laws seek to eliminate voters of color, the poor, and the elderly, groups that historically vote for the Democratic Party. Uncounted examines the phenomenon of disenfranchisement through the lens of history, race, law, and the democratic process. Gilda R. Daniels, who served as Deputy Chief in the United States DTrade Review"There is a sad sense of history's repeating itself in this focused, hard-hitting, and highly relevant work, which moves from the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965, which effectively tore down hindrances to voting in the South, to today's newly erected voter suppression tools by the states...An accessible human story of a longtime history of voter suppression." * Kirkus Reviews *"In this guide to the practice [of voter suppression] and its effects a law professor Daniels, former deputy chief in the civil rights division of the U.S. Justice Department, describes how it works and provides a road map and a call to arms for participants in what she calls the fight to vote...This book is a valuable resource for all participants in civic life." * Booklist (starred) *"Replete with documentary evidence and examples, this work sounds an alarm for any and all readers interested in reversing the damage and danger of the nondemocratic dynamic threatening truth, justice, and the fight to vote." * Library Journal *"We are blessed in this presidential election year that former Deputy Chief of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and voting rights expert Gilda R. Daniels has written the definitive book on fighting against voter suppression and the erosion of our democracy...#RequiredReading." * Ms. Magazine *"Brilliantly captures the pervasiveness of efforts to suppress the vote of minority populations in the US. Constantly metamorphosing to evade legal restraints and capitalize on new tactics, attacks on the franchise threaten the very foundation of our democracy. Uncounted is a must read for all who care about defending and strengthening our democratic system." -- Caroline Fredrickson, author of The Democracy Fix: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules, Fair Courts, and Fair Elections"An important, well-researched, and fresh perspective on the key issue of making our electoral system more free and fair. Daniels has addressed this issue from the field, from within government, from the academy, and from her personal history as a native of the South. We should all take to heart the key voices and values that take center stage in Uncounted." -- Kareem U. Crayton, Executive Director, Southern Coalition for Social Justice"Foundational for anyone committed to fighting voter suppression in the current era. Daniels offers a rigorous historical narrative rooted in lived experiences that leaves readers with an understanding of the centrality of the right to vote, and the severity of the threats to that right, in democracy today. A must read for anyone seeking to understand the status of American democracy today." -- Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law"Uncounted provides a road map to better understand the attacks on the right to vote and what strategies we need to employ to protect that right. It is an honest assessment of the roles that race and class continue to play in determining who benefits most from suppressing the vote and offers clarity on how understanding this truth is crucial to fighting back against these insidious efforts." -- Nicole M. Austin-Hillery, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch"This book offers readers the opportunity to familiarize themselves with past and present efforts to interfere with elections and the voting process. Gilda Daniels has provided a cogent, well-written roadmap through those efforts to restrict voting rights in the United States." * New York Journal of Books *"Daniels presents advocate briefs on a wide variety of issues, including redistricting, voter identification laws, felon disenfranchisement, and purging voter rolls. Fellow advocates will be heartened by her thorough argumentation." * Choice *
£66.60
University of Toronto Press The Blueprint
Book SynopsisIn this collection, J.P. Lewis and Joanna Everitt bring together a group of up-and coming-political scientists as well as senior scholars to explore the recent history of the Conservative Party of Canada, covering the pre-merger period (19932003) and both the minority and majority governments under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.Trade Review‘Highly recommended.’ -- G.A. McBeath * Choice Magazine vol 55:05:2018 *"Many books on the Harper years have the taint of polemic and hysteria. Not this one. I highly recommend it." -- Thomas M.J. Bateman * The Canadian Historical Review Vol 99:2: June 2018 *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction J.P. Lewis and Joanna Everitt Chapter 2 Ideology, Strategy, and Organization in the Conservative Party of Canada James Farney and Royce Koop Chapter 3 The Conservative Turn Among the Canadian Electorate Eric Belanger and Laura Stephenson Chapter 4 Private over public: A conservative approach to interest advocacy Nicole Goodman Chapter 5 Political Players or Partisan Pawns? Immigrants, Minorities and Conservatives in Canada Erin Tolley Chapter 6 Equality of Opportunity but not Result: Women and Federal Conservatives in Canada Melanee Thomas Chapter 7 With or Without You: Quebec, the Conservative Movement, and the Pursuit of Majority Government Kate Puddister and James Kelly Chapter 8 Protecting Private Property Regimes and 'Canadian' Territory: Conservative Approaches to Understanding and Reconciling Indigenous Claims to Land and Governance Michael McCrossan Chapter 9 The message despite the media? Conservative parties' relationship with the press Andrea Lawlor Chapter 10 Conservative with the Constitution? Moderation, Strategy, and Institutional Distrust Emmett Macfarlane Chapter 11 More Than a Terrain of Struggle: Parliament as Ideological Instrument and Objective Under Conservatism Jonathan Malloy Chapter 12 A Wolf in Wolf's Clothing: The Stephen Harper Ministry J.P. Lewis Chapter 13 Federal Feet and Provincial Pools: The Conservatives and Federalism in Canada Anna Esselment Chapter 14 Stephen Harper and the Radicalization of Canadian Foreign Policy Shaun Narine Chapter 15 Conclusion: A Moderate Turn to the Right With At Least One Enduring Consequence Peter Russell
£60.35
University of Toronto Press Electing a MegaMayor
Book SynopsisThis book offers a thorough account of the attitudes and behaviour of electors towards the 2014 Toronto Mayoral Election.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables 1. The Study of Local Elections 2. The Contenders 3. In the Thick of Things: The 2014 Campaign 4. Policy versus Personality: Correct Voting and the Outcome of the 2014 Toronto Mayoral Election 5. Understanding Ford Nation 6. A New Mayor, a New Dawn for Toronto? 7. Portrait of a Municipal Voter Epilogue Appendix I: Survey Questions Notes References
£49.50
University of Toronto Press Electing a MegaMayor
Book SynopsisElecting a Mega-Mayor represents the first-ever comprehensive, survey-based examination of a Canadian mayoral race and provides a unique, detailed account of the 2014 mayoral election in Toronto. After making the case that local elections deserve more attention from scholars of political behaviour, this book offers readers an understanding of Toronto politics at the time of the 2014 election and presents relevant background on the major candidates. It considers the importance that Torontonians attached to policy concerns and identifies the bases of support for the outgoing, scandal-ridden mayor, Rob Ford, and his brother Doug. In the penultimate chapter, the authors examine how Torontonians viewed their elected officials, and the city’s performance, two years after the election. McGregor, Moore, and Stephenson conclude with a reflection on what the analysis of the Toronto 2014 election says about voters in large cities in general and provide a short epilogue aTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables 1. The Study of Local Elections 2. The Contenders 3. In the Thick of Things: The 2014 Campaign 4. Policy versus Personality: Correct Voting and the Outcome of the 2014 Toronto Mayoral Election 5. Understanding Ford Nation 6. A New Mayor, a New Dawn for Toronto? 7. Portrait of a Municipal Voter Epilogue Appendix I: Survey Questions Notes References
£21.59
MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi Fear Hate and Victimhood How George Wallace
Book SynopsisThough separated by almost half a century, the campaigns of both George Wallace and Donald Trump broke new grounds for political partisanship and divisiveness. Andrew Stoner analyses the two candidates, their campaigns, and their speeches and activities, as well as their coverage by the media, through the lens of demagogic rhetoric.
