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Oxford University Press Inc National Party Organizations and Party Brands in
Book SynopsisA new assessment on the role, influence, and limitations of the Democratic and Republican National Committees in American political development. Scholars have long debated the role and importance of the Democratic and Republican National Committees in American politics. In National Party Organizations and Party Brands in American Politics, Boris Heersink identifies a core DNC and RNC role that has thus far been missed: creating national party brands. Drawing on extensive historical case studies and quantitative analysis, Heersink argues that the DNC and RNC have consistently prioritized their role of using publicity to inform voters about their parties'' policies and priorities from the beginning of the twentieth century onwards. Both committees invested heavily in political communication tools with the goal of shaping voters'' perceptions of their parties. As Heersink shows, the DNC and RNC often have considerable freedom in determining what type of brands to promote, placing them in Trade ReviewHeersink offers a fresh and important new perspective on American political parties, challenging claims that formal party organizations are merely in service to candidates. Drawing on wide-ranging historical evidence, Heersink demonstrates national party committees have played a pivotal role in shaping their party's 'brand,' defining the party's positions and identity for voters. This impressive account will be of wide interest to students of political parties and representation. * Eric Schickler, University of California, Berkeley *The parties' national committees have long been disregarded as irrelevant. Drawing from new data on committee activities and careful case studies, Boris Heersink convincingly challenges that conventional wisdom, demonstrating that the DNC and RNC have been at the center of their respective party's battles since the early 20th century. In particular, Heersink details the ways in which the party committees seek to shape their party's all-important brands—key to the parties' democracy-enhancing roles as information shortcuts—in collaboration and competition with other party actors. An important read for scholars of American parties and elections. * Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame *American political parties are studied as organizations and as conveyors of information, but not until Boris Heersink's masterpiece have these two perspectives finally, and properly, met. In his diligent, methodologically rich, and empirically sophisticated study of national party committees, Heersink recasts the organizational development of the twentieth-century Democrats and Republicans. * Daniel Carpenter, Harvard University *Table of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction: National Committees and Party Brands Chapter 2: Examining DNC and RNC Party Branding Quantitatively: Presidential Control and National Committee Branding Decline Chapter 3: Building Permanently Active National Committees, 1912-1932 Chapter 4: National Committees and the New Deal, 1933-1952 Chapter 5: "We Either Have a National Party or We Do Not Have," 1953-1968 Chapter 6: Managing Mixed-Ideological Parties, 1969-1980 Chapter 7: "Reagan's Party" vs. "Recapturing the Center of American Politics," 1981-2000 Chapter 8: "Near Obscurity": The Deterioration of National Committee Branding, 2001-2016 Chapter 9: Conclusion: The Past and Future of National Committees References Index
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Oxford University Press Inc The Thinkers
Book SynopsisIncreasingly, political parties have adopted not only different policies, but different sets of facts. As E.J. Fagan argues, partisan think tanks have helped create these alternate realities in their capacity as de facto formal party organizations. Through the analyses generated by aligned think tanks, political elites on both the left and right frequently offer radically different assessments of a policy''s consequences, such as the effect of tax cuts on deficits or the impact of environmental regulations on economic growth. In The Thinkers, Fagan tells the story of how partisan think tanks--such as the Heritage Foundation and Center for American Progress--displaced non-partisan experts to become the closest policy advisors to the Republican and Democratic Parties. He explores their history, how they influence policymakers, and how their influence impacts the polarization of American politics. More broadly, Fagan shows that the rise of partisan think tanks tracks closely with the increase in political polarization since the 1970s. Because they are funded and staffed by strong ideologues, partisan think tanks seek to move their party''s preferences to the left or right of center. When they are successful, parties take more extreme positions than if they had only drawn information from non-partisan sources, which increases polarization. A powerful account of the impact of partisan think tanks on American democracy, The Thinkers will reshape our understanding of the fundamental drivers of the US''s polarized political system.
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Oxford University Press Inc Battleground
Book SynopsisCovering the beginning of the television era to the present, Battleground provides an unprecedented look at the Electoral College strategies used by US presidential campaigns from 1952 to 2020 and what difference they make on election day.Although US presidential campaigns are among the most closely followed events in the world, academic research tends to conclude that they are much less important for shaping election-day outcomes than broader economic conditions and more gradual socio-political trends. If so, then what campaigners do and say might be entertaining, but should rarely have a decisive influence on who wins the White House. Yet because academic studies typically treat presidential elections as singular events, there is surprisingly little research that considers the strategies that parties pursue in presidential campaigning across multiple election years, how those strategies have evolved over time, or what difference those strategies might make on election day. Drawing on
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Oxford University Press Electoral Systems and Party Systems
Book SynopsisAn electoral system is the most fundamental element of representative democracy, translating citizen''s votes into representatives'' seats. It is also the most potent practical instrument available to democratic reformers.This systematic and comprehensive study describes and classifies the 70 electoral systems used by 27 democracies - including those of Western Europe, Australia, Canada, the USA, Costa Rica, India, Israel, Japan, and New Zealand - for 384 national legislative and European Parliament elections between 1945 and 1990.Using comparative and statistical analyses of these systems, Arend Lijphart demonstrates the effect of the electoral formula used, the number of representatives elected per district, electoral thresholds, and of five other key features of electoral systems on the proportionality of the election outcome, the degree of multipartism, and the creation of majority parties. In the process he reveals that electoral systems are neither as diverse nor as complex as isTrade ReviewThis is a must read book and while its data inevitably are now dated, its central arguments remain as strong and relevant to this very day. In short, this is a masterful study. * David Farrell, Chair of the American Political Science Association George H. Hallet Award 2010 Committee *an incredible amount of detail has been packed into a relatively slim volume * West European Politics *Table of ContentsAPPENDICES
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Oxford University Press Natural and Necessary Unions
Book SynopsisNatural and Necessary Unions is a history for our time. It shows that the choice between ''union and independence'' that shapes current debates about the future of the United Kingdom in the age of Brexit is a false one. Against the countervailing currents of hegemony and fragmentation that range across centuries - from the economic dominance of southern England and the burdens of social democracy to the rise of separatist nationalisms and European integration - unionists struggled to make a union-state that would protect the independence of its citizens and communities from these wider forces. Natural and Necessary Unions tells the story of how the quest for autonomy shaped the history of three communities: Scotland, Ireland, and Northumbria. It charts the different choices these societies made about their relationships within the British Isles and in wider international society, crystallizing in the choice that must be made again between the British and European unions. From these wilTable of ContentsPreface : Conversations 1: Power and the Pursuit of Liberty: The Geopolitics of Independence 2: A Union for Independence: Scottish Autonomy and the British Idea 3: Claims of Right: Social Democracy and the Bonds of Union 4: Empire against Union: The Worlds of Scottish Nationalism 5: The Battle of the Unions: Europa and Britannia 6: Death by Misadventure: The End of Irish Independence 7: The Bonded Republic: Ireland and the Visions of Europe 8: An English Journey: The Tempting of Northumbria 9: A Well-Constructed Union: The Revival of British Politics Bibliography Index
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Oxford University Press Roads to the Radical Right Understanding
Book SynopsisTrump, Wilders, Salvini, Le Pen - during the last decades, radical right-wing leaders and their parties have become important political forces in most western democracies. Their growing appeal raises an increasingly relevant question: who are the voters that support them and why do they do so? Numerous and variegated answers have been given to this question, inside as well as outside academia. Yet, curiously, despite their quantity and diversity, these existing explanations are often based on a similar assumption: that of homogeneous electorates. Consequently, the idea that different subgroups with different profiles and preferences might coexist within the constituencies of radical right-wing parties has thus far remained underdeveloped, both theoretically and empirically. This ground-breaking book is the first one that systematically investigates the heterogeneity of radical right-wing voters. Theoretically, it introduces the concept of electoral equifinality to come to grips with this diversity. Empirically, it relies on innovative statistical analyses and no less than 125 life-history interviews with voters in France and the Netherlands. Based on this unique material, the study identifies different roads to the radical right and compares them within a cross-national perspective. In addition, through an analysis of almost 1400 tweets posted by Geert Wilders and Marine Le Pen, the book shows how the latter are able to appeal to different groups of voters. Taken together, the book thus provides a host of important new insights into the heterogeneous phenomenon of radical right support.Trade ReviewRoads to the Radical Right offers an enhanced understanding of the variation in national constituencies based on rich data in France and the Netherlands. It thus provides a promising comparative research agenda for scholars and students of elections, the radical right, and populism. Damhuis successfully debunks the simplistic idea that voters of RRPPs are homogeneous and makes an impressive theoretical and empirical effort to deconstruct and critique their simplified social representation often conveyed by the media. * Catherina Froio, Sciences Po, Centre d'études européennes et de politique comparée, Perspective on Politics *Table of Contents1: Introduction: Wholes-of-Parts 2: Theoretical Framework 3: The Design of the Study 4: Inside the Political Supply of the Radical Right 5: Radical Right Supporters in the Social Space 6: Hard-Done-Byness 7: Contributionism 8: Radical Conservatism 9: Conclusions and Perspectives
