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Taylor & Francis Ltd Television Publics in South Asia
Book SynopsisTelevision has a prime role to play in the formation of discursive domains in the everyday life of South Asian publics. This book explores various television media practices, social processes, mediated political experiences and everyday cultural compositions from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.With the help of country-specific case studies, it captures a broad range of themes which foreground the publics and their real-life experiences of television in the region. The chapters in this book discuss gendered television spaces, women seeking solace from television in pandemic, the taboo in digital TV dramas, television viewership and localizing publics, changing viewership from television to OTT, news and public perception of death, redefining the national', theatrical television and post-truth television news, among other key issues.Rich in ethnographic case studies, this volume will be a useful resource for scholars and researchers of media and communiTable of ContentsList of Figures viiList of Tables viiiList of Contributors ixAcknowledgements xiii1 Introduction: Imagining South Asian Television Publics 1S.M. Shameem Reza and Ratan Kumar RoyPART ITelevision Viewership and Localizing Publics 192 Social Realms of Audiences: Women’s Collective Viewing of Mega Teledramas in Sri Lanka 21Shashini Gamage3 The Dramatic Escape From Pandemic Life: Everyday Experience of Watching Television During the Lockdowns 38Rashmi Kumar4 Televised Sexuality and Public Perception: Voicing the Taboo in Pakistani TV Dramas 51Wajiha Raza Rizvi and Maheen Imran5 Indian Television and the Rise of the Local: Televised Realities of Localized Sociocultural Experience 74Raj Sony Jalarajan and Adith K. SureshPART IIConsumption and Construction of Reality 916 OTT-Based Digital Sociality: An Exploration of the Viewership Among Urban Youth in Bangladesh 93Moiyen Zalal Chowdhury7 Television News and Public Perception of Death in India: Case of Covid-19 Pandemic 111Deepu Pratheep8 Television Viewership and Engagement in Rural Kashmir: From Cathode Ray Tube to Smart TV 123Syed Aadil Hussain and Ruheela Hassan9 Emergence of Television Publics in Nepal: Intense Participation of Audiences as News Sources, Critics and Fans 137Harsha Man MaharjanPART IIIMediatizing Politics and Constructing Publics 15910 Live Public: Television and Mobilization in Post-Liberalization India 161Abhijit Roy11 The Everyday Nation of Indian News Television 178Maya Ranganathan12 Reproducing the Truth: Television News in Sri Lanka 195Pradeep N’ Weerasinghe13 From Public Turn to Publicness in Media: Notes on Media Public in India 220Biswajit Das and Ridhi KakkarIndex 242
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The International Politics of Logos
Book SynopsisThe International Politics of Logos provides the first systematic analysis of logos and the role they play in international politics.Whilst there is growing scholarly interest in visual politics, logos have largely remained hidden in plain sight despite being the most important symbol of a variety of organizations. Visual artefacts, such as logos, play an increasingly central role in politics. Candidates running for office carefully choose the images they share on social media, political parties devise effective brands, and NGOs use visual artefacts for advocacy and advertisement. Visual artefacts are also vital for violent non-state actors, ranging from private military and security companies (PMSCs) to terrorists. This book provides a wealth of data on the logos chosen by a variety of organizations, examining how they vary between actors, across types of organizations, and over time. It offers methodological innovations to the study of logos and visual politics, highTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Flags, Symbols, and Colours: Visual Political Studies Reviewed 3. Uncharted Territory: Theories and Methods for Visual Political Analysis 4. Colours, Symbols, Ideologies: The Logos of Political Parties 5. Building Legitimacy: Private Military and Security Companies’ Logos 6. Violent Signs: Terrorist Groups’ Logos 7. Conclusions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Radically Civil
Book SynopsisIf you feel like the world has gone to hell in a handbasket, you're not alone. If you often feel there's nothing you can do about it, you're also not alone. Along with this increasing anger, fear, and frustration, much confusion still prevails on the appropriate communication practices for responding to difficult situations and improving our lives. Communication experts Robert Danisch and William Keith explain why and how we can practice radical civility in this practical guide to everyday political communication.This guide begins with examples of radical civility to show the potential of this kind of communication to change minds and bridge differences. The authors then unpack the three foundational principles of radical civility as useful theoretical tools for thinking throughout interactions with others in civic spaces. This is then followed by a three-step process for practicing radical civility drawing on research into active listening and its importance for creating conTable of ContentsForewordAcknowledgements1. The Problem and the Promise 2. The Principles 3. The Process 4. The Practices 5. The PayoffReferencesIndex
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Taylor & Francis Pseudology
Book SynopsisIn an age where fake news, conspiracy theories, and outright lies by political and cultural leaders are commonplace, we may be becoming accustomed to lying, or worse, even immune to it. Pseudology unravels the reasons for this by describing a science of lying that looks at various aspects of this trait, from how it affects the brain to how it distorts perception.Interest in lying goes back to antiquity and writing and debate has only increased in the present day, but what is missing is a treatment that synthesizes the work from linguists, political scientists, anthropologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, and sociologists, tying them to the philosophical and literary views of lying throughout history. Such a treatment can be called pseudology: an interdisciplinary science for classifying, collating, and assessing ideas about lying. This book is a comprehensive treatment of pseudology, emphasising the importance of studying lying in our current climate.