£27.96
Cornell University Press Women Will Vote
Book SynopsisWomen Will Vote celebrates the 2017 centenary of women's right to full suffrage in New York State. Susan Goodier and Karen Pastorello highlight the activism of rural, urban, African American, Jewish, immigrant, and European American women, as well as male suffragists, both upstate and downstate, that led to the positive outcome of the 1917 referendum. Goodier and Pastorello argue that the popular nature of the women's suffrage movement in New York State and the resounding success of the referendum at the polls relaunched suffrage as a national issue. If women had failed to gain the vote in New York, Goodier and Pastorello claim, there is good reason to believe that the passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment would have been delayed. Women Will Vote makes clear how actions of New York's patchwork of suffrage advocates heralded a gigantic political, social, and legal shift in the United States. Readers will discover that although these groups did not Trade ReviewGoodier and Pastorello’s key intervention is their ability to connect suffrage activism in New York City to community efforts across the state, demonstrating that suffrage activism was not exclusive to the city. By placing New York State at the center of their work, Goodier and Pastorello are able to flesh out the movement’s nuance, widening their scope to encompass a breadth of suffrage activists and organizations, like the Jamestown Political Equality Club (1887), one of the many political coalitions for women in upstate New York. * The Gotham Center for NYC History Blog *(Starred Review) In 1917, a referendum granting women in New York State full suffrage finally passed, an accomplishment activists had been working toward since the mid-19th century. Goodier (history, State Univ. of New York, Oneonta; No Vote for Women) and Pastorello (history, Tompkins Cortland Community Coll.; The Progressives) explore the people and events that made this milestone possible. The authors primarily focus on the many who contributed to the cause of suffrage, including well-known figures such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton while also introducing readers to Max Eastman, Carrie Chapman Catt, and other equally important but lesser-known suffragists.... Goodier and Pastorello offer a thorough perspective of the long struggle for voting equality in New York—and the first step toward equal rights. VERDICT Highly recommended to those interested in women's history as well as the history of New York State. The work is particularly timely with the centennial of the successful referendum in November 2017. * Library Journal *This stellar book narrates the history of women's suffrage in New York State. Goodier (SUNY Oneonta) and Pastorello (Tompkins Cortland Community College) present new information on the seven-decade struggle that culminated in the passing of the New York State referendum granting women—except Native American women—full suffrage. * Choice *Susan Goodier and Karen Pastorello's Women Will Vote is an important book for anyone interested in the history of New York, gender, or social movements more broadly. In this meticulously researched and engagingly written monograph, Goodier and Pastorello set out to explain how women in New York worked from the 1840s to the 1910s to convince male voters and legislators to support woman suffrage, finally succeeding with a popular referendum in 1917. By adopting a statewide frame, the authors are able to trace out the loosely organized networks that connected New York City to rural towns and villages, while bringing elite women into conversation with factory workers and farmers. Indeed, a major contribution of this book is to demonstrate that a mass movement can be built from fluid and shifting coalitions and that a common goal can unite those who agree on little else. * New York History *The book makes good use of letters and personal papers in general—and I found especially useful the papers and oral history of Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon, who volunteered with the National American Woman Suffrage Association after graduating from college, was invited to speak at a conference, attended a brief training session, and eventually became a paid organizer, working first in Buffalo and later in Auburn. In Buffalo she worked with labor groups in Polish and Italian neighborhoods and attended Parent-Teacher Association and union meetings. * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Timeline Introduction 1. Tenuous Ties 2. "Ruffling the Somewhat Calm Comain" 3. The Quest for Industrial Citizenship 4. A Fundamental Component 5. Persuading the "Male Preserve" 6. Radicalism and Spectacle 7. The Great Interruption 8. Rising from the Ashes of Defeat Conclusion Appendixes Notes Bibliography Index
£22.79
Cornell University Press Why American Elections Are Flawed And How to Fix
Book SynopsisThe flaws in the American electoral process have become increasingly apparent in recent years. The contemporary tipping point in public awareness occurred during the 2000 election count, and concern deepened due to several major problems observed in the 2016 campaign, worsening party polarization, and corroding public trust in the legitimacy of the outcome.To gather evidence about the quality of elections around the world, in 2012 the Electoral Integrity Project (EIP) was established as an independent research project based at Harvard and Sydney universities. The results show that experts rated American elections as the worst among all Western democracies. Without reform, these problems risk damaging the legitimacy of American electionsfurther weakening public confidence in political parties, Congress, and the U.S. government, depressing voter turnout, and exacerbating the risks of mass protests.Why American Elections Are Flawed describes several major challenges observed durTable of ContentsIntroductionI: Challenges of Electoral Integrity during the 2016 US ElectionsII: Measuring Electoral IntegrityIII: Comparing Electoral Integrity within and across StatesIV: What Is to Be Done?Conclusions and Recommendations
£6.64
Cornell University Press The Public Mapping Project
Book SynopsisThe Laurence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal is an initiative of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Pennsylvania State University. It annually recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce exceptional innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the world.Micah Altman and Michael P. McDonald unveil the Public Mapping Project, which developed DistrictBuilder, an open-source software redistricting application designed to give the public transparent, accessible, and easy-to-use online mapping tools. As they show, the goal is for all citizens to have access to the same information that legislators use when drawing congressional mapsand use that data to create maps of their own.Thanks to generous funding from The Pennsylvania State University, the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other repositories.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. A History of Public Mapping 3. Planning for Public Mapping 4. DistrictBuilder 5. Public Mapping and Redistricting Reform Notes About the Authors
£6.64
Cornell University Press The CommanderinChief Test
Book SynopsisIn The Commander-in-Chief Test, Jeffrey A. Friedman offers a fresh explanation for why Americans are often frustrated by the cost and scope of US foreign policyand how we can fix that for the future.Americans frequently criticize US foreign policy for being overly costly and excessively militaristic. With its rising defense budgets and open-ended forever wars, US foreign policy often appears disconnected from public opinion, reflecting the views of elites and special interests rather than the attitudes of ordinary citizens.The Commander-in-Chief Test argues that this conventional wisdom underestimates the role public opinion plays in shaping foreign policy. Voters may prefer to elect leaders who share their policy views, but they prioritize selecting presidents who seem to have the right personal attributes to be an effective commander in chief. Leaders then use hawkish foreign policies as tools for showing that they are tough enough
£29.45
Stanford University Press Dynasties and Democracy: The Inherited Incumbency