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Oxford University Press The Changing Electoral Map of England and Wales
Book SynopsisThe 2019 British general election saw a dramatic redrawing of the electoral map, with the Labour Party losing seats to the Conservatives in former heartlands in the North of England and Midlands. Yet this had been a long-term shift, with the opposite trend occurring in major cities and university towns, where Labour''s support has been increasing. What has driven these changes in electoral geography? Why do they matter? This book offers a definitive account of the changing electoral geography of England and Wales over the past half century. Jamie Furlong and Will Jennings argue that long-term trends in social and economic structure have significantly altered the spatial distribution of voters and, combined with changes in the parties'' appeal to those voters, have led to a gradual, though recently accelerating, realignment of the geographical basis of electoral competition. Constituency-level analysis of voting at general elections between 1979 and 2019 reveals a swing from Labour to t
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Oxford University Press The Politics of Electoral Systems
Book SynopsisElectoral systems matter. They are a crucial link in the chain connecting the preferences of citizens to the policy choices made by governments. They are chosen by political actors and, once in existence, have political consequences for those actors. They are an important object of study for anyone interested in the political process, and in this book we subject them to systematic analysis. In addition to some comparative chapters, the book contains full accounts of the operation of electoral systems in 22 countries: France, the UK, Germany, Italy, Israel, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, The Netherlands, Ireland, Hungary, Russia, Australia, Canada, India, the USA, Japan, New Zealand, Chile, and South Africa. The book provides detailed analyses of the operation of a diverse set of electoral systems in their national context. Each chapter explains how the electoral system really works in the given country, examining the strategic incentives the system provides to voters, candiTrade ReviewReview from previous edition It is a treasure trove of information about electoral systems and comprehensively examines how votes get translated into seats across the democratic world * Times Higher Education Supplement *This is not just any book on the politics of electoral systems; it is probably the book on the politics of electoral systems ... The authors of these studies are all highly talented scholars, who usually know the comparative literature as well as their countries. In other words, they know what they are talking about, and they have been given reasonably generous space and good editorial guidance with which to do it. The result is truly impressive. * West European Politics *This is a very useful book which, not only for its biblical proportions, could justly claim to be a bible of electoral systems * Irish Political Studies *Overall, this is a superb collection, produced by scholars who know their subject matter and can present it in a very accessible form...this is a book for which much praise is due. * Parliamentary Affairs *This excellent book highlights much of the best in electoral systems research. With top-quality authors, rigorous attention to some key issues and first-rate comparative overviews to introduce and summarize the chapters on individual countries, this book will be one of the first to be read by both experts and newcomers to electoral systems. * Adrian Blau, Party Politics *covers a wide variety of electoral systems from theoretical and empirical perspectives - and it does so excellently. This brand new work is destined to become no less than the bible of electoral systems ... this anthology is already a classic * Canadian Journal of Political Science *In the foreword to the Gallagher and Mitchell collection, Arend Lijphart describes the book as "an outstanding contribution to the electoral systems literature". It is difficult to disagree with this judgement * Political Studies Review *political science and politics of electoral systems are treated in an understandable and at the same time comprehensive manner for a wide range of national electoral systems ... it is a very useful handbook of electoral systems for both specialists and students alike * Acta Politica *It is a valuable and important work of reference for anyone in academia or policy development with a serious interest in comparative electoral systems * Representation *Table of ContentsForeword ; PART 1: INTRODUCTION: ELECTORAL SYSTEMS AND ELECTORAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH ; 1. Introduction to Electoral Systems ; 2. Comparative Electoral Systems Research: The Maturation of a Field and New Challenges Ahead ; 3. Why are There so many (or so few) Electoral Reforms? ; PART 2: SINGLE-MEMBER CONSTITUENCY SYSTEMS ; 4. Australia: The Alternative vote in a Compliant Political Culture ; 5. Canada: Sticking to First-past-the-Post, for the Time Being ; 6. France: Stacking the Deck ; 7. India: Two-Party Contests Within a Multi-Party System ; 8. United Kingdom: Plurality Rule Under Siege ; 9. United States of America: Perpetual Campaigning in the Absence of Competition ; PART 3: MIXED SYSTEMS ; 10. Germany: Stability and Strategy in a Mixed-Member Proportional System ; 11. Hungary: Holding Back the Tiers ; 12. Italy: A Case of Fragmented Bipolarism ; 13. Japan: Haltingly Toward a Two-Party System ; 14. New Zealand: The Consolidation of Reform? ; 15. Russia: The Authoritarian Adaptation of an Electoral System ; PART 4: CLOSED LIST SYSTEMS ; 16. Israel: The Politics of Extreme Proportionality ; 17. South Africa: One Party Dominance Despite Perfect Proportionality ; 18. Spain: Proportional Representation with Majoritarian Outcomes ; PART 5: PREFERENTIAL LIST SYSTEMS AND PR-STV ; 19. Austria: A Complex Electoral System with Subtle Effects ; 20. Belgium: Empowering Voters or Party Elites? ; 21. Chile: The Unexpected (and Expected) Consequences of Electoral Engineering ; 22. Denmark: Simplicity Embedded in Complexity (or Is it the Other Way Round?) ; 23. Finland: One Hundred Years of Quietude ; 24. The Netherlands: The Sanctity of Proportionality ; 25. Ireland: The Discreet Charm of PR-STV ; PART 6: CONCLUSION ; 26. Conclusion ; Appendix A - The Mechanics of Electoral Systems ; Appendix B - Indices of Fragmentation and Disproportionality ; Appendix C: Effective Threshold and Effective District Magnitude ; Appendix D: Values of Indices for 22 Countries at Most Recent Election ; Appendix E: Web Sites Related to Elections, Election Results, and Electoral Systems
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Oxford University Press, USA Elections in Asia and the Pacific A Data Handbook Volume 1 Middle East Central Asia and South Asia Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. 1
Book SynopsisThis two-volume work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a compendium of electoral data for all the 62 states in Asia, Australia and Oceania from their independence to the beginning of the 21st century.Trade Review... editors, contributors and publisher should be congratulated on a magnificent achievement. * Democratization *... indispensable to anyone researching elections and political trends in any of the regions covered in the two volumes. * Democratization *This major reference work offers a systematic and highly reliable presentation ... This authoritative publication will greatly facilitate the comparative study of elections and electoral systems in these regions - as well as studies of individual countries - and it should therefore be acquired by all serious academic libraries serving all sorts of students of elections and electoral systems. The publication of this handbook is a major event and of lasting value for the serious study of elections and election systems. * Political Studies *Table of ContentsMIDDLE EAST ; Bahrain ; Iran ; Iraq ; Israel ; Jordan ; Kuwait ; Lebanon ; Oman ; Palestinian ; Qatar ; Saudia-Arabia ; Syria ; Turkey ; United Arab Emirates ; Yemen ; CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA ; Armenia ; Azerbaijan ; Georgia ; Kazakhstan ; Kyrgyzstan ; Tajikistan ; Turkmenistan ; Uzbeckistan ; SOUTH ASIA ; Afganistan ; Bangladesh ; Bhutan ; India ; Maldives ; Myanmar (Burma) ; Nepal ; Pakistan ; Sri Lanka
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Oxford University Press Parties and People
Book SynopsisThe ''sequel'' to his best-selling Classes and Cultures, Ross McKibbin''s latest book is a powerful reinterpretation of British politics in the first decades of universal suffrage. What did it mean to be a ''democratic society''? To what extent did voters make up their own minds on politics or allow elites to do it for them? Exploring the political culture of these extraordinary years, Parties and People shows that class became one of the principal determinants of political behaviour, although its influence was often surprisingly weak. McKibbin argues that the kind of democracy that emerged in Britain was far from inevitable-as much historical accident as design-and was in many ways highly flawed.Trade ReviewThe distillation of a lifetime's reflection, and as compelling as it is engaging. The historian's art at its most disciplined and distinguished. * Times Higher Education *[A] subtly argued study. * Paul Smith, Times Literary Supplement *A model of careful scholarship * Vernon Bogdanor, New Statesman *The political history so readably, as well as convincingly, analysed by McKibbin has plenty of dramatic surprises and unexpected reversals of fortune. * W. G. Runciman, London Review of Books *This is a book that is certainly well written and offers a beguiling explanation of the events that created England's present, but far from inevitable, system of democracy. It deserves to be widely read. * Keith Laybourn, History *An elegant and engaging addition to the history of English democracy. * Laura Beers, Reviews in History *An excellent guide to current thinking on these issues, and should be very useful for students as well as faculty concerned with the social basis of British politics. Highly recommended. * H.L. Smith, CHOICE *offer[s] a fascinating discussion ... This book can be read and enjoyed by the general reader as we ll as the academic specialist * Iain Sharpe, Journal of Liberal History *an outstanding piece of scholarship: it is a major original contribution to the field ... a path-breaking work that will demand attention of all those working on the period. * Andrew Thorpe, English Historical Review *Ross McKibbin has encouraged a rich and complex approach to British history. We are all in his debt. * Rohan McWilliam, Tribune Magazine *Table of Contents1. Edwardian Equipoise and the First World War ; 2. Unstable Equilibrium, 1918-1929 ; 3. The Crisis of Labour and the Conservative Hegemony, 1929-39 ; 4. The Party System Thrown Off Course ; 5. The English Road to Socialism ; 6. England: Social Change, Historical Accident and Democracy
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The University of Chicago Press Before the Convention Strategies and Choices in
Book SynopsisCampaigns to win the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations are now longer, more complex, and more confusing to the observer than ever before. This book presents a systematic analysis of presidential nomination politics, based on application of rational-choice models to candidate behavior.