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Taylor & Francis The Politics of CyberSecurity
Book SynopsisBy combining theoretical discussions with real-world examples, The Politics of Cyber-Security offers readers valuable insights into the role of cyber-security in the realm of international politics. In the face of persistent challenges stemming from the exploitation of global cyberspace, cyber-security has risen to the forefront of both national and international political priorities. Understanding the intricacies and dynamics of cyber-security, particularly its connections to conflict and international order, has never been more essential. This book provides the contextual framework and fundamental concepts necessary to comprehend the interplay between technological opportunities and political constraints. Crafted to resonate with a diverse audience, including undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, course instructors, policymakers, and professionals, it aims to bridge gaps and foster understanding across various backgrounds and interests.
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Taylor & Francis Race and Ethnicity as Foundational Forces in Political Communication
Book SynopsisRace and ethnicity are increasingly central to our lived experiences of politics, yet they are often absent from studies of urgent questions in contemporary political communication. This volume responds to this crucial issue in the field, illuminating a multitude of ways that identity and power shape the interpersonal, mediated, and technological dimensions of politics. The book empirically illustrates the lack of race-focused scholarship in this area, while demonstrating how studying race/ethnicity as endogenous to politics sheds new light on the âœbig questionsâ facing multiracial, multiethnic societies.Contributions address both heavily studied topics (e.g., misinformation, political trust) as well as topics that emerge through a centering of race/ethnicity (e.g., Hispandering, politically relevant entertainment media). They do so through diverse methodologies (e.g., ethnography, computational text analysis) and communities (e.g., Black & Hispanic Americans, the Vietnamese
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Taylor & Francis Investigative Journalism Democracy and the
Book SynopsisTheoretically grounded and using quantitative data spanning more than 50 years together with qualitative research, this book examines investigative journalismâs role in liberal democracies in the past and in the digital age. In its ideal form, investigative reporting provides a check on power in society and therefore can strengthen democratic accountability. The capacity is important to address now because the political and economic environment for journalism has changed substantially in recent decades. In particular, the commercialization of the Internet has disrupted the business model of traditional media outlets and the ways news content is gathered and disseminated. Despite these disruptions, this bookâs central aim is to demonstrate using empirical research that investigative journalism is not in fact in decline in developed economies, as is often feared. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Studying Investigative Journalism 1 From 'Rivers of Gold' to the Digital Economy 2 What is Investigative Journalism? 3 Why Watchdog Reporting Endures: Theories about the Public Sphere, Media Power and Democracy 4 Six Decades of Investigative Journalism: The 1950s to the 2000s 5 The Rise of Collaborative Investigative Journalism 6 New Frontiers: Big Data, Leaks and Large-Scale Investigative Journalism 7 Bankrolling Journalism to Support Investigative Reporting Conclusion: The Future of Investigative Journalism, Reasons for Optimism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Activism and Rhetoric
Book SynopsisThe second edition of this formative collection offers analysis of the work rhetoric plays in the principles and practices of today's culture of democratic activism.Editors JongHwa Lee and Seth Kahnand their diverse contributors working in communication and composition studies both within and outside academiaprovide explicit articulation of how activist rhetoric differs from the kinds of deliberative models that rhetoric has exalted for centuries, contextualized through and by contributors' everyday lives, work, and interests. New to this edition are attention to Black Lives Matter, the transgender community, social media environments, globalization, and environmental activism.Simultaneously challenging and accessible, Activism and Rhetoric: Theories and Contexts for Political Engagement is a must-read for students and scholars who are interested in or actively engaged in rhetoric, composition, political communication, and social justice.Chapters 1, 6, anTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Activism Where We Work 1. Borders of Engagement: Rethinking Scholarship, Activism, and the Academy 2. Rhetorical Activism: Responsibility in the Ivory Tower 3. Reclaiming (Teaching) the "A" Word (Activism) 4. A Time to Remember: Rhetorical Pedagogy, Commemoration, and Activism Part 2: Voices from the Margin(alized) 5. Alt-Country Rhetorics: Relearning (Trans) Activism in Rural Indiana 6. Recognizing and Saving Black Lives, Recognizing and Saving Palestinian Lives: The Power of Transnational Rhetorics in Locating the Commonality of Liberation Struggles 7. Gadugi: Where the Fire Burns (Still) 8. Memory War: Activist Rhetoric for Historical Justice Part 3: Modalities and Audiences 9. Raging Media: Investing in an Infrastructure for Resistance 10. A Conservative Professorial Pundit in Liberal Surroundings: An Uneven Odyssey Projected through 2020 11. ON STRIKE! A Rhetorician’s Guide to Solidarity-Building 12. Affect and Activism in the Rhetorical Context of the Post-Truth Era Part 4: Re-Theorizing Activist Rhetoric 13. Speaking the Power of Truth: Rhetoric and Action for Our Times 14. Tradition and Transformation in Jane Addams’s New Federalism: Creating Community Sphere by Empowering Municipalities 15. The Work of a Middle-Class Activist: Stuck in History 16. Social Justice Activists, Environmental Fatigue, and the Restorative Practices of Doing "The Work That Reconnects" 17. [Still] The Only Conceivable Thing to Do: Reflections on Academics and Activism Afterword
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Handbook of Primary Elections
Book SynopsisPrimary elections have been used for the past century for most U.S. elective offices and their popularity is growing in other nations as well. In some circumstances, primaries ensure that citizens have a say in elections and test the skills of candidates before they get to the general election. Yet primaries are often criticized for increasing the cost of elections, for producing ideologically extreme candidates, and for denying voters the opportunity to choose candidates whose appeal transcends partisanship. Few such arguments have, however, been rigorously tested. This innovative Handbook evaluates many of the claims, positive and negative, that have been made about primaries. It is organized into six sections, covering the origins of primary elections; primary voters; US presidential primaries; US subpresidential primaries; primaries in other parts of the world; and reform proposals. The Routledge Handbook of Primary Elections is an important research tool foTrade Review'With partisan polarization rising, political parties beset by factions, and a complete outsider gaining a major-party nomination for president, the workings of primary elections are back in the news – and on research agendas. Boatright has assembled a distinguished set of scholars to take us through the experience of the past, the issues of the present, and the options for the future. The Routledge Handbook of Primary Elections is bound to be an essential guide as we work to understand the way "democracy," in selecting party nominees, ramifies through elections and government.' – John Mark Hansen, University of Chicago'Primary elections have not received the robust scholarly attention they merit due to their importance in picking political leadership in the US and abroad. The Routledge Handbook of Primary Elections, edited by Robert Boatright, addresses this critical gap. A group of outstanding scholars cover a broad range of topics in a manner that is both lucid for students and insightful for scholars. Boatright’s volume sets the table for scholarship on primaries over the next decade.' - Ray La Raja, Professor of Political Science, U Mass Amherst'There are few topics in U.S. politics more important to study than the dynamics of primary elections. Yet political scientists have largely dropped the ball in illuminating the dynamics of this unique and critical feature of the American electoral system. That is, until now. With this volume, Robert Boatright, the foremost authority on U.S. primary elections, has assembled an impressive group of scholars to provide a comprehensive treatment of this underexplored terrain of American politics. Any one who cares about the forces shaping the contemporary political environment will want to read this book and will benefit from doing so.' - Nate Persily, James B. McClatchy Professor of Law, Stanford Law SchoolTable of ContentsIntroduction [Robert G. Boatright] Part 1: The Origins of Primary Elections 1. What is, and what is not, a Primary Election? [Alan Ware] 2. The Origins of the Direct Primary [John F. Reynolds] 3. Candidate Emergence in the Era of Direct Primaries [Jamie L. Carson and Ryan D. Williamson] 4. Should we Expect Primary Elections to Create Polarization? A Robust Median Voter Theorem with Rational Parties [Gilles Serra] Part 2: Primary Voters and Primary Voting Laws 5. Sorting Dixie: The Changing Profile of Southern Presidential Primary Electorates [Seth C. McKee] 6. The Nature of Crossover Voters [Barbara Norrander] 7. The Effect of Open and Closed Primaries on Voter Turnout [Matthew J. Geras and Michael H. Crespin] 8. Strategic Candidate Entry: Primary Type and Candidate Divergence [Kristin Kanthak and Eric Loepp] Part 3: Candidates and Parties in Primary Elections 9. The Direct Primary and Voting Behavior in U.S. General Elections [Shigeo Hirano and James M. Snyder, Jr.] 10. Divisive Primaries: When do They Hurt in the General Election? [Jeffrey Lazarus] 11. Is there a Link Between Primary Competition and General Election Results? [Robert G. Boatright and Vincent G. Moscardelli] 12. Ideological Primaries and their Influence in Congress [Caitlin E. Jewitt and Sarah A. Treul] 13. When Might Moderates Win the Primary? [Danielle M. Thomsen] 14. Primary Elections and Group Dynamics: Examining the Makeup of the Party Coalitions [Casey B. K. Dominguez] Part 4: U. S. Presidential Primaries 15. 