Book SynopsisAlthough democracy is, in principle, the antithesis of dynastic rule, families with multiple members in elective office continue to be common around the world. In most democracies, the proportion of such "democratic dynasties" declines over time, and rarely exceeds ten percent of all legislators. Japan is a startling exception, with over a quarter of all legislators in recent years being dynastic. In Dynasties and Democracy, Daniel M. Smith sets out to explain when and why dynasties persist in democracies, and why their numbers are only now beginning to wane in Japan—questions that have long perplexed regional experts. Smith introduces a compelling comparative theory to explain variation in the presence of dynasties across democracies and political parties. Drawing on extensive legislator-level data from twelve democracies and detailed candidate-level data from Japan, he examines the inherited advantage that members of dynasties reap throughout their political careers—from candidate selection, to election, to promotion into cabinet. Smith shows how the nature and extent of this advantage, as well as its consequences for representation, vary significantly with the institutional context of electoral rules and features of party organization. His findings extend far beyond Japan, shedding light on the causes and consequences of dynastic politics for democracies around the world.Trade Review"Daniel Smith's Dynasties and Democracy is a triumph of expositional clarity and measurement. It is hard to think of a sharper evaluation of the effects of political institutions on the quality and nature of democratic competition." -- Frances McCall Rosenbluth * Yale University *"Smith's book on dynastic politicians in Japan is a gem. He firmly and usefully places Japan into the comparative context through extensive presentation and analysis of data in other countries. His analysis will become the standard explanation for dynastic politicians in Japan. The prolific anecdotes and illustrations will also make this book appealing in classrooms." -- Robert J. Pekkanen * University of Washington *"As E. E. Schattschneider put it, 'he who can make the nominations is the owner of the party.' Dynasties and Democracy investigates parties in which such 'ownership' is effectively inheritable, giving rise to political family dynasties. It provides both a fascinating comparative study of nominations and the most compelling analysis to date of democratic dynasties." -- Gary W. Cox * Stanford University *"This deep dive into the phenomenon of democratic electoral dynasties is a valuable contribution to the comparative politics literature, not the least because the author makes good use of comparable findings from the Philippines and established democracies beyond Asia, such as the US, Ireland, and Israel. The puzzle presented by the high rate of such dynasties in the Japanese Diet by comparison with other liberal democracies and their implications for governing tie together the book's narrative and empirical findings....Recommended." -- J.C. Hickman * CHOICE *"Finding the right balance between a deep understanding of a given context and a broader perspective on political phenomena is difficult. There is no doubt that Daniel M. Smith succeeds in his book...This is part of a much broader comparative endeavour that has the potential to reinvent the study of institutionalized political actors. Some scholars are better than others at maximizing the output from such data and Smith is among the best." -- Marc André Bodet * Cahiers d'études africaines *"Daniel Smith demonstrates that political institutions, especially electoral systems and candidate selection procedures, influence the dominance of political dynasties in Japan, thereby countering the view that the dominance is merely a reflection of Japan's indigenous traditions and culture.Smith tests the fascinating hypothesis persuasively by using extensive data and sophisticated methods and paints a vivid picture of the reality of Japanese politics." -- Yosuke Sunahara * Japanese Journal of Political Science *"Utilizing mixed methods and exploring multiple dimensions of the subject, Smith successfully lays out a comprehensive and in-depth study of democratic dynasties....[The] findings of this book are valuable not just for those who study Japanese politics but also for those who are interested in politics in other areas as well." -- Hironori Sasada * Japanese Studies *"[Few] studies have sought to understand the wide variation in dynastic politicians across democracies over time. Dynasties and Democracy offers a comprehensive answer to this question....certainly a key referent for future work to understand the existence of dynasties in democracies." -- Carlos Velasco Rivera * Political Science Quarterly *"Anyone with any questions about hereditary politicians and the implications of this phenomenon for democracy and politics would be well served to study this book. Not only is the list of questions addressed comprehensive, Smith also comes at every question with a wealth of data, not just data about Japanese elections and politicians (around which much of the book is based), but also data about comparable countries that have high frequencies of hereditary politicians." -- Ray Christensen * Party Politics *"[The] most compelling analysis to date of dynasties in democracies in general, and in Japan's 'land of the rising sons' in particular....required reading for anyone interested in democratic politics more broadly and in the puzzle of political dynasties in democracies." -- Matthew Carlson * Perspectives on Politics *"Dynasties and Democracy is destined to be on the syllabi of Japanese politics courses for many years to come, and indeed it hould also be required reading for all students of electoral politics. Smith lays out his sophisticated theoretical project with ease while helping us see the people and institutions that populate the world of Japanese politics. Dynasties and Democracy is political science at its very best, and Smith one of the field's sharpest voices." -- Sheila A. Smith * The Journal of Asian Studies *"Dynasties and Democracy gives a valuable and detailed look into the puzzling phenomenon of legacy politics in Japan while placing Japan's experience in comparative context. It is a data-rich, thoroughly researched, and accessibly written book....An invaluable resource for scholars of Japanese and comparative electoral and party politics." -- Mary Alice Haddad * Monumenta Nipponica *"Smith's book can be credited with taking a markedly different approach to the topic of second-generation Diet members, one that is innovative....[This] book deserves to be seen as an outstanding work of scholarship." -- Satoshi Machidori * Social Science Japan Journal *"[One] of the most fully researched studies of Japanese politics to appear in recent years....[This] book should be recommended as a powerful study of dynastic politics in Japan and a valuable contribution to the understanding of political dynasties more generally. It should be on any reading list in courses on Japanese politics and comparative courses on parliamentary democracy." -- Arthur Stockwin * Journal of Japanese Studies *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Introduction: Dynasties in Democracies chapter abstractThis chapter introduces the puzzle of "democratic dynasties" and Japan's unusually high level of dynastic politics compared to other democracies. The chapter briefly reviews the existing explanations for the causes of dynastic politics, and then summarizes the new theoretical argument that is offered in the book, as well as the background context of the case of Japan and the research design used to test the argument. Finally, the chapter discusses the potential positive and negative consequences of democratic dynasties and provides an outline of the book's remaining chapters. 2Putting Japan into Comparative Perspective chapter abstractThis chapter gives a descriptive overview of the empirical record using the book's two original data sets. The first aim is to situate the case of Japan in a broader comparative context and highlight some of the puzzles in the aggregate variation in dynastic politics across countries, parties, and time. The second aim is to explore the empirical patterns in Japan in order to establish that these patterns provide insufficient insight into the sources of Japan's high level of dynastic politics. There are few differences between legacy candidates and non-legacy candidates in terms of personal characteristics, experience, education, or background—apart from their legacy ties—which might explain their greater electoral success. The third aim is to demonstrate that alternative theories based on history or culture do not provide credible explanations for the empirical differences between Japan and other democracies. 3A Comparative Theory of Dynastic Candidate Selection chapter abstractThis chapter introduces a comparative theory of dynastic candidate selection based on a framework of supply and demand within the institutional contexts of electoral systems and candidate selection methods. On the supply side, incumbents who serve longer terms in office, and who are themselves part of an existing dynasty, will be more likely to have family members who select into politics. However, relative demand for their potential successors will be higher where electoral institutions generate candidate-centered elections, and in parties where candidate selection processes are exclusive and decentralized, leaving much of the decision up to local party actors—in Japan's case, primarily the support groups of exiting candidates. Demand for legacy candidates should also be higher in parties with weak organizational linkages to groups in civil society and when the previous incumbent dies in office. Comparative evidence is presented in support of the theory. 4Selection: From Family Business to Party Priority chapter abstractThis chapter examines dynastic candidate selection in Japan under the single nontransferable vote (SNTV) electoral system and the changes that have occurred since the adoption of a mixed-member majoritarian (MMM) system, which combines first-past-the-post and closed-list proportional representation. Dynasties under SNTV were more common in larger, decentralized parties—especially the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The MMM system shifted the focus of elections from candidates to parties. Subsequent party reforms within the LDP have expanded the pool of candidates and placed greater control over nominations with national-level party leaders, who have selected a more diverse range of candidates. Legacy candidates are still nominated, but recently, only the most powerful and longest-serving incumbents are likely to be succeeded in politics by a family member. This suggests that demand-side incentives have changed, leaving mainly supply-side incentives to explain the continued persistence of dynastic politics. 