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The University of Chicago Press Timing and Turnout
Book SynopsisPublic policy in the United States is the product of decisions made by more than 500,000 elected officials, the vast majority of them elected on days other than Election Day. The author systemically addresses the effects of election timing on political outcomes, and her findings are eye-opening.Trade Review"Political scientists have long lamented the crazy-quilt pattern of American elections but few have systematically studied its effects. In this sharp and careful study, Sarah F. Anzia convincingly demonstrates how oddly timed elections benefit politically organized groups. Timing and Turnout is a valuable addition to the burgeoning literature on local elections." - Eric Oliver, University of Chicago, author of Local Elections and the Politics of Small Scale Democracy "Timing and Turnout offers an authoritative account of the causes and consequences of election timing. Progressive-era reformers argued - and many good-government types today still believe - that separating the timing of local from national elections improves the quality of American local democracy. In a trenchant analysis, Sarah F. Anzia debunks the conventional wisdom, demonstrating how off-cycle elections reduce voter turnout and amplify the power of organized interest groups. Our democracy suffers as a result." - Stephen P. Erie, University of California, San Diego
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The University of Chicago Press The Party Decides Presidential Nominations
Book SynopsisThroughout the contest for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, politicians and voters alike worried that the outcome might depend on the preferences of unelected superdelegates. This book shows that for several decades, unelected insiders in both major parties effectively selected candidates long before citizens reached the ballot box.Trade Review"The Party Decides is an important book that will set a new standard for understanding the primary election process. The authors use history, anecdotes, and newspaper stories to great advantage, enriching the impressive collection of data they have compiled to support their argument that the nomination process is dominated by a mix of players, but is mainly based on partisans and policy demanders." - David Brady, Stanford University"
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The University of Chicago Press How the States Shaped the Nation American
Book SynopsisThe United States routinely has one of the lowest voter turnout rates of any developed democracy in the world. This book places contemporary reforms in historical context and explores how state electoral institutions have shaped voting behavior throughout the twentieth century.Trade Review"A careful and comprehensive look at the relationship between specific state-level institutions and voter turnout, How the States Shaped the Nation illuminates the importance of institutional change in shaping political behavior and will be invaluable in ongoing discussions of election reform." (Suzanne Linn, Pennsylvania State University)"
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The University of Chicago Press How the States Shaped the Nation American
Book SynopsisThe United States routinely has one of the lowest voter turnout rates of any developed democracy in the world. But are expansive institutional efforts like mailin registration, longer poll hours, and no-excuse absentee voting uniformly effective in improving voter turnout across states? This book deals with this topic.Trade Review"A careful and comprehensive look at the relationship between specific state-level institutions and voter turnout, How the States Shaped the Nation illuminates the importance of institutional change in shaping political behavior and will be invaluable in ongoing discussions of election reform." (Suzanne Linn, Pennsylvania State University)"
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University of Chicago Press The Making of the New Deal Democrats Paper Voting
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The University of Chicago Press Electing Judges The Surprising Effects of
Book SynopsisResponds to the growing chorus of critics who fear that the politics of running for office undermine judicial independence. The author presents a comprehensive study of the impact of campaigns on public perceptions of fairness, impartiality, and the legitimacy of elected state courts - and his findings are both counterintuitive and controversial.Trade Review"James L. Gibson is an intellectual giant in the field of judicial politics, and Electing Judges may be his most important contribution to date. This is a first-rate piece of scholarship that speaks directly to the central arguments in a highly contentious ongoing debate. For all interested in the judicial selection process, Gibson's evidence is powerful and simply cannot be ignored." (Chris W. Bonneau, University of Pittsburgh)"
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The University of Chicago Press The Votes That Counted How the Court Decided the
Book SynopsisThis document of the days between the election and its legal resolution offers an accessible overview of the legal strategies and debates, and assesses the influence of politics and law on the judges who shaped the outcome of this historical controversy.
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The University of Chicago Press Numbered Voices How Opinion Polling has Shaped
Book SynopsisQuantifying the American mood through opinion polls appears to be an unbiased means for finding out what people want. But in Numbered Voices, Susan Herbst demonstrates that the way public opinion is measured affects the use that voters, legislators, and journalists make of it. Exploring the history of public opinion in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, Herbst shows how numbers served both instrumental and symbolic functions, not only conveying neutral information but creating a basis authority. Addressing how the quantification of public opinion has affected contemporary politics and the democratic process, Herbst asks difficult but fundamental questions about the workings of American politics.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1: Quantification and Rationality 2: Numbers and Symbolic Politics 3: Techniques of Opinion Expression and Measurement 4: Partisan Politics and the Symbolic Use of Straw Polls, 1856-1936 5: Congressmen, Journalists, and Opinion Assessment, 1930-1950 6: Contemporary Public Opinion Research 7: Crowd Estimation and Public Opinion 8: Opinion Quantification and Democracy Notes Bibliography Index
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The University of Chicago Press Inside the Presidential Debates Their Improbable
Book SynopsisNewton Minow's long engagement with the world of television began nearly fifty years ago when President Kennedy appointed him chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. As its head, Minow would famously dub TV a vast wasteland, thus inaugurating a career dedicated to reforming television to better serve the public interest. Since then, he has been chairman of PBS and on the board of CBS and elsewhere, but his most lasting contribution remains his leadership on televised presidential debates. He was assistant counsel to Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson when Stevenson first proposed the idea of the debates in 1960; he served as cochair of the presidential debates in 1976 and 1980; and he helped create and is currently vice chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has organized the debates for the last two decades. Written with longtime collaborator Craig LaMay, this fascinating history offers readers for the first time a genuinely inside look into the origins of
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The University of Chicago Press Follow the Leader How Voters Respond to
Book SynopsisIn a democracy, we have come to assume that people know the policies they prefer and elect like-minded officials who are responsible for carrying them out. But does this actually happen? This book looks at citizens' views on candidates both before and after periods of political upheaval, including campaigns, wars, and natural disasters.Trade Review"Gabriel S. Lenz addresses the central question of how voters make use of the information around them to form evaluations of elected officials. Examining the impact of processes like priming and position changing, Lenz argues that there are also substantial effects working in the opposite direction - and that who voters support affects their views on the issues. There is much to ponder here for scholars interested in voter behavior and representation." (Thomas M. Carsey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)"
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The University of Chicago Press Revolutionizing Repertoires The Rise of Populist
Book SynopsisPoliticians and political parties are for the most part limited by habit they recycle tried-and-true strategies, draw on models from the past, and mimic others in the present. But in rare moments politicians break with routine and try something new. Drawing on pragmatist theories of social action, Revolutionizing Repertoires sets out to examine what happens when the repertoire of practices available to political actors is dramatically reconfigured. Taking as his case study the development of a distinctively Latin American style of populist mobilization, Robert S. Jansen analyzes the Peruvian presidential election of 1931. He finds that, ultimately, populist mobilization emerged in the country at this time because newly empowered outsiders recognized the limitations of routine political practice and understood how to modify, transpose, invent, and recombine practices in a whole new way. Suggesting striking parallels to the recent populist turn in global politics, Revolutionizing Reper
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The University of Chicago Press Revolutionizing Repertoires The Rise of Populist
Book SynopsisPoliticians and political parties are for the most part limited by habit they recycle tried-and-true strategies, draw on models from the past, and mimic others in the present. But in rare moments politicians break with routine and try something new. Drawing on pragmatist theories of social action, Revolutionizing Repertoires sets out to examine what happens when the repertoire of practices available to political actors is dramatically reconfigured. Taking as his case study the development of a distinctively Latin American style of populist mobilization, Robert S. Jansen analyzes the Peruvian presidential election of 1931. He finds that, ultimately, populist mobilization emerged in the country at this time because newly empowered outsiders recognized the limitations of routine political practice and understood how to modify, transpose, invent, and recombine practices in a whole new way. Suggesting striking parallels to the recent populist turn in global politics, Revolutionizing Reper
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The University of Chicago Press The Increasingly United States
Book SynopsisAn analysis of how all politics became non-local—how US politics has increasingly become nationalized, so that local races break down on the same partisan lines and issues as national ones, even if that wouldn’t necessarily make sense at a glance.