2016: One Party Decided [Marty Cohen] 16. Citizen Choice in Presidential Primaries [Wayne Steger] 17. The Fuzzy Frontrunner: Donald Trump and the Role of Ideology in Presidential Nomination Politics [Dante J. Scala] 18. Televised Debates in Presidential Primaries [David A. Hopkins] Part 5: Primaries Outside of the United States 19. Mind the Gap: The Effects of Intra- and Inter-Party Competition on Party Unity in Parliamentary Democracies [Reuven Y. Hazan and Reut Itzkovitch-Malka] 20. Primaries and Legislative Behavior [Indriði H. Indriðason and Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson] 21. Party Primaries as a Strategic Choice: The Costs and Benefits of Democratic Candidate Selection [Kathleen Bruhn] 22. Primary Elections in New Democracies: The Evolution of Candidate Selection Methods in Ghana [Nahomi Ichino and Noah L. Nathan] 23. Party Primaries in Canada [Scott Pruysers and Anthony Sayers] 24. The Italian Style of Intra-Party Democracy: A Twenty-Year Long Journey [Marino De Luca] Part 6: Primary Election Reform 25. Beyond Open and Closed: Complexity in American Primary Election Reform [J. Andrew Sinclair and Ian O’Grady] 26. Sore Loser Laws in Presidential and Congressional Elections [Michael S. Kang and Barry C. Burden]
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Political TV
Book SynopsisThis book serves as an accessible critical introduction to the broad category of American political television content. Encompassing political news and scripted entertainment, Political TV addresses a range of formats, including interview/news programs, political satire, fake news, drama, and reality TV. From long-running programs like Meet the Press to more recent offerings including Veep, The Daily Show, House of Cards, Last Week Tonight, and Scandal, Tryon addresses ongoing debates about the role of television in representing issues and ideas relevant to American politics. Exploring political TV's construction of concepts of citizenship and national identity, the status of political TV in a post-network era, and advertisements in politics, Political TV offers an engaging, timely analysis of how this format engages its audience in the political scene. The book also includes a videography of key and historTable of ContentsIntroduction: Political TV and Mediated Citizenship 1. Selling Politics: Advertising After Citizens United 2. Political News in the Post-Network Era 3. Fake News as Political Satire 4. Comedy and the Political Spectacle 5. Political Process Melodramas and Serial Narrative 6. Surveillance Culture: Melodramas of National Security Conclusion Political TV: Questions for Discussion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Global Media Giants
Book SynopsisGlobal Media Giants takes an in-depth look at how media corporate power works globally, regionally, and nationally, investigating the ways in which the largest and most powerful media corporations in the world wield power. Case studies examine not only some of the largest media corporations (News Corp., The Microsoft Corporation) in terms of revenues, but also media corporations that hold considerable power within national, regional, or geolinguistic contexts (Televisa, The Bertelsmann Group, Sony Corporation). Each chapter approaches a different corporation through the lens of economy, politics, and culture, giving students and scholars a thoughtful and data-driven guide with which to interrogate contemporary media industry power. Trade Review"A brilliant conception, masterfully executed. The editors have given us a path-breaking survey of capitalist power over world communications - conglomerate by conglomerate, region by region, and product by product, from TV program ratings to smartphone apps." -Dan Schiller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"This authoritative and encyclopaedic volume provides a rich, systematic, and comprehensive analysis of one of the most devastating and significant developments of our century, the universal domination of culture, information, and communications by ever more powerful private corporations." –Peter Golding, Northumbria University "This is without doubt the essential guide to the communication companies that define today’s media-saturated world." –Vincent Mosco, author of To the Cloud: Big Data in a Turbulent World"This systematic global overview of the most powerful media corporations shows the present-day inequalities of global capitalism through the lenses of converging media and information services, revealing both the dominating forces and the on-going resistances." –Helena Sousa, University of Minho, PortugalTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part I. Global Giants. 