5Election: The Inherited Incumbency Advantage chapter abstractThis chapter explores the inherited incumbency advantage in elections, the mechanisms behind the advantage, and how it differs in the prereform and postreform electoral environments of Japan. New legacy candidates are decidedly advantaged over non-legacy candidates in both SNTV and FPTP elections. However, there is also a selection effect in terms of where legacy candidates emerge. In the prereform period, legacy candidates followed strong incumbents, whose exit freed up votes and encouraged the entry of competitive challengers. In the postreform period, legacy candidates are most likely to get nominated in party strongholds where any new candidate might be similarly successful, and challengers tend to be weaker. Evidence from traditional surveys and a conjoint survey experiment suggests that voters in Japan do not like the idea of dynasties in the abstract sense, even as they continue to elect specific legacy candidates in their own local districts. 6Promotion: Dynastic Dominance in the Cabinet chapter abstractThis chapter evaluates the advantage of dynastic ties in promotion to cabinet. Before 1970, legacy members of parliament—particularly those whose predecessors had served in cabinet—were overrepresented in most cabinets. From 1970 to 1993, seniority rule and factional balancing functioned as informal institutions constraining the choices of LDP prime ministers, and legacy MPs enjoyed no apparent advantage. In the years since electoral reform, legacy MPs are again dramatically overrepresented in LDP cabinets. For those whose predecessors never served in cabinet, this advantage is due in large part to seniority. Legacy MPs with a family history in the cabinet, conversely, enjoy a significant advantage in promotion that cannot be explained simply by seniority. It is likely that the relatives of former cabinet ministers benefit from internal party networks or other informational advantages within the party. The advantage of cabinet legacies is evident in several of the comparative country cases. 7The Consequences of Dynastic Politics for Representation chapter abstractThis chapter considers several potential downstream effects of dynastic politics on the functioning of democracy and the quality of representation, including effects on gender representation, the representational style of candidates, and legislative behavior. There is a clear pattern across democracies and in Japan of a gender bias in dynastic politics. However, this bias tends to decrease over time. An analysis of the policy content of candidate manifestos suggests that dynasties provide some continuity in representation for voters, which may be part of their appeal. There is less evidence that legacy MPs are any more active in the legislature than non-legacy MPs. Although cabinet legacies tend to speak more in plenary sessions of the Diet since electoral reform, there are no other obvious differences in the legislative activity of legacy and non-legacy MPs. 8Conclusion: Family Fiefdoms and Party Politics chapter abstractThis chapter concludes the book by drawing together the key empirical findings and reflecting on the lessons that Japan's experience with dynastic politics might hold for other democracies, such as India and the Philippines, where dynasties have been viewed as a growing problem in recent years, and Ireland, where politics is still in many ways a family affair. The key challenge is how to transform party organizations from decentralized cadres of local notables into coherent vehicles for programmatic policies. The experience of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, viewed through the lens of dynastic politics, sheds important light on the possibilities and challenges involved in institutional design and reform.
£86.40
Stanford University Press Dynasties and Democracy: The Inherited Incumbency
Book SynopsisAlthough democracy is, in principle, the antithesis of dynastic rule, families with multiple members in elective office continue to be common around the world. In most democracies, the proportion of such "democratic dynasties" declines over time, and rarely exceeds ten percent of all legislators. Japan is a startling exception, with over a quarter of all legislators in recent years being dynastic. In Dynasties and Democracy, Daniel M. Smith sets out to explain when and why dynasties persist in democracies, and why their numbers are only now beginning to wane in Japan—questions that have long perplexed regional experts. Smith introduces a compelling comparative theory to explain variation in the presence of dynasties across democracies and political parties. Drawing on extensive legislator-level data from twelve democracies and detailed candidate-level data from Japan, he examines the inherited advantage that members of dynasties reap throughout their political careers—from candidate selection, to election, to promotion into cabinet. Smith shows how the nature and extent of this advantage, as well as its consequences for representation, vary significantly with the institutional context of electoral rules and features of party organization. His findings extend far beyond Japan, shedding light on the causes and consequences of dynastic politics for democracies around the world.Trade Review"Daniel Smith's Dynasties and Democracy is a triumph of expositional clarity and measurement. It is hard to think of a sharper evaluation of the effects of political institutions on the quality and nature of democratic competition." -- Frances McCall Rosenbluth * Yale University *"Smith's book on dynastic politicians in Japan is a gem. He firmly and usefully places Japan into the comparative context through extensive presentation and analysis of data in other countries. His analysis will become the standard explanation for dynastic politicians in Japan. The prolific anecdotes and illustrations will also make this book appealing in classrooms." -- Robert J. Pekkanen * University of Washington *"As E. E. Schattschneider put it, 'he who can make the nominations is the owner of the party.' Dynasties and Democracy investigates parties in which such 'ownership' is effectively inheritable, giving rise to political family dynasties. It provides both a fascinating comparative study of nominations and the most compelling analysis to date of democratic dynasties." -- Gary W. Cox * Stanford University *"This deep dive into the phenomenon of democratic electoral dynasties is a valuable contribution to the comparative politics literature, not the least because the author makes good use of comparable findings from the Philippines and established democracies beyond Asia, such as the US, Ireland, and Israel. The puzzle presented by the high rate of such dynasties in the Japanese Diet by comparison with other liberal democracies and their implications for governing tie together the book's narrative and empirical findings....Recommended." -- J.C. Hickman * CHOICE *"Finding the right balance between a deep understanding of a given context and a broader perspective on political phenomena is difficult. There is no doubt that Daniel M. Smith succeeds in his book...This is part of a much broader comparative endeavour that has the potential to reinvent the study of institutionalized political actors. Some scholars are better than others at maximizing the output from such data and Smith is among the best." -- Marc André Bodet * Cahiers d'études africaines *"Daniel Smith demonstrates that political institutions, especially electoral systems and candidate selection procedures, influence the dominance of political dynasties in Japan, thereby countering the view that the dominance is merely a reflection of Japan's indigenous traditions and culture.Smith tests the fascinating hypothesis persuasively by using extensive data and sophisticated methods and paints a vivid picture of the reality of Japanese politics." -- Yosuke Sunahara * Japanese Journal of Political Science *"Utilizing mixed methods and exploring multiple dimensions of the subject, Smith successfully lays out a comprehensive and in-depth study of democratic dynasties....