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The University of Chicago Press Who Wants to Run
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The University of Chicago Press The Reasoning Voter Communication and Persuasion
Book SynopsisThe Reasoning Voter is an insider's look at campaigns, candidates, media, and voters that convincingly argues that voters make informed logical choices. Samuel L. Popkin analyzes three primary campaignsCarter in 1976; Bush and Reagan in 1980; and Hart, Mondale, and Jackson in 1984to arrive at a new model of the way voters sort through commercials and sound bites to choose a candidate. Drawing on insights from economics and cognitive psychology, he convincingly demonstrates that, as trivial as campaigns often appear, they provide voters with a surprising amount of information on a candidate's views and skills. For all their shortcomings, campaigns do matter. If you're preparing to run a presidential campaign, and only have time to read one book, make sure to read Sam Popkin's The Reasoning Voter. If you have time to read two books, read The Reasoning Voter twice.James Carville, Senior Stategist, Clinton/Gore '92A fresh and subtle analysis of voter behavior.Thomas Byrne Edsall, New Yo
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The University of Chicago Press Why Iowa How Caucuses and Sequential Elections
Book SynopsisIf Barack Obama had not won in Iowa, most commentators believe that he would not have been able to go on to capture the Democratic nomination for president. This title offers an account of those early weeks of the campaign season: from how the Iowa caucuses work to the lingering effects that the campaigning had on Iowa voters.Trade Review"This is an excellent, groundbreaking study of the Iowa Caucus, as well as the presidential nomination system. Why Iowa? is fascinating reading, rich in new insights, and studded with gems unearthed by its powerful analysis.... Well-written and readable, this will be a crucial contribution to election literature, for both students and scholars alike." - Christopher C. Hull, author of Grassroots Rules: How the Iowa Caucus Helps Elect American Presidents"
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The University of Chicago Press Campaign Finance and American Democracy What the
Book SynopsisIn recent decades, and particularly since the Supreme court's controversial Citizens United decision, lawmakers and other elites have told Americans that stricter campaign finance laws are needed to improve people's faith in the election process, increase trust in the government, and counter cynicism toward politics more generally. But as David M. Primo and Jeffrey D. Milyo argue, politicians and the public alike would do well to reconsider the conventional wisdom in light of surprising empirical evidence to the contrary. Primo and Milyo probe original survey data to determine Americans' sentiments on the role of money in politics, what drives these sentiments, and why they matter. What Primo and Milyo find is that while many individuals support the idea of reform, they are also skeptical that reform would successfully limit corruption, which Americans believe stains almost every fiber of the political system. Moreover, support for campaign finance restrictions is deeply divided aloTrade Review"The book includes not only specific data (and lots of it), but detailed statistical analyses of prior studies and surveys. Even better, it looks at Americans’ knowledge about and faith in the states’ campaign finance laws, not just the federal system. If you work in this area, you should read this book and keep it by your side while drafting your papers or reading others’ work." * Institute for Free Speech *"In their book, the first after the Citizens United decision that contrasts public opinion and the scientific consensus on the role of money in American politics, Primo and Milyo set out to uncover what the public thinks about money in politics, what drives the perceptions, and why it matters." -- Futurity“The American public actually knows very little about the federal campaign finance system in the United States—and much of what they think they know is incorrect. Campaign Finance and American Democracy debunks much of the conventional wisdom to shed new light on a topic that has been debated for decades.” -- Candice Nelson, American University“Since at least the 1970s and Buckley v. Valeo, the premise of American campaign finance law has been to prevent corruption and even the appearance of corruption. The debate over Citizens United has brought this question into sharp focus, but the disagreements have nonetheless accepted the core premise of ‘appearance’ as factual. But what if the entire logic of the approach has been based on a false premise? Primo and Milyo examine the empirical public-opinion foundations of campaign finance, and the answers are surprising and important. This book contains the most important and, in some ways, the most surprising information about political perceptions in the past decade.” -- Michael C. Munger, Duke University“A timely and fresh look at the intersection of public opinion and campaign finance reform. Primo and Milyo skillfully bring a social choice perspective to bear in challenging the widely held assumptions that money erodes public trust in government and that campaign finance reform will help restore that trust. Through their theoretical arguments and their careful empirical analysis of survey data from mass and elite samples, they marshal an effective case against what they term a ‘romantic’ view of democracy. In so doing, they provide a welcome corrective to the study of campaign finance reform.” -- Thomas Rudolph, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign“Money has always had a freighted and confusing place in our politics. Primo and Milyo show that what the public wants above all is trust, not simply reform. They show us how attempts at reform have sometimes succeeded but more often failed to build public confidence in our electoral institutions. Most importantly, they offer us a new and constructive way to engage questions about the role of money in American elections.” -- Stephen Ansolabehere, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Weak Link? Chapter 3. The Uninformed Public Chapter 4. The Malleable Public Chapter 5. The Cynical Public Chapter 6. The Pragmatic Public Chapter 7. What Do the Experts Think? Chapter 8. Campaign Finance Laws and Trust in Government Chapter 9. Conclusion Appendix A: 2015 and 2016 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES) Survey Background, Methodology, and Questions Appendix B: CCES Questions for Chapter 3 Appendix C: CCES Questions for Chapter 4 Appendix D: CCES Questions for Chapter 5 Appendix E: CCES Questions for Chapter 6 Appendix F: Expert Survey Background, Methodology, and Questions Appendix G: Survey Questions for Chapter 8 Notes References Index
£87.40
The University of Chicago Press Campaign Finance and American Democracy What the
Book SynopsisIn recent decades, and particularly since the Supreme court's controversial Citizens United decision, lawmakers and other elites have told Americans that stricter campaign finance laws are needed to improve people's faith in the election process, increase trust in the government, and counter cynicism toward politics more generally. But as David M. Primo and Jeffrey D. Milyo argue, politicians and the public alike would do well to reconsider the conventional wisdom in light of surprising empirical evidence to the contrary. Primo and Milyo probe original survey data to determine Americans' sentiments on the role of money in politics, what drives these sentiments, and why they matter. What Primo and Milyo find is that while many individuals support the idea of reform, they are also skeptical that reform would successfully limit corruption, which Americans believe stains almost every fiber of the political system. Moreover, support for campaign finance restrictions is deeply divided aloTrade Review"The book includes not only specific data (and lots of it), but detailed statistical analyses of prior studies and surveys. Even better, it looks at Americans’ knowledge about and faith in the states’ campaign finance laws, not just the federal system. If you work in this area, you should read this book and keep it by your side while drafting your papers or reading others’ work." * Institute for Free Speech *"In their book, the first after the Citizens United decision that contrasts public opinion and the scientific consensus on the role of money in American politics, Primo and Milyo set out to uncover what the public thinks about money in politics, what drives the perceptions, and why it matters." -- Futurity“The American public actually knows very little about the federal campaign finance system in the United States—and much of what they think they know is incorrect. Campaign Finance and American Democracy debunks much of the conventional wisdom to shed new light on a topic that has been debated for decades.” -- Candice Nelson, American University“Since at least the 1970s and Buckley v. Valeo, the premise of American campaign finance law has been to prevent corruption and even the appearance of corruption. The debate over Citizens United has brought this question into sharp focus, but the disagreements have nonetheless accepted the core premise of ‘appearance’ as factual. But what if the entire logic of the approach has been based on a false premise? Primo and Milyo examine the empirical public-opinion foundations of campaign finance, and the answers are surprising and important. This book contains the most important and, in some ways, the most surprising information about political perceptions in the past decade.” -- Michael C. Munger, Duke University“A timely and fresh look at the intersection of public opinion and campaign finance reform. Primo and Milyo skillfully bring a social choice perspective to bear in challenging the widely held assumptions that money erodes public trust in government and that campaign finance reform will help restore that trust. Through their theoretical arguments and their careful empirical analysis of survey data from mass and elite samples, they marshal an effective case against what they term a ‘romantic’ view of democracy. In so doing, they provide a welcome corrective to the study of campaign finance reform.” -- Thomas Rudolph, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign“Money has always had a freighted and confusing place in our politics. Primo and Milyo show that what the public wants above all is trust, not simply reform. They show us how attempts at reform have sometimes succeeded but more often failed to build public confidence in our electoral institutions. Most importantly, they offer us a new and constructive way to engage questions about the role of money in American elections.” -- Stephen Ansolabehere, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Weak Link? Chapter 3. The Uninformed Public Chapter 4. The Malleable Public Chapter 5. The Cynical Public Chapter 6. The Pragmatic Public Chapter 7. What Do the Experts Think? Chapter 8. Campaign Finance Laws and Trust in Government Chapter 9. Conclusion Appendix A: 2015 and 2016 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES) Survey Background, Methodology, and Questions Appendix B: CCES Questions for Chapter 3 Appendix C: CCES Questions for Chapter 4 Appendix D: CCES Questions for Chapter 5 Appendix E: CCES Questions for Chapter 6 Appendix F: Expert Survey Background, Methodology, and Questions Appendix G: Survey Questions for Chapter 8 Notes References Index
£24.70
The University of Chicago Press Democracy in America
Book Synopsis
£19.00
The University of Chicago Press The Race to 270 The Electoral College and the