1. The Walt Disney Company. 2. National Amusements Incorporated. 3. Time Warner. 4. Comcast Corporation. 5. News Corporation. Part II: Regional & Geolinguistical Giants. 6. Televisa. 7. América Móvil. 8. The Bertelsmann Group. 9. Vivendi. 10. Mediaset S.p.A. (Gruppo Mediaset). 11. Telefónica. 12. Grupo Prisa. 13. TV Globo & The Globo Group. 14. Sony Corporation. Part III: Regional Overviews. 15. South America. 16. The Middle East. 17. Sub-Saharan Africa. 18. Eastern Europe. 19. South Asia. 20. East Asia & China. 21. Australian and New Zealand Media Corporations. Part IV: Internet Giants. 22. Apple, Inc. 23. The Microsoft Corporation. 24. Google, Inc. 25. Amazon.com. 26. Facebook. Part V: Global Ratings & Advertising Giants. 27. The Nielsen Company 28. Interpublic Group of Companies. Conclusion: Reflections on Media Power.
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Cambridge University Press The Winning Message
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Cambridge University Press The Economic Realities of Political Reform
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Cambridge University Press Serious Money
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Cambridge University Press Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics
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Cambridge University Press Consumer Democracy
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Cambridge University Press Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics
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Cambridge University Press Consumer Democracy
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Cambridge University Press Candidate Strategies and Electoral Competition in the Russian Federation
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Cambridge University Press Symbolic Policy
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Beautiful Country Burn Again
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Witch Hunt The Story of the Greatest Mass
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Democrats and the media continue to just lie through their teeth. What we’ve lived through— are still living through—has been a coup from the get-go. It is a plot to overthrow President Trump. There are so few people telling the whole truth about this; Gregg Jarrett is.” — Rush Limbaugh “Gregg Jarrett has done it again by writing a superb follow-up book to his number one bestseller, The Russia Hoax. His stunning account of how unelected officials plotted in the shadows to influence an election, sabotage a duly elected president, and drive him from office should alarm all Americans.” — Sean Hannity “If for no other reason, one should read Gregg Jarrett’s new book, Witch Hunt, for its excellent and penetrating analysis of the Mueller Report. In-depth and comprehensive, Jarrett’s breakdown unmasks the false narrative still being peddled by Democrats and the media.” — Joseph DiGenova, Former Independent Counsel and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia “Witch Hunt is both a riveting account of abuse of authority and a reminder of just how fragile our democracy can be. Jarrett thoroughly and convincingly paints a scary picture of officials at the highest levels of our federal government breaching the trust of the people in an attempt to undermine Trump’s presidency and remove him from office.” — Jon A. Sale, Criminal Defense Attorney and Former Assistant Watergate Prosecutor “Witch Hunt is a spectacular compendium….an encyclopedia of what went on in the biggest hoax and scandal in American history. I highly recommend it; it is an awesome book.” — Dan Bongino “When this moment in history finally passes, history will have Gregg Jarrett’s Witch Hunt to remind — on the record — of what really happened and who, really, was responsible for this disgrace.” — American Spectator
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc To Rescue the Republic
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Bret Baier’s To Rescue the Republic is narrative history at its absolute finest. With great verve and a fair-and-balanced ethic, Baier brilliantly recounts the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant—as Civil War general, U.S. President, Reconstruction Era leader and beloved national icon. His dramatic retelling of the election of 1876 which pitted Samuel J. Tilden against Rutherford B. Hayes is stupendous. A fast-paced, thrilling and enormously important book. Highly recommended.” — Douglas Brinkley, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University and author of American Moonshot “With To Rescue The Republic, Bret Baier, the nation’s leading reporter of history, has written a veritable tour de force. This remarkable book is history as it should be: magnificently composed, meticulously