[The] findings of this book are valuable not just for those who study Japanese politics but also for those who are interested in politics in other areas as well." -- Hironori Sasada * Japanese Studies *"[Few] studies have sought to understand the wide variation in dynastic politicians across democracies over time. Dynasties and Democracy offers a comprehensive answer to this question....certainly a key referent for future work to understand the existence of dynasties in democracies." -- Carlos Velasco Rivera * Political Science Quarterly *"Anyone with any questions about hereditary politicians and the implications of this phenomenon for democracy and politics would be well served to study this book. Not only is the list of questions addressed comprehensive, Smith also comes at every question with a wealth of data, not just data about Japanese elections and politicians (around which much of the book is based), but also data about comparable countries that have high frequencies of hereditary politicians." -- Ray Christensen * Party Politics *"[The] most compelling analysis to date of dynasties in democracies in general, and in Japan's 'land of the rising sons' in particular....required reading for anyone interested in democratic politics more broadly and in the puzzle of political dynasties in democracies." -- Matthew Carlson * Perspectives on Politics *"Dynasties and Democracy is destined to be on the syllabi of Japanese politics courses for many years to come, and indeed it hould also be required reading for all students of electoral politics. Smith lays out his sophisticated theoretical project with ease while helping us see the people and institutions that populate the world of Japanese politics. Dynasties and Democracy is political science at its very best, and Smith one of the field's sharpest voices." -- Sheila A. Smith * The Journal of Asian Studies *"Dynasties and Democracy gives a valuable and detailed look into the puzzling phenomenon of legacy politics in Japan while placing Japan's experience in comparative context. It is a data-rich, thoroughly researched, and accessibly written book....An invaluable resource for scholars of Japanese and comparative electoral and party politics." -- Mary Alice Haddad * Monumenta Nipponica *"Smith's book can be credited with taking a markedly different approach to the topic of second-generation Diet members, one that is innovative....[This] book deserves to be seen as an outstanding work of scholarship." -- Satoshi Machidori * Social Science Japan Journal *"[One] of the most fully researched studies of Japanese politics to appear in recent years....[This] book should be recommended as a powerful study of dynastic politics in Japan and a valuable contribution to the understanding of political dynasties more generally. It should be on any reading list in courses on Japanese politics and comparative courses on parliamentary democracy." -- Arthur Stockwin * Journal of Japanese Studies *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Introduction: Dynasties in Democracies chapter abstractThis chapter introduces the puzzle of "democratic dynasties" and Japan's unusually high level of dynastic politics compared to other democracies. The chapter briefly reviews the existing explanations for the causes of dynastic politics, and then summarizes the new theoretical argument that is offered in the book, as well as the background context of the case of Japan and the research design used to test the argument. Finally, the chapter discusses the potential positive and negative consequences of democratic dynasties and provides an outline of the book's remaining chapters. 2Putting Japan into Comparative Perspective chapter abstractThis chapter gives a descriptive overview of the empirical record using the book's two original data sets. The first aim is to situate the case of Japan in a broader comparative context and highlight some of the puzzles in the aggregate variation in dynastic politics across countries, parties, and time. The second aim is to explore the empirical patterns in Japan in order to establish that these patterns provide insufficient insight into the sources of Japan's high level of dynastic politics. There are few differences between legacy candidates and non-legacy candidates in terms of personal characteristics, experience, education, or background—apart from their legacy ties—which might explain their greater electoral success. The third aim is to demonstrate that alternative theories based on history or culture do not provide credible explanations for the empirical differences between Japan and other democracies. 3A Comparative Theory of Dynastic Candidate Selection chapter abstractThis chapter introduces a comparative theory of dynastic candidate selection based on a framework of supply and demand within the institutional contexts of electoral systems and candidate selection methods. On the supply side, incumbents who serve longer terms in office, and who are themselves part of an existing dynasty, will be more likely to have family members who select into politics. However, relative demand for their potential successors will be higher where electoral institutions generate candidate-centered elections, and in parties where candidate selection processes are exclusive and decentralized, leaving much of the decision up to local party actors—in Japan's case, primarily the support groups of exiting candidates. Demand for legacy candidates should also be higher in parties with weak organizational linkages to groups in civil society and when the previous incumbent dies in office. Comparative evidence is presented in support of the theory. 4Selection: From Family Business to Party Priority chapter abstractThis chapter examines dynastic candidate selection in Japan under the single nontransferable vote (SNTV) electoral system and the changes that have occurred since the adoption of a mixed-member majoritarian (MMM) system, which combines first-past-the-post and closed-list proportional representation. Dynasties under SNTV were more common in larger, decentralized parties—especially the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The MMM system shifted the focus of elections from candidates to parties. Subsequent party reforms within the LDP have expanded the pool of candidates and placed greater control over nominations with national-level party leaders, who have selected a more diverse range of candidates. Legacy candidates are still nominated, but recently, only the most powerful and longest-serving incumbents are likely to be succeeded in politics by a family member. This suggests that demand-side incentives have changed, leaving mainly supply-side incentives to explain the continued persistence of dynastic politics. 5Election: The Inherited Incumbency Advantage chapter abstractThis chapter explores the inherited incumbency advantage in elections, the mechanisms behind the advantage, and how it differs in the prereform and postreform electoral environments of Japan. New legacy candidates are decidedly advantaged over non-legacy candidates in both SNTV and FPTP elections. However, there is also a selection effect in terms of where legacy candidates emerge. In the prereform period, legacy candidates followed strong incumbents, whose exit freed up votes and encouraged the entry of competitive challengers. In the postreform period, legacy candidates are most likely to get nominated in party strongholds where any new candidate might be similarly successful, and challengers tend to be weaker. Evidence from traditional surveys and a conjoint survey experiment suggests that voters in Japan do not like the idea of dynasties in the abstract sense, even as they continue to elect specific legacy candidates in their own local districts. 6Promotion: Dynastic Dominance in the Cabinet chapter abstractThis chapter evaluates the advantage of dynastic ties in promotion to cabinet. Before 1970, legacy members of parliament—particularly those whose predecessors had served in cabinet—were overrepresented in most cabinets. From 1970 to 1993, seniority rule and factional balancing functioned as informal institutions constraining the choices of LDP prime ministers, and legacy MPs enjoyed no apparent advantage. In the years since electoral reform, legacy MPs are again dramatically overrepresented in LDP cabinets. For those whose predecessors never served in cabinet, this advantage is due in large part to seniority. Legacy MPs with a family history in the cabinet, conversely, enjoy a significant advantage in promotion that cannot be explained simply by seniority. It is likely that the relatives of former cabinet ministers benefit from internal party networks or other informational advantages within the party. The advantage of cabinet legacies is evident in several of the comparative country cases. 7The Consequences of Dynastic Politics for Representation chapter abstractThis chapter considers several potential downstream effects of dynastic politics on the functioning of democracy and the quality of representation, including effects on gender representation, the representational style of candidates, and legislative behavior. There is a clear pattern across democracies and in Japan of a gender bias in dynastic politics. However, this bias tends to decrease over time. An analysis of the policy content of candidate manifestos suggests that dynasties provide some continuity in representation for voters, which may be part of their appeal. There is less evidence that legacy MPs are any more active in the legislature than non-legacy MPs. Although cabinet legacies tend to speak more in plenary sessions of the Diet since electoral reform, there are no other obvious differences in the legislative activity of legacy and non-legacy MPs. 8Conclusion: Family Fiefdoms and Party Politics chapter abstractThis chapter concludes the book by drawing together the key empirical findings and reflecting on the lessons that Japan's experience with dynastic politics might hold for other democracies, such as India and the Philippines, where dynasties have been viewed as a growing problem in recent years, and Ireland, where politics is still in many ways a family affair. The key challenge is how to transform party organizations from decentralized cadres of local notables into coherent vehicles for programmatic policies. The experience of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, viewed through the lens of dynastic politics, sheds important light on the possibilities and challenges involved in institutional design and reform.
£23.39
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Why Bother With Elections?