Book SynopsisThe Electoral College has played an important role in presidential politics since our nation's founding, but surprisingly little information exists about precisely how it affects campaign strategy. Daron R. Shaw, a scholar who also worked as a strategist in both Bush-Cheney campaigns, has written the first book to go inside the past two presidential elections and reveal how the race to 270 was wonand lost.Shaw's nonpartisan study lays out how both the Democrats and the Republicans developed strategies to windecisive electoral votesby targeting specific states and media markets. Drawing on his own experience with Republican battle plans, candidate schedules, and advertising purchasesplus key contacts in the Gore and Kerry campsShaw goes on to show that both sides used information on weekly shifts in candidate support to reallocate media buys and schedule appearances. Most importantly, he uses strikingly original research to prove that these carefully constructed plans significantly affe
£80.00
The University of Chicago Press The Race to 270 The Electoral College and the
Book SynopsisThe Electoral College has played an important role in presidential politics since our nation's founding, but surprisingly little information exists about precisely how it affects campaign strategy. Daron R. Shaw, a scholar who also worked as a strategist in both Bush-Cheney campaigns, has written the first book to go inside the past two presidential elections and reveal how the race to 270 was wonand lost.Shaw's nonpartisan study lays out how both the Democrats and the Republicans developed strategies to windecisive electoral votesby targeting specific states and media markets. Drawing on his own experience with Republican battle plans, candidate schedules, and advertising purchasesplus key contacts in the Gore and Kerry campsShaw goes on to show that both sides used information on weekly shifts in candidate support to reallocate media buys and schedule appearances. Most importantly, he uses strikingly original research to prove that these carefully constructed plans significantly affe
£22.80
The University of Chicago Press Obamas Race The 2008 Election and the Dream of a
Book SynopsisBarack Obama's presidential victory naturally led people to believe that the United States might finally be moving into a post-racial era. This title argues that the 2008 election was more polarized by racial attitudes than any other presidential election on record.Trade Review"Obama's Race is a timely, provocative, and important book that anyone with even a passing interest in politics simply must read. In their careful and detailed analysis, Tesler and Sears make a persuasive case for why Obama's election does not represent a fundamental sea change in how people think about politics. The results are striking, sobering, and deeply revealing." - Cindy D. Kam, Vanderbilt University"
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press Obamas Race The 2008 Election and the Dream of a
Book SynopsisBarack Obama's presidential victory naturally led people to believe that the United States might finally be moving into a post-racial era. This title argues that the 2008 election was more polarized by racial attitudes than any other presidential election on record.Trade Review"Obama's Race is a timely, provocative, and important book that anyone with even a passing interest in politics simply must read. In their careful and detailed analysis, Tesler and Sears make a persuasive case for why Obama's election does not represent a fundamental sea change in how people think about politics. The results are striking, sobering, and deeply revealing." - Cindy D. Kam, Vanderbilt University"
£21.85
The University of Chicago Press A Thousand Steps to Parliament
Book SynopsisA Thousand Steps to Parliament traces how the complicated, contradictory paths to political representation that women in Mongolia must walk mirror those the world over. Mongolia has often been deemed an island of democracy, commended for its rapid adoption of free democratic elections in the wake of totalitarian socialism. The democratizing era, however, brought alongside it a phenomenon that Manduhai Buyandelger terms electionizationa restructuring of elections from time-grounded events into a continuous neoliberal force that governs everyday life beyond the electoral period. In this way, electoral campaigns have come to substitute for the functions of governing, from social welfare to the private sector, requiring an accumulation of wealth and power beyond the reach of most women candidates. In A Thousand Steps to Parliament, Buyandelger shows how successful women candidates instead use strategies of self-polishing to cultivate charisma and a reputation for being oyunlag, or intelTrade Review“A Thousand Steps to Parliament is exemplary of political anthropology at its best. Using fine-grained ethnography, detailed historiography, and compelling prose, Buyandelger demonstrates the ways in which elections are so much more than technical exercises. The result is a wholly original and completely convincing analysis of electoral politics and the making of women’s electable selves. Buyandelger gifts us a set of concepts and methods for understanding postsocialist democracy that couldn't be more timely.” * Jessica Greenberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign *“In her splendid book, Buyandelger covers a wide range of subjects that are altogether fresh and new in the context of the English-language literature on Mongolia. With clear, concise language, she conveys new information about the actual practice of politics in Mongolia while also illuminating the actuality of gender politics—hitherto little studied with such attention and nuance.” * Caroline Humphrey, University of Cambridge *Table of ContentsAbbreviations and Acronyms Note on Translation and Transliteration Preface: Hillary Clinton in Mongolia Introduction: Electable Selves—“Every Woman for Herself!” Decision Events A Thousand Steps Electable Selves Electionization Feminisms and “Women in Politics” On Research Two Unique Elections Chapter Outline 1. Legacies: Gender and Feminist Politics under State Socialism Fluent in Public Undisclosed Agents Women in Presocialist Mongolia (pre-1921) A Department of One’s Own (1924–32) Restrategizing: From Propaganda to Workforce (1932–59) The Power of Transnational Feminism (1959–70) Women’s Well-being and Advancing in Leadership (1960s–1990) Conclusion: The Power of Abstract Principles 2. Electionization: Governing and the New Economies of Democratization The Euphoric Country Short Histories of Electionization Candidates: More Winners than Seats Voters: Expect Actions, Not Promises New Electoral Economies: Giggers and Election Experts The Ones Who Do Not Care: Subjectivities and “Social Songs” Power-holders and Campaign Promises Conclusion: Governing the Political Time 3. SurFaces: Campaigns and the Interdependence of Gender and Politics The (in)Substance of an Epoch The Surreal Ecology of Campaign Media The Magnitude: Why So Many? Enfacement: Dull Images and Risk-Takers Deep Surfaces The Honest Gender The Civic Defense Expanding the Surface Conclusion: Triangulation of Images 4. The Backstage: Inside (Pre)-Campaigning Strategies A New Candidate: Beyond Gender Made with Politics Strategies and Tactics Affective Strategies: Knowledge Work, Night Work, Drink Work Architectural Strategies: The Fight to Get a Constituency A Panoptic Practice: Building the Base and Capital Resorting to Tactics: Internal Competition and Debasing In Someone’s Territory: Watching Campaigning as Governing Conclusion: Electionization as Force 5. Intellectful: Women against Commercialized Campaigns The Silken Intellect Pulling the Plug on Campaigning The Charisma of the Oyunlag An Intellectful Celebrity: Funding with a Novel Campaigning with Symbolic Capital: The New Oyunlag in Politics Social Circles versus Assemblages Gatherers, Warmer-Uppers, and Movers Financing: The Guide against Chaos From Revealing the Fraud of 2008 to the 2012 Election Conclusion: Oyunlag as a Disruptive Force 6. Self-Polishing: Styling the Candidate from Inside and Outside A Makeover The Benders of Neoliberalism Super Secretaries and Parliamentary Candidates Electability as a Shifting Target Self-Polishing: Change Yourself, Change Your Home, and then Change Your Country Self-Styling: Power Suits and Updated Deel Zanaa and the Up-to-date Deel Inner Cultivation: Care of a Candidate Conclusion: Beauty as a Political Project Conclusion: The Glass Ceiling as a Looking Glass Acknowledgments Notes References Index
£74.10
The University of Chicago Press A Thousand Steps to Parliament Constructing
Book SynopsisTrade Review“A Thousand Steps to Parliament is exemplary of political anthropology at its best. Using fine-grained ethnography, detailed historiography, and compelling prose, Buyandelger demonstrates the ways in which elections are so much more than technical exercises. The result is a wholly original and completely convincing analysis of electoral politics and the making of women’s electable selves. Buyandelger gifts us a set of concepts and methods for understanding postsocialist democracy that couldn't be more timely.” * Jessica Greenberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign *“In her splendid book, Buyandelger covers a wide range of subjects that are altogether fresh and new in the context of the English-language literature on Mongolia. With clear, concise language, she conveys new information about the actual practice of politics in Mongolia while also illuminating the actuality of gender politics—hitherto little studied with such attention and nuance.” * Caroline Humphrey, University of Cambridge *Table of ContentsAbbreviations and Acronyms Note on Translation and Transliteration Preface: Hillary Clinton in Mongolia Introduction: Electable Selves—“Every Woman for Herself!” Decision Events A Thousand Steps Electable Selves Electionization Feminisms and “Women in Politics” On Research Two Unique Elections Chapter Outline 1. Legacies: Gender and Feminist Politics under State Socialism Fluent in Public Undisclosed Agents Women in Presocialist Mongolia (pre-1921) A Department of One’s Own (1924–32) Restrategizing: From Propaganda to Workforce (1932–59) The Power of Transnational Feminism (1959–70) Women’s Well-being and Advancing in Leadership (1960s–1990) Conclusion: The Power of Abstract Principles 2. Electionization: Governing and the New Economies of Democratization The Euphoric Country Short Histories of Electionization Candidates: More Winners than Seats Voters: Expect Actions, Not Promises New Electoral Economies: Giggers and Election Experts The Ones Who Do Not Care: Subjectivities and “Social Songs” Power-holders and Campaign Promises Conclusion: Governing the Political Time 3. SurFaces: Campaigns and the Interdependence of Gender and Politics The (in)Substance of an Epoch The Surreal Ecology of Campaign Media The Magnitude: Why So Many? Enfacement: Dull Images and Risk-Takers Deep Surfaces The Honest Gender The Civic Defense Expanding the Surface Conclusion: Triangulation of Images 4. The Backstage: Inside (Pre)-Campaigning Strategies A New Candidate: Beyond Gender Made with Politics Strategies and Tactics Affective Strategies: Knowledge Work, Night Work, Drink Work Architectural Strategies: The Fight to Get a Constituency A Panoptic Practice: Building the Base and Capital Resorting to Tactics: Internal Competition and Debasing In Someone’s Territory: Watching Campaigning as Governing Conclusion: Electionization as Force 5. Intellectful: Women against Commercialized Campaigns The Silken Intellect Pulling the Plug on Campaigning The Charisma of the Oyunlag An Intellectful Celebrity: Funding with a Novel Campaigning with Symbolic Capital: The New Oyunlag in Politics Social Circles versus Assemblages Gatherers, Warmer-Uppers, and Movers Financing: The Guide against Chaos From Revealing the Fraud of 2008 to the 2012 Election Conclusion: Oyunlag as a Disruptive Force 6. Self-Polishing: Styling the Candidate from Inside and Outside A Makeover The Benders of Neoliberalism Super Secretaries and Parliamentary Candidates Electability as a Shifting Target Self-Polishing: Change Yourself, Change Your Home, and then Change Your Country Self-Styling: Power Suits and Updated Deel Zanaa and the Up-to-date Deel Inner Cultivation: Care of a Candidate Conclusion: Beauty as a Political Project Conclusion: The Glass Ceiling as a Looking Glass Acknowledgments Notes References Index
£24.70
The University of Chicago Press Dynamic Democracy Public Opinion Elections and