Book SynopsisWith the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a "crisis of democracy", the value of elections as a method for selecting by whom and how we are governed is being questioned. What are the virtues and weaknesses of elections? Are there limitations to what they can realistically achieve? In this deeply informed book world-renowned democratic theorist Adam Przeworski offers a warts-and-all analysis of elections and the ways in which they affect our lives. Elections, he argues, are inherently imperfect but they remain the least bad way of choosing our rulers. According to Przeworski, the greatest value of elections, by itself sufficient to cherish them, is that they process whatever conflicts may arise in society in a way that maintains relative liberty and peace. Whether they succeed in doing so in today's turbulent political climate remains to be seen.Trade Review"A fascinating analysis of how elections work and their impact on politics. Covering the 'nitty gritty' of who gets to vote, who stands and who gets elected through to major questions about whether elections reduce economic inequality and civil conflict, Adam Przeworski brilliantly combines historical narrative, normative theory and statistics to provide a thoughtful, insightful and highly engaging read."Stephen Fisher, University of Oxford"No one alive knows more about elections than Adam Przeworski or understands better what is at stake in them. This little book distills the hard won political wisdom of a lifetime. It could scarcely be more timely." John Dunn, University of Cambridge"Why Bother with Elections? is vintage Przeworski. Brutally realistic about what we can expect from competitive elections, yet nonetheless inspiring about their value, this book offers one of the most eloquent defences I have seen of the advantages of majoritarianism over the separation-of-powers system that many Americans regard as the bedrock of good governance." Ian Shapiro, Yale UniversityTable of Contents Contents Preface Introduction Part I How Elections Work 1 The Idea of Electing Governments 2 Protecting Property 3 Jockeying for Partisan Advantage 4 Conclusion: What Is Inherent in Elections? Part II What Elections Achieve and What Not Introduction 5 Rationality 6 Representation, Accountability, and Control over Governments 7 Economic Performance 8 Economic and Social Equality 9 Civil Peace 10 Conclusions Suggested Readings References
£39.42
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Why Bother With Elections?
Book SynopsisWith the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a "crisis of democracy", the value of elections as a method for selecting by whom and how we are governed is being questioned. What are the virtues and weaknesses of elections? Are there limitations to what they can realistically achieve? In this deeply informed book world-renowned democratic theorist Adam Przeworski offers a warts-and-all analysis of elections and the ways in which they affect our lives. Elections, he argues, are inherently imperfect but they remain the least bad way of choosing our rulers. According to Przeworski, the greatest value of elections, by itself sufficient to cherish them, is that they process whatever conflicts may arise in society in a way that maintains relative liberty and peace. Whether they succeed in doing so in today's turbulent political climate remains to be seen.Trade Review"A fascinating analysis of how elections work and their impact on politics. Covering the 'nitty gritty' of who gets to vote, who stands and who gets elected through to major questions about whether elections reduce economic inequality and civil conflict, Adam Przeworski brilliantly combines historical narrative, normative theory and statistics to provide a thoughtful, insightful and highly engaging read."Stephen Fisher, University of Oxford"No one alive knows more about elections than Adam Przeworski or understands better what is at stake in them. This little book distills the hard won political wisdom of a lifetime. It could scarcely be more timely." John Dunn, University of Cambridge"Why Bother with Elections? is vintage Przeworski. Brutally realistic about what we can expect from competitive elections, yet nonetheless inspiring about their value, this book offers one of the most eloquent defences I have seen of the advantages of majoritarianism over the separation-of-powers system that many Americans regard as the bedrock of good governance." Ian Shapiro, Yale UniversityTable of Contents Contents Preface Introduction Part I How Elections Work 1 The Idea of Electing Governments 2 Protecting Property 3 Jockeying for Partisan Advantage 4 Conclusion: What Is Inherent in Elections? Part II What Elections Achieve and What Not Introduction 5 Rationality 6 Representation, Accountability, and Control over Governments 7 Economic Performance 8 Economic and Social Equality 9 Civil Peace 10 Conclusions Suggested Readings References
£14.99
Temple University Press,U.S. Dollars and Votes: How Business Campaign
Book SynopsisRecent scandals, including questionable fun-raising tactics by the current administration, have brought campaign finance reform into the forefront of the news and the public consciousness. Dollars and Votes goes beyond the partial, often misleading, news stories and official records to explain how our campaign system operates. The authors conducted thorough interviews with corporate \u0022government relations\u0022 officials about what they do and why they do it. The results provide some of the most damning evidence imaginable. What donors, especially business donors, expect for their money is \u0022access\u0022 and access means a lot more than a chance to meet and talk. They count on secret behind-the-scenes deals, like a tax provision that applies only to a \u0022corporation incorporated on June 13, 1917, which has its principal place of business in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.\u0022 After a deal is worked out behind closed doors, one executive explains, \u0022it doesn't much matter how people vote afterwards.\u0022 Ordinary contributions give access to Congress; megabuck \u0022soft money\u0022 contributions ensure access to the President and top leaders. The striking truth revealed by these authors is that half the soft money comes from fewer than five hundred big donors, and that most contributions come, directly or indirectly, from business. Reform is possible, they argue, by turning away from the temptation of looking at specific scandals and developing a new system that removes the influence of big money campaign contributors.Trade Review"This is quite simply the best book ever written about campaign finance in America. The extensive interviews with corporate government relations people that form the main evidential basis of the book are stunning in their candor and what they reveal about corporate intentions. No journalist or social scientist will be able to talk about campaign finance in the future without coming to terms with this splendid book." -Edward S. Greenberg, Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder "Clawson et al, redefine the campaign finance reform debate with Clean Money Campaign Reform-the sweeping solution raging through the states. If anyone doubts its potential as federal reform, they must read the arguments for it in this book. No thinking person can be against it." -Ellen S. Miller, Executive Director, Public Campaign "Indispensable for engaged citizens and serious analysts. Virtually every federal Government issue deeply affecting people's lives is not damagingly skewed by the way big special-interest election money dominates our politics. Understanding just how dollars currently beat voters is the needed first step toward mobilizing forces for change and toward restoring American democracy." -Paul Wellstone, U.S. Senator "This is the definitive study of the growing importance of business money in contemporary electoral politics. Clawson, Neustadt and Weller put to rest the obfuscations that have prevented effective reform. As Lincoln Steffens showed for machine politics, they demonstrate that the problem is rooted in the deep pockets of a business community that systematically seeks to dominate our political system." -Frances Fox Piven, author of Regulating the Poor "This is something extremely rare, a book that is up-to-date and a major contribution to political sociology. Anyone who cares about the future of democracy should read this book and contend with its arguments." -Fred Block, Sociology, University of California, Davis "This sharply critical and well-researched diatribe on the evils of Political Action Committees (PACS) leaves readers with a clearly defined battle line between business and government." -ForeWord "The authors interview dozens of corporate officials who candidly-and often amusingly-describe their dollars at work." -SierraTable of ContentsCONTENTS Preface 1 Follow the Money 2 Gifts: Networks of Obligation 3 Access: Loopholes as a System 4 Soft Money and the Pay-per-View Presidency 5 Ideology and Political Shifts 6 PACs Running in Packs 7 Scandal or System? Notes Index