Book SynopsisA new perspective on policy responsiveness in American government. Scholars of American politics have long been skeptical of ordinary citizens' capacity to influence, let alone control, their governments. Drawing on over eight decades of state-level evidence on public opinion, elections, and policymaking, Devin Caughey and Christopher Warshaw pose a powerful challenge to this pessimistic view. Their research reveals that although American democracy cannot be taken for granted, state policymaking is far more responsive to citizens' demands than skeptics claim. Although governments respond sluggishly in the short term, over the long term, electoral incentives induce state parties and politiciansand ultimately policymakingto adapt to voters' preferences. The authors take an empirical and theoretical approach that allows them to assess democracy as a dynamic process. Their evidence across states and over time gives them new leverage to assess relevant outcomes and trends, including the evolution of mass partisanship, mass ideology, and the relationship between partisanship and ideology since the mid-twentieth century; the nationalization of state-level politics; the mechanisms through which voters hold incumbents accountable; the performance of moderate candidates relative to extreme candidates; and the quality of state-level democracy today relative to state-level democracy in other periods.Trade ReviewNamed one of "The Best Scholarly Books of 2022": "It is easy to be pessimistic about American democracy. Elected officials appear far more interested in scoring partisan points than crafting policy that represents their constituents...Dynamic Democracy presents a powerful, data-drenched rejoinder to this line of thinking. The authors argue that, at the state level, policy has been surprisingly reflective of public preferences. Slowly but surely, as voters’ preferences change, so too have the policies of the states in which they live. In the typically staid field of quantitative American politics, Caughey and Warshaw have written a book that speaks to urgent concerns about the state of our democracy." * The Chronicle of Higher Education *"Caughey and Warshaw significantly contribute to the understanding of state governments' responsiveness to the political desires of their citizens....The authors provide an extensive and compelling analysis of the causes and shifts in public policy over a large time frame—especially recent trends, such as the ideological nationalization of partisanship." * Choice *“Dynamic Democracy is a tour de force. It puts forth the most ambitious assessment in a generation of the health of democracy in the American states. Built on an unprecedented wealth of data and using a sweeping and sophisticated empirical approach, Dynamic Democracy examines how institutions, especially political parties and elections, mediate the complex interplay between state governments and the public. It provides an optimistic yet clear-eyed appraisal: state policies reflect remarkable responsiveness to public opinion over the long term, though important gaps remain.” -- Elisabeth R. Gerber, University of Michigan“Caughey and Warshaw have revolutionized the study of public opinion and state politics, and Dynamic Democracy is their magnum opus. The book carefully and rigorously traces the trends in and relationships between opinion and policy in the states—the institutional level that in recent decades has moved from the periphery to the center of American politics. Using cutting-edge statistical tools, Caughey and Warshaw uncover new evidence that over the long term, state governments do indeed respond to the attitudes of their constituents. Dynamic Democracy is a must-read for scholars of state politics and public opinion, or anyone interested in systematic quantitative analysis of American politics.” -- Jacob M. Grumbach, University of Washington“Justice Brandeis advanced the idea of states as laboratories in 1932. But only with this landmark book have political scientists made good on the promise of elucidating democracy via the states. Harnessing new methods, Caughey and Warshaw provide a decisive portrait of the dynamics of policymaking and public opinion. Eventually, state policies come to align with public opinion, a hallmark of democratic governance. But statehouse democracy has faced potent threats: from Jim Crow exclusion, malapportionment, and gerrymandering. Comprehensive and transformative.” -- Daniel J. Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania“Dynamic Democracy is a marvelous analysis of how public opinion can translate into policy in the American states. For this task, Caughey and Warshaw collect massive amounts of data on the ideological directions of state electorates, state-level politicians, and state policies. They put it together to tell a causal story with easy-to-understand statistical analyses. Best of all is their use of the time dimension, showing how the process of democratic representation works better than you might think but often moves slowly.” -- Robert S. Erikson, Columbia UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction 1.1 Plan of the Book 2 Measurement: Public Opinion and State Policy 2.1 The Challenge of Measurement 2.2 Data and Measures 2.2.1 Policy and Survey Data 2.2.2 Measures of State Policy and Mass Preferences 2.3 Summary 2.A Technical Appendix on Measurement Models 2.A.1 Issue-Specific Opinion 2.A.2 Ideological Summarization 2.A.3 Commonalities among the Ideological Models 3 Preferences: Partisanship and Ideology in State Publics 3.1 Partisan and Ideological Trends in the States 3.1.1 Partisanship 3.1.2 Ideology 3.1.3 Evolution and Stability 3.2 The Alignment of Ideology and Partisanship 3.3 The Ideological Nationalization of Partisanship 3.4 Summary 4 Policies: The Outputs of State Government 4.1 Trends in State Policy Ideology 4.2 Policy, Preferences, and Party 5 Parties: The Policy Effects of Party Control 5.1 Theoretical Framework 5.2 Policy Effects of Party Control 5.3 Regression Discontinuity Estimates 5.4 Dynamic Panel Estimates 5.5 How Much Does Party Control Matter? 5.6 Summary 6 Elections: Selection, Incentives, and Feedback 6.1 Selection and Incentives 6.2 National Tides and Partisanship 6.3 Partisan Selection 6.4 Candidate Positioning and Electoral Success 6.5 Collective Accountability and Negative Feedback 6.5.1 Electoral Feedback 6.6 Summary 7 Responsiveness: The Public’s Influence on State Policies 7.1 Operationalizing Responsiveness 7.2 Position Responsiveness 7.3 Policy Responsiveness 7.3.1 Heterogeneity: Era and Region 7.3.2 Mechanisms: Turnover versus Adaptation 7.3.3 Cumulative Responsiveness 7.4 Summary 8 Proximity: The Match between Preferences and Policies 8.1 Data on Policy-Specific Representation 8.2 Policy Bias 8.3 Policy Proximity 8.3.1 The Dynamics of Policy Proximity 8.4 Summary 9 Deficits: Gaps in American Democracy 9.1 The Jim Crow South 9.1.1 Racial Disparities in Representation 9.2 Legislative Malapportionment 9.3 Partisan Gerrymandering 9.4 Summary 10 Reforms: Improving American Democracy 10.1 Background on Institutional Reforms 10.1.1 Citizen Governance 10.1.2 Voting 10.1.3 Money in Politics 10.1.4 Labor Unions 10.2 The Effects of Institutional Reforms 10.3 Summary 11 Conclusion 11.1 Normative Implications 11.2 Prospects for Reform 11.3 Whither State Politics? 11.4 Implications for Future Research Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press Dynamic Democracy
Book SynopsisA new perspective on policy responsiveness in American government. Scholars of American politics have long been skeptical of ordinary citizens' capacity to influence, let alone control, their governments. Drawing on over eight decades of state-level evidence on public opinion, elections, and policymaking, Devin Caughey and Christopher Warshaw pose a powerful challenge to this pessimistic view. Their research reveals that although American democracy cannot be taken for granted, state policymaking is far more responsive to citizens' demands than skeptics claim. Although governments respond sluggishly in the short term, over the long term, electoral incentives induce state parties and politiciansand ultimately policymakingto adapt to voters' preferences. The authors take an empirical and theoretical approach that allows them to assess democracy as a dynamic process. Their evidence across states and over time gives them new leverage to assess relevant outcomes and trends, including tTrade ReviewNamed one of "The Best Scholarly Books of 2022": "It is easy to be pessimistic about American democracy. Elected officials appear far more interested in scoring partisan points than crafting policy that represents their constituents...Dynamic Democracy presents a powerful, data-drenched rejoinder to this line of thinking. The authors argue that, at the state level, policy has been surprisingly reflective of public preferences. Slowly but surely, as voters’ preferences change, so too have the policies of the states in which they live. In the typically staid field of quantitative American politics, Caughey and Warshaw have written a book that speaks to urgent concerns about the state of our democracy." * The Chronicle of Higher Education *"Caughey and Warshaw significantly contribute to the understanding of state governments' responsiveness to the political desires of their citizens....The authors provide an extensive and compelling analysis of the causes and shifts in public policy over a large time frame—especially recent trends, such as the ideological nationalization of partisanship." * Choice *“Dynamic Democracy is a tour de force. It puts forth the most ambitious assessment in a generation of the health of democracy in the American states. Built on an unprecedented wealth of data and using a sweeping and sophisticated empirical approach, Dynamic Democracy examines how institutions, especially political parties and elections, mediate the complex interplay between state governments and the public. It provides an optimistic yet clear-eyed appraisal: state policies reflect remarkable responsiveness to public opinion over the long term, though important gaps remain.” -- Elisabeth R. Gerber, University of Michigan“Caughey and Warshaw have revolutionized the study of public opinion and state politics, and Dynamic Democracy is their magnum opus. The book carefully and rigorously traces the trends in and relationships between opinion and policy in the states—the institutional level that in recent decades has moved from the periphery to the center of American politics. Using cutting-edge statistical tools, Caughey and Warshaw uncover new evidence that over the long term, state governments do indeed respond to the attitudes of their constituents. Dynamic Democracy is a must-read for scholars of state politics and public opinion, or anyone interested in systematic quantitative analysis of American politics.” -- Jacob M. Grumbach, University of Washington“Justice Brandeis advanced the idea of states as laboratories in 1932. But only with this landmark book have political scientists made good on the promise of elucidating democracy via the states. Harnessing new methods, Caughey and Warshaw provide a decisive portrait of the dynamics of policymaking and public opinion. Eventually, state policies come to align with public opinion, a hallmark of democratic governance. But statehouse democracy has faced potent threats: from Jim Crow exclusion, malapportionment, and gerrymandering. Comprehensive and transformative.” -- Daniel J. Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania“Dynamic Democracy is a marvelous analysis of how public opinion can translate into policy in the American states. For this task, Caughey and Warshaw collect massive amounts of data on the ideological directions of state electorates, state-level politicians, and state policies. They put it together to tell a causal story with easy-to-understand statistical analyses. Best of all is their use of the time dimension, showing how the process of democratic representation works better than you might think but often moves slowly.” -- Robert S. Erikson, Columbia UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction 1.1 Plan of the Book 2 Measurement: Public Opinion and State Policy 2.1 The Challenge of Measurement 2.2 Data and Measures 2.2.1 Policy and Survey Data 2.2.2 Measures of State Policy and Mass Preferences 2.3 Summary 2.A Technical Appendix on Measurement Models 2.A.1 Issue-Specific Opinion 2.A.2 Ideological Summarization 2.A.3 Commonalities among the Ideological Models 3 Preferences: Partisanship and Ideology in State Publics 3.1 Partisan and Ideological Trends in the States 3.1.1 Partisanship 3.1.2 Ideology 3.1.3 Evolution and Stability 3.2 The Alignment of Ideology and Partisanship 3.3 The Ideological Nationalization of Partisanship 3.4 Summary 4 Policies: The Outputs of State Government 4.1 Trends in State Policy Ideology 4.2 Policy, Preferences, and Party 5 Parties: The Policy Effects of Party Control 5.1 Theoretical Framework 5.2 Policy Effects of Party Control 5.3 Regression Discontinuity Estimates 5.4 Dynamic Panel Estimates 5.5 How Much Does Party Control Matter? 