£58.40
Temple University Press,U.S. Dollars And Votes
Book SynopsisRecent scandals, including questionable fun-raising tactics by the current administration, have brought campaign finance reform into the forefront of the news and the public consciousness. Dollars and Votes goes beyond the partial, often misleading, news stories and official records to explain how our campaign system operates. The authors conducted thorough interviews with corporate \u0022government relations\u0022 officials about what they do and why they do it. The results provide some of the most damning evidence imaginable. What donors, especially business donors, expect for their money is \u0022access\u0022 and access means a lot more than a chance to meet and talk. They count on secret behind-the-scenes deals, like a tax provision that applies only to a \u0022corporation incorporated on June 13, 1917, which has its principal place of business in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.\u0022 After a deal is worked out behind closed doors, one executive explains, \u0022it doesn't much matter how people vote afterwards.\u0022 Ordinary contributions give access to Congress; megabuck \u0022soft money\u0022 contributions ensure access to the President and top leaders. The striking truth revealed by these authors is that half the soft money comes from fewer than five hundred big donors, and that most contributions come, directly or indirectly, from business. Reform is possible, they argue, by turning away from the temptation of looking at specific scandals and developing a new system that removes the influence of big money campaign contributors.Trade Review"This is quite simply the best book ever written about campaign finance in America. The extensive interviews with corporate government relations people that form the main evidential basis of the book are stunning in their candor and what they reveal about corporate intentions. No journalist or social scientist will be able to talk about campaign finance in the future without coming to terms with this splendid book." -Edward S. Greenberg, Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder "Clawson et al, redefine the campaign finance reform debate with Clean Money Campaign Reform-the sweeping solution raging through the states. If anyone doubts its potential as federal reform, they must read the arguments for it in this book. No thinking person can be against it." -Ellen S. Miller, Executive Director, Public Campaign "Indispensable for engaged citizens and serious analysts. Virtually every federal Government issue deeply affecting people's lives is not damagingly skewed by the way big special-interest election money dominates our politics. Understanding just how dollars currently beat voters is the needed first step toward mobilizing forces for change and toward restoring American democracy." -Paul Wellstone, U.S. Senator "This is the definitive study of the growing importance of business money in contemporary electoral politics. Clawson, Neustadt and Weller put to rest the obfuscations that have prevented effective reform. As Lincoln Steffens showed for machine politics, they demonstrate that the problem is rooted in the deep pockets of a business community that systematically seeks to dominate our political system." -Frances Fox Piven, author of Regulating the Poor "This is something extremely rare, a book that is up-to-date and a major contribution to political sociology. Anyone who cares about the future of democracy should read this book and contend with its arguments." -Fred Block, Sociology, University of California, Davis "This sharply critical and well-researched diatribe on the evils of Political Action Committees (PACS) leaves readers with a clearly defined battle line between business and government." -ForeWord "The authors interview dozens of corporate officials who candidly-and often amusingly-describe their dollars at work." -SierraTable of ContentsCONTENTS Preface 1 Follow the Money 2 Gifts: Networks of Obligation 3 Access: Loopholes as a System 4 Soft Money and the Pay-per-View Presidency 5 Ideology and Political Shifts 6 PACs Running in Packs 7 Scandal or System? Notes Index
£25.19
Centre for the Study of Language & Information Broken Ballots: Will Your Vote Count?
Book SynopsisFor many of us, the presidential election of 2000 was a wake-up call. The controversy following the vote count led to demands for election reform. But the new voting systems that were subsequently introduced to the market have serious security flaws, and many are confusing and difficult to use. Moreover, legislation has not kept up with the constantly evolving voting technology, leaving little to no legal recourse when votes are improperly counted. How did we come to acquire the complex technology we now depend on to count votes? Douglas W. Jones and Barbara Simons probe this question, along with public policy and regulatory issues raised by our voting technologies. "Broken Ballots" is a thorough and incisive analysis of the current voting climate and it approaches American elections from technological, legal, and historical perspectives. The authors examine the ways Americans vote today, gauging how inaccurate, unreliable, and insecure our voting systems are. An important book for election administrators, political scientists, and students of government and technology policy, "Broken Ballots" is also a vital tool for any voting American.
£22.50
Boydell & Brewer Ltd Nasty Women and Bad Hombres: Gender and Race in
Book SynopsisA look at how Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and American voters invoked ideas of gender and race in the fiercely contested 2016 US presidential election Gender and racial politics were at the center of the 2016 US presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The election was historic because Clinton was the first woman nominated by a major political party for thepresidency. Yet it was also historic in its generation of sustained reflection on the past. Clinton's campaign linked her with suffragist struggles--represented perhaps most poignantly by the parade of visitors to Susan B. Anthony's grave on Election Day--while Trump harnessed nostalgia through his promise to Make America Great Again. This collection of essays looks at the often vitriolic rhetoric that characterized the election: "nasty women" vs. "deplorables"; "bad hombres" and "Crooked Hillary"; analyzing the struggle and its result through the lenses of gender, race, and their intersections, and with particular attention to the roles of memory, performance, narrative, and social media. Contributors examine the ways that gender and racial hierarchies intersected and reinforced one another throughout the campaign season. Trump's association of Mexican immigrants with crime, and specifically with rape, for example, drew upon a long history of fearmongering that stereotypes Mexican men--and men of other immigrant and minority groups--as sexual aggressors against white women. At the same time, in response to both Trump'smisogynistic rhetoric and the iconic power of Clinton's candidacy, feminist consciousness grew steadily across the nation. Analyzing these phenomena, the volume's authors--both journalists and academics--engage with prominent debates in their diverse fields, while an epilogue by the editors considers recent ongoing developments like the #metoo movement. CHRISTINE A. KRAY is Associate Professor of Anthropology, TAMAR W. CARROLL is Associate Professor of History, and HINDA MANDELL is Associate Professor in the School of Communication, all at Rochester Institute of Technology.Trade ReviewMight take on the mantle of opening salvo in what is likely to be a fruitful and troubling subfield of presidential history: Trump Studies. * HISTORY *Christine A. Kray, Tamar W. Carroll, and Hinda Mandell have assembled a superb interdisciplinary group of authors to analyze a recent political history in which the politics of identity played a large, as yet barely analyzed role. A must-read for organizers, scholars, politicians, and students of politics who are trying to reverse the effects of Trumpism on our national political culture. -- -- Claire Potter, The New SchoolNasty Women and Bad Hombres does it right. In this volume, an interdisciplinary group of scholars and writers comes together to think through how Donald Trump, a reality-TV star with no political experience, could pull off an electoral upset against Hillary Clinton, an intelligent, highly qualified candidate with years of experience in public service. Among other things, contributors illuminate the functionings of widespread internalized antifeminism among women, hashtag feminism, and slut-shaming; recognize African American women as torchbearers; and consider the use of misogynist and feminist popular cultural artifacts then and now. Simultaneously broad-based and focused, Nasty Women and Bad Hombres does an excellent job of laying out how we got here and pondering what to do next. -- -- Micaela di Leonardo, Northwestern UniversityAccessible and timely, this collection demonstrates the strength of interdisciplinary collaboration, with strong contributions from historians to political scientists, philosophers to communications scholars, with the added perspective of contemporary feminist activists. The focus on the gendered and racialized rhetoric of the 2016 campaign, and how it mobilized voters, both women and men, makes the collection a valuable contribution to intersectional scholarship of the American presidency. --Aidan Smith, Tulane University -- Aidan Smith, Tulane UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Historical Imagination and Fault Lines of the Electorate - Christine A. Kray and Tamar W. Carroll and Hinda Mandell PART 1. AGGRESSIVE AND SUBORDINATE MASCULINITIES From (Castrating) Bitch to (Big) Nuts: Genital Politics in 2016 Election Campaign Paraphernalia - Jane Caputi Trump in the Land of Oz: Pathologizing Hillary Clinton and the Feminine Body - Roy Schwartzman and Jenni M. Simon The Border, Bad Hombres, and the Billionaire: Hyper-Masculinity and Anti-Mexican Stereotypes in Trump's 2016 Presidential Campaign - Joshua D. Martin The Myth of Immigrant Criminality: Early Twentieth-Century Sociological Theory and Trump's Campaign - O. Nicholas Robertson America, Meet Your New Dad: Tim Kaine and Subordinate Masculinity - Beth L. Boser and R. Brandon Anderson PART 2. FEMINIST PREDECESSORS Please Put Stickers on Shirley Chisholm's Grave: Assessing the Legacy of a Black Feminist Pioneer - Barbara Winslow Commemoration and Contestation: Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama - Michael J. Brown Dressing Up for a Campaign: Hillary Clinton, Suffragists, and the Politics of Fashion - Einav Rabinovitch-Fox 100 Years of Campaign Imagery: From Woman Suffrage Postcards to Hillary Clinton - Ana Stevenson The Impossibilities of Hillary Clinton as a Self-Made Woman - Joanna Weiss PART 3. BAKING COOKIES AND GRABBING PUSSIES: MISOGYNY AND SEXUAL POLITICS The Woman They Love to Hate: Hillary Clinton and the Evangelicals - Mark Ward Sr. "Locker Room Talk" as "Small Potatoes": Media, Women of the GOP, and the 2016 Presidential Election - Jiyoung Lee "Locker Room Talk" as "Small Potatoes": Media, Women of the GOP, and the 2016 Presidential Election - Carol M. Liebler "Locker Room Talk" as "Small Potatoes": Media, Women of the GOP, and the 2016 Presidential Election - Neal J. Powless "I'm Not Voting for Her": Internalized Misogyny, Feminism, and Gender Consciousness in the 2016 Election - Pamela Aronson Confronting "Bimbo Eruptions" and the Legacy of Bill Clinton's Scandal: Slut-Shaming and the 2016 Presidential Campaigns - Leora Tanenbaum How to Turn a Bernie Bro into a Russian Bot - Steve Almond PART 4. ELECTION DAY: REWRITING PAST AND FUTURE #WomenCanStopTrump: Intimate Publics in the Twitterverse - Gina Masullo Chen and Kelsey N. Whipple A Renaissance of Feminist Ritual: Susan B. Anthony's Gravesite on Election Day - Christine A. Kray Birthing Family Narrative and Baby on Election Day - Hinda Mandell Left Behind - Rachel Parsons This is Vienna: Parents of Transgender Children from Pride to Survival in the Aftermath of the 2016 Election - Sally Campbell Galman Triumph of the Constitution: American Muslims and Religious Liberty - Asma Uddin PART5. THE FUTURE IS FEMALE(?): CRITICAL REFLECTIONS AND FEMINIST FUTURES "When they go low, we go high": African American Women Torchbearers for Democracy and the 2016 Democratic National Convention - De Anna J. Reese "When they go low, we go high": African American Women Torchbearers for Democracy and the 2016 Democratic National Convention - Delia C. Gillis Amnesia and Politics in the Mount Hope Cemetery: Toward a Critical History of Race and Gender - Katie Terezakis Beware! Benevolent Patriarchy: Election 2016 and Why No One Can Save Us but Ourselves - Jamia Wilson Epilogue: Public Memory, White Supremacy, and Reproductive Justice in the Trump Era - Tamar W. Carroll Epilogue: Public Memory, White Supremacy, and Reproductive Justice in the Trump Era - Hinda Mandell Epilogue: Public Memory, White Supremacy, and Reproductive Justice in the Trump Era - Christine A. Kray Chronology
£25.19
NewSouth, Incorporated A War of Sections: How Deep South Political
Book SynopsisIn a sweeping reinterpretation of the history of disfranchisement, Steve Suitts illuminates how a century of political conflicts in Alabama came to shape both some of America’s best achievements in voting rights and its continuing struggles over voter suppression. A War of Sections tells the unknown political history symbolized today by the annual pilgrimage of presidents and celebrities across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. It is the story of how that crucial, tragic day in Selma in 1965 was only the flashpoint of a much longer history of failures and successes involving conflicts not only between Blacks and whites in Alabama but between white political factions warring in the state over voting rights.Suitts recasts the context and much of the content of disfranchisement in Alabama as an unremitting, decades- long sectional battle in white-only politics between the state’s rural Black Belt and north Alabama counties. He uncovers important Black and white heroes and villains who collectively shaped the arc of voting rights in Alabama and ultimately across the nation. A War of Sections offers a new understanding of the political dynamics of resistance and change through which a southern state’s longstanding democratic failures ironically provided motivation for and instruction to a reluctant nation regarding unmatched ways to advance universal voting. Along the way, the book introduces from this unheard past some prophetic voices that speak to the paramount issues of America’s commitment to the universal right to vote—then and now.
£37.46
Temple University Press,U.S. Campaign Advertising and American Democracy
Book SynopsisCampaign Advertising and American Democracy explores the relationship between exposure to political advertisements and voter behavior. Contrary to widely held beliefs, political ads do not turn people off to politics.Trade Review"The essence of this argument has been advanced before but never with nearly this depth and quality of data. This book is required reading for scholars interested in political campaigns. Summing Up: Essential." - ChoiceTable of ContentsCampaign Advertising and American DemocracyTable of ContentsChapter 1 -- The Whipping Boy of American Politics - 1Chapter 2 -- Campaign Ads as Information Supplements - 17Chapter 3 -- Measuring Exposure to Campaign Ads - 42 Chapter 4 -- Tracking the Volume and Content of Political Advertising - 59Chapter 5 -- What, When, and Where: Making Sense of Campaign Advertising - 77Chapter 6 -- What Did They Know and When Did They Know It? - 98Chapter 7 -- Campaign Advertising and Voter Attitudes toward the Political Process - 123Chapter 8 -- Campaign Advertising and Citizen Participation - 144Chapter 9 -- Advertising Tone and Political Engagement - 159Chapter 10 -- Campaign Advertising and American Democracy - 180Appendix A -- Assessing the Validity of the CMAG Tracking Data - 194Appendix B -- Assessing the Reliability of the Storyboard Coding - 196Appendix C -- Data Set and Variables - 203References -- 270
£24.29
Temple University Press,U.S. Tyranny of the Minority: The Subconstituency
Book SynopsisWhy do special interests defeat the majority's preference in elections and legislation?Trade Review“In Tyranny of the Minority, Bishin makes a valuable contribution to the literature by asking why minorities sometimes get their way over majority wishes. He makes a compelling case, presenting the conflicting implications of majoritarian representation models. This is a very well-written, clear and interesting book, and Bishin’s work invites vigorous future debate. If you are interested in democratic theory, the logic of representation, and congress in general, you will want to read this book.”—Robin Kolodny, Temple University"The power of some minority groups to continually fend off majority interests through democratic representation has long been under-theorized. Bishin's fascinating and empirically sophisticated account of subconstituency politics is a welcome remedy, and it is absolutely vital for any understanding of American democracy." —Paul Frymer, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsPreface 1. “¡Quitemos a Castro Ahora!” 2. The Subconstituency Politics Theory of Representation 3. Overcoming Ignorance and Apathy: Testing Individual-Level Implications of Representation Theories 4. Subconstituencies in Campaigns 5. Subconstituencies in Congress 6. Heterogeneity and Representation Reconsidered 7. The Myth of Issue Visibility 8. Conclusion Notes References Index
£48.00