5.6 Summary 6 Elections: Selection, Incentives, and Feedback 6.1 Selection and Incentives 6.2 National Tides and Partisanship 6.3 Partisan Selection 6.4 Candidate Positioning and Electoral Success 6.5 Collective Accountability and Negative Feedback 6.5.1 Electoral Feedback 6.6 Summary 7 Responsiveness: The Public’s Influence on State Policies 7.1 Operationalizing Responsiveness 7.2 Position Responsiveness 7.3 Policy Responsiveness 7.3.1 Heterogeneity: Era and Region 7.3.2 Mechanisms: Turnover versus Adaptation 7.3.3 Cumulative Responsiveness 7.4 Summary 8 Proximity: The Match between Preferences and Policies 8.1 Data on Policy-Specific Representation 8.2 Policy Bias 8.3 Policy Proximity 8.3.1 The Dynamics of Policy Proximity 8.4 Summary 9 Deficits: Gaps in American Democracy 9.1 The Jim Crow South 9.1.1 Racial Disparities in Representation 9.2 Legislative Malapportionment 9.3 Partisan Gerrymandering 9.4 Summary 10 Reforms: Improving American Democracy 10.1 Background on Institutional Reforms 10.1.1 Citizen Governance 10.1.2 Voting 10.1.3 Money in Politics 10.1.4 Labor Unions 10.2 The Effects of Institutional Reforms 10.3 Summary 11 Conclusion 11.1 Normative Implications 11.2 Prospects for Reform 11.3 Whither State Politics? 11.4 Implications for Future Research Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£22.80
John Wiley & Sons The Canadian Federal Election of 2019
Book SynopsisThe Canadian federal election of 2019 is extensively analysed in this collaborative volume. Bringing together leading political scientists and media scholars, the book examines the strategies, successes, and failures of each of Canada's major political parties.Trade Review"The Canadian Federal Election of 2019 should be considered essential reading for both undergraduate learners and graduate students and faculty looking to develop a deep understanding of the election. The text has clear applicability to a range of academic fields, given the variety of perspectives from which the election is analyzed. By regularly connecting the details of the election to a range of germane academic theories, this book constitutes a valuable source of understanding beyond the election itself." Canadian Journal of Political Science"The Canadian Federal Election of 2019 also includes focused examinations of the climate issue, the media, the polling, and digital campaigning, as well as a detailed analysis of the results." Literary Review of Canada
£93.00
John Wiley & Sons The Canadian Federal Election of 2019
Book SynopsisThe Canadian federal election of 2019 is extensively analysed in this collaborative volume. Bringing together leading political scientists and media scholars, the book examines the strategies, successes, and failures of each of Canada's major political parties.Trade Review"The Canadian Federal Election of 2019 should be considered essential reading for both undergraduate learners and graduate students and faculty looking to develop a deep understanding of the election. The text has clear applicability to a range of academic fields, given the variety of perspectives from which the election is analyzed. By regularly connecting the details of the election to a range of germane academic theories, this book constitutes a valuable source of understanding beyond the election itself." Canadian Journal of Political Science"The Canadian Federal Election of 2019 also includes focused examinations of the climate issue, the media, the polling, and digital campaigning, as well as a detailed analysis of the results." Literary Review of Canada
£35.00
Columbia University Press Ballots Bullets and Bargains American Foreign
Book SynopsisA long-time public servant explicitly connects the various phases of our presidential election system to the content and conduct of American foreign policy.Trade ReviewMichael H. Armacost has created a detailed history of post-World War II American foreign policy, organized and interpreted in the phases of our presidential election process. His insights about the dynamic interplay between campaign politics and foreign policy do not reassure that the world's major power can produce leaders with the vision and experience to effectively manage America's international engagement. Yet despite political dysfunction, our presidents have shown skill in learning on the job and using our substantial national resources in the service of the security and international interests of the United States. -- Richard H. Solomon, former director of policy planning and assistant secretary of state, former president of the United States Institute of Peace, and senior fellow at the RAND Corporation Drawing on careful study as well as his own rich experience as a diplomat, Michael H. Armacost offers unique and nuanced insights. This is a superb discussion of U.S. foreign policy in the context of presidential politics since the elections of 1948. With less than two years to go before our next presidential contest, this is an especially timely and thoughtful read. -- John Negroponte, former deputy secretary of state ...fascinating study... Publishers Weekly Readers will find this a useful, accessible survey of the topic, enriched by Armacost's firsthand recollections from his diplomatic career. Library Journal Don't miss this thought-provoking read that places American politics in a uniquely global context. Biographile A readable, balanced, and detailed account. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Elections, Parties, and Politics 2. Quest for the Nomination: Appealing to the Base 3. Campaigns: Opportunities and Challenges for Incumbents 4. Campaigns: Opportunities and Obstacles for Challengers 5. Presidential Transitions 6. Launching a Presidential Term Conclusion Notes Index
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Columbia University Press Ballots Bullets and Bargains American Foreign
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMichael H. Armacost has created a detailed history of post–World War II American foreign policy, organized and interpreted in the phases of our presidential election process. His insights about the dynamic interplay between campaign politics and foreign policy do not reassure that the world's major power can produce leaders with the vision and experience to effectively manage America's international engagement. Yet despite political dysfunction, our presidents have shown skill in learning on the job and using our substantial national resources in the service of the security and international interests of the United States. -- Richard H. Solomon, former director of policy planning and assistant secretary of state, former president of the United States Institute of Peace, and senior fellow at the RAND CorporationDrawing on careful study as well as his own rich experience as a diplomat, Michael H. Armacost offers unique and nuanced insights. This is a superb discussion of U.S. foreign policy in the context of presidential politics since the elections of 1948. With less than two years to go before our next presidential contest, this is an especially timely and thoughtful read. -- John Negroponte, former deputy secretary of state[A] fascinating study. * Publishers Weekly *Readers will find this a useful, accessible survey of the topic, enriched by Armacost's firsthand recollections from his diplomatic career. * Library Journal *Don't miss this thought-provoking read that places American politics in a uniquely global context. * Biographile *A readable, balanced, and detailed account. * Choice *For readers looking for one book to explain the possible effects of the 2016 U.S. presidential election on America’s foreign policy, Ballots, Bullets, and Bargains is a fantastic starting point. It provides a great read for newcomers and aficionados of U.S. politics alike. * International Affairs *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Elections, Parties, and Politics2. Quest for the Nomination: Appealing to the Base3. Campaigns: Opportunities and Challenges for Incumbents4. Campaigns: Opportunities and Obstacles for Challengers5. Presidential Transitions6. Launching a Presidential TermConclusionNotesIndex
£18.00
Columbia University Press Deciding Whats True The Rise of Political
Book SynopsisOver the past decade, fact-checking outlets have shaken up the political world by holding public figures accountable for what they say. Deciding Whatâs True recounts the routines of the journalists at these innovative news organizations and plots a compelling, personality-driven history of the fact-checking movement and its recent evolution.Trade ReviewA lively page-turner about political fact-checking that also digs deep into the very foundations of public knowledge. What do we really know, and how do we know it? Graves provides thought-provoking answers. In an age of partisan warfare, this urgently needed book reveals the transformations, tensions, and continuing virtues of journalistic objectivity. -- Rodney Benson, New York University In Deciding What's True, Lucas Graves provides a thoughtful, empirically grounded analysis of the major fact-checking organizations, studying their evolution and importance in the rapidly changing world of journalism. It is absolutely essential reading for journalists, news executives, and their audiences. -- Herbert Gans, Columbia University A timely, compelling, and important account of the rise of political fact-checking, a development-indeed, a movement-aimed at not only improving the quality of public discourse but also invigorating the practice of journalism. This book amounts to nothing less than a genuinely new chapter in the history of modern American journalism. -- Theodore L. Glasser, Stanford University Graves follows a cadre of journalists in their attempts to nail down that most slippery of objects-the fact. In so doing, he shows that, in a networked age, 'the facts' have never been more central, or more problematic, for the culture of journalism. A must-read for anyone interested in the state of journalism today. -- David Ryfe, University of Iowa School of Journalism In an era marked by broad challenges to the credibility of journalism, Deciding What's True provides an insightful look at major transformations in the knowledge-making regimes that foster the veracity of news. Drawing on a vast array of sources and evidence, Graves sheds light on the practices and experiences of fact-checking and its effect on the interplay among politics, media, and society. -- Pablo J. Boczkowski, Northwestern University A keenly observed visit to a new world whose geography we can now better comprehend. Kirkus ReviewsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Part I. The Landscape of Fact-Checking Introduction 1. Ink-Stained Fact-Checkers 2. Objectivity, Truth Seeking, and Institutional Facts Part II. The Work of Fact-Checking 3. Choosing Facts to Check 4. Deciding What's True 5. Operating the Truth-O-Meter Part III. The Effects of Fact-Checking 6. Fact-Checkers and Their Publics 7. The Limits of Fact-Checking Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£23.80
Columbia University Press Pork Barrel Politics How Government Spending
Book SynopsisAndrew Sidman offers a systematic explanation for how political polarization affects the electoral influence of district-level federal spending. Pork Barrel Politics is an empirically rich account of the surprising repercussions of bringing pork home, with important consequences in our polarized era.Trade ReviewProviding new insights about a very old practice of government, Pork Barrel Politics details how pork barrel spending operates and shapes Congressional politics and policy making over the history of the Republic in an exhaustive and comprehensive analysis. Sidman demonstrates how legislators use and benefit from pork barrel spending, affecting a host of electoral and policy outcomes. A crucial book. -- Robert Stein, coauthor of Perpetuating the Pork Barrel: Policy Subsystems and American DemocracySidman convincingly explains why Republicans and Democrats respond so differently to the pork barrel, once thought to be an unambiguous benefit to all members of Congress, and why the impact of pork barreling has varied over time. His central insight is that the electoral impact of pork depends on the type of benefits awarded and on levels of polarization. A rich historical account with persuasive theory and wide-ranging, sophisticated empirical analysis. -- Diana Evans, author of Greasing the Wheels: Using Pork Barrel Projects to Build Majority Coalitions in CongressA comprehensive and timely study, Pork Barrel Politics traces the history of distributive spending in Congress and its relation to Congressional elections at the primary and general election stages. Sidman finds that the effects of distributive benefits vary across parties, and can include significant indirect effects by deterring potential party primary challengers. -- Gregory Koger, University of MiamiWhile several scholars have found that Republicans do not benefit from pork barrel spending, this book engages in a more comprehensive analysis of the relationship between party and pork barrel spending, presents a more robust body of evidence and—most importantly—models the effects of party polarization. -- Daniel Palazzolo, author of The Speaker and the Budget: Leadership in the Post-Reform House of RepresentativesThought-provoking. . . . A book for anyone interested in federal spending, electoral politics, Congress, or political polarization. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Incumbents and Pork Barrel Politics2. Pursuing the Pork Barrel3. An Electoral History of the Pork Barrel4. Attitudes, Voting, and the Pork Barrel5. Challenges from Within the Party6. General-Election Challengers and Campaigns7. Election OutcomesConclusion NotesReferencesIndex
£70.40
Columbia University Press Pork Barrel Politics How Government Spending
Book SynopsisAndrew Sidman offers a systematic explanation for how political polarization affects the electoral influence of district-level federal spending. Pork Barrel Politics is an empirically rich account of the surprising repercussions of bringing pork home, with important consequences in our polarized era.Trade ReviewProviding new insights about a very old practice of government, Pork Barrel Politics details how pork barrel spending operates and shapes Congressional politics and policy making over the history of the Republic in an exhaustive and comprehensive analysis. Sidman demonstrates how legislators use and benefit from pork barrel spending, affecting a host of electoral and policy outcomes. A crucial book. -- Robert Stein, coauthor of Perpetuating the Pork Barrel: Policy Subsystems and American DemocracySidman convincingly explains why Republicans and Democrats respond so differently to the pork barrel, once thought to be an unambiguous benefit to all members of Congress, and why the impact of pork barreling has varied over time. His central insight is that the electoral impact of pork depends on the type of benefits awarded and on levels of polarization. A rich historical account with persuasive theory and wide-ranging, sophisticated empirical analysis. -- Diana Evans, author of Greasing the Wheels: Using Pork Barrel Projects to Build Majority Coalitions in CongressA comprehensive and timely study, Pork Barrel Politics traces the history of distributive spending in Congress and its relation to Congressional elections at the primary and general election stages. Sidman finds that the effects of distributive benefits vary across parties, and can include significant indirect effects by deterring potential party primary challengers. -- Gregory Koger, University of MiamiWhile several scholars have found that Republicans do not benefit from pork barrel spending, this book engages in a more comprehensive analysis of the relationship between party and pork barrel spending, presents a more robust body of evidence and—most importantly—models the effects of party polarization. -- Daniel Palazzolo, author of The Speaker and the Budget: Leadership in the Post-Reform House of RepresentativesThought-provoking. . . . A book for anyone interested in federal spending, electoral politics, Congress, or political polarization. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Incumbents and Pork Barrel Politics2. Pursuing the Pork Barrel3. An Electoral History of the Pork Barrel4. Attitudes, Voting, and the Pork Barrel5. Challenges from Within the Party6. General-Election Challengers and Campaigns7. Election OutcomesConclusion NotesReferencesIndex
£25.50
Columbia University Press Vote Gun
Book SynopsisPatrick J. Charles charts the rise of gun rights activism from the early twentieth century through the 1980 presidential election, pinpointing the role of the 1968 Gun Control Act. Offering a deep dive into the politicization of gun rights, Vote Gun reveals the origins of the acrimonious divisions that persist to this day.Trade ReviewIn Vote Gun, Patrick Charles sheds light on the historical origins of the gun debate, drawing on painstaking archival research and challenging received wisdom about the historical role of the “gun lobby.” This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the balance of gun rights and regulation in the United States. -- Joseph Blocher, coauthor The Positive Second Amendment: Rights, Regulation, and the Future of HellerVote Gun challenges the NRA’s narrative of its own history, including the claim that it has the power to swing elections, as well as the conventional wisdom that the NRA only became a fierce gun lobby in the late 1970s. The book is an important history of the role of the gun rights movement, as well as the evolution of gun politics and policy, throughout the first eight decades of the twentieth century. -- Kristin Goss, coauthor of The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to KnowAn illuminating history of an oft-misunderstood political movement, Vote Gun is a thorough and persuasive account of the rise and transformation of gun rights politics. Patrick Charles is one of the most respected voices on gun law historiography, and this meticulous account will further cement that status. -- Eric Ruben, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of LawNo study has excavated NRA history to this depth and detail. The basic outlines of this narrative have been often told, but Charles here provides a degree of detail, nuance, and complexity that has not been brought to light until now. This alone makes it an important, and also highly readable, contribution. -- Robert J. Spitzer, author of The Gun Dilemma: How History Is Against Expanded Gun RightsThe story put together here is an important one. * National Review *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. “A Shot Sure to Be Heard Around Congress”2. The Rise of the “Gun Lobby”3. The Great “Gun Lobby” Awakening4. A Political Synopsis of the Great “Gun Lobby” Awakening5. The Evolution of the NRA and Firearms Control Politics6. 1968: Firearms Control Becomes an Election Issue7. 1969–1970: The “No Compromise” Gun Rights Movement Arrives8. 1971–1974: Firearms Control Politics and the Saturday Night Special9. 1974–1980: The Gun Rights ReformationEpilogueNotesIndex
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Columbia University Press Campaigning While Black
Book SynopsisWhy is it so rare for Black candidates to win elections for governor and U.S. senator? Matthew Tokeshi examines the campaigns of every Black challenger for these offices from 2000 through 2020 and points to the significant effects of racial appeals to white voters.Trade ReviewIn this ambitious book, Tokeshi masterfully and systematically demonstrates what we intuitively know—Black candidates for statewide office experience a different and more negative campaign environment than their white counterparts. He also offers vital insights on the campaign strategies Black candidates can use to mitigate the effects of negative racial attacks. Campaigning While Black is a must-read for scholars and students of race and ethnic politics. -- LaFleur Stephens-Dougan, author of Race to the Bottom: How Racial Appeals Work in American PoliticsTokeshi provides a major contribution to our understanding of when and how racial attacks are effective and what candidates can do about them. The focus on African American women at the state level is new and important to our understanding of the links among race, gender, and state politics. -- Christopher Stout, author of Bringing Race Back In: Black Politicians, Deracialization, and Voting Behavior in the Age of ObamaTokeshi's book is timely as we think about the future of political representation in the United States. Asking if race is still a hurdle today for Black candidates, Tokeshi finds that Black candidates do not need to remain silent when attacked. This book is a must-read for those interested in race and politics, campaigns, and racial attitudes. -- Andrea Benjamin, author of Racial Coalition Building in Local Elections: Elite Cues and Cross-Ethnic VotingTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Why Are Black Governors and U.S. Senators So Rare? Racial Bias Against Black Challengers, 2000–20202. The Racialization of Black Candidates3. The Response of Black Candidates4. The Deval Patrick and Harold Ford Jr. Campaigns of 20065. The 2013 Cory Booker and 2014 Anthony Brown Campaigns6. When Black Women Run: The 2018 Stacey Abrams and 2020 Kamala Harris Campaigns7. The Booker Experiment8. The Criminal Pardon ExperimentConclusionAppendixesNotesIndex
£93.60
Columbia University Press Campaigning While Black
Book SynopsisWhy is it so rare for Black candidates to win elections for governor and U.S. senator? Matthew Tokeshi examines the campaigns of every Black challenger for these offices from 2000 through 2020 and points to the significant effects of racial appeals to white voters.Trade ReviewIn this ambitious book, Tokeshi masterfully and systematically demonstrates what we intuitively know—Black candidates for statewide office experience a different and more negative campaign environment than their white counterparts. He also offers vital insights on the campaign strategies Black candidates can use to mitigate the effects of negative racial attacks. Campaigning While Black is a must-read for scholars and students of race and ethnic politics. -- LaFleur Stephens-Dougan, author of Race to the Bottom: How Racial Appeals Work in American PoliticsTokeshi provides a major contribution to our understanding of when and how racial attacks are effective and what candidates can do about them. The focus on African American women at the state level is new and important to our understanding of the links among race, gender, and state politics. -- Christopher Stout, author of Bringing Race Back In: Black Politicians, Deracialization, and Voting Behavior in the Age of ObamaTokeshi's book is timely as we think about the future of political representation in the United States. Asking if race is still a hurdle today for Black candidates, Tokeshi finds that Black candidates do not need to remain silent when attacked. This book is a must-read for those interested in race and politics, campaigns, and racial attitudes. -- Andrea Benjamin, author of Racial Coalition Building in Local Elections: Elite Cues and Cross-Ethnic VotingTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Why Are Black Governors and U.S. Senators So Rare? Racial Bias Against Black Challengers, 2000–20202. The Racialization of Black Candidates3. The Response of Black Candidates4. The Deval Patrick and Harold Ford Jr. Campaigns of 20065. The 2013 Cory Booker and 2014 Anthony Brown Campaigns6. When Black Women Run: The 2018 Stacey Abrams and 2020 Kamala Harris Campaigns7. The Booker Experiment8. The Criminal Pardon ExperimentConclusionAppendixesNotesIndex
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