researched, and brimming with lessons for today's divided political arena. Baier has brought to life the riveting but too often forgotten story of how US Grant preserved the Republic at one of its moments of greatest peril. This is not just a tale for our age, but an absorbing tale for the ages. It belongs on the bookshelf of every lover of history.” — Jay Winik, New York Times bestselling author of April 1865 and 1944 “Yes, history can help light the way. Bret Baier’s absorbing book shows us why Ulysses Grant was a far more important President than later generations gave him credit for, and how the crises of civil war, Reconstruction and the deadlock of 1876 resembled the turbulent period we are living through.” — Michael Beschloss, author of Presidents of War “A thoroughly researched account of the Civil War general’s life and work. Baier grippingly portrays the crisis Grant faced at the end of his presidency, when the election produced no clear successor, and the painful compromise that settled it—a historical moment ripe for examination today.” — New York Post “Until recently, historians have tended to focus on the rampant corruption that took place during the administration of Ulysses S. Grant. … Baier (Three Days at the Brink, 2020) surveys Grant’s life from his Midwestern origins through his undistinguished West Point education, his military successes leading Union forces, and his 1868 elevation to the Presidency. … Baier finds parallels to contemporary politics in this, which makes his account all the more compelling.” — Booklist “Throughout history, great men have stepped forward at just the right moment to save America at its most critical times. In To Rescue the Republic, Bret Baier brilliantly chronicles how Ulysses S. Grant was that great man multiple times. Perhaps you think you know the story, but Bret brings you back to the 1870s in a way I didn’t think possible. A must read!” — Brian Kilmeade, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Bret Baier once again brings his wonderful journalistic storytelling skills to the task of examining a significant moment in American history. To Rescue the Republic is the richly detailed and often suspenseful story of Ulysses S. Grant, our 18th president. In particular Bret focuses on those dramatic moments when Grant rescues the Republic—first during the Civil War, then making the peace after the war, and finally in the bitterly contested election of 1876, when he devised a grand bargain to save the presidency and the nation. The parallels with modern times are striking, and the lessons Bret raises are worth serious attention: the future of the Republic isn’t a given. We must fight for it in every era.” — Mark Levin, #1 New York Times bestselling author “A brilliant character study of a great American. In To Rescue the Republic, Bret Baier brings Ulysses S. Grant—war hero, president, and author—to life in a vivid, gripping style that speaks to the issues of our time." — James L. Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer "As the United States suffers through turbulent times, news anchor Bret Baier reaches back to earlier years of heroism when the nation, then and now, experienced an earlier examples of woe. This is a book which, when carefully read, provides insight into a difficult era." — John F. Marzalek, Executive Director, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library “Bret Baier has provided a valuable public service by showing why Ulysses S. Grant deserves much more public acclaim for his presidential years than Grant has traditionally been given. If you enjoy reading about American history, you will love Bret Baier’s fresh look at the man most responsible for the outcome of the Civil War and the peaceful resolution of the contested presidential election of 1876. I highly recommend this book on one of America’s most important leaders.” — David Rubenstein, The David Rubenstein Show "In To Rescue the Republic, Bret Baier combines the journalist's instinct for timeliness and a great story with the historian's ability to document and chronicle in ways that stand the test of time. To Rescue the Republic doubles as a political and military portrait of U.S. Grant and as a definitive account of Grant's ability to broker a settlement of the contentious election of 1876. This success marked the culmination of Grant's efforts as general and president to win and end the American civil war. A key message of this book-- in this time of discord and racial conflict-- is that the American republic is a land of opportunity. Talent rises to the top. And because of this, no problem confronting Americans is ultimately is beyond resolution. This book is as inspiring as it is readable, and it is easily my favorite book of 2021." — David Eisenhower, Director, Institute of Public Service, Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania, and author of Eisenhower: At War "A terrific account of the famous Civil War general turned 18th president. ... Bret Baier has done it again, producing another presidential history that will last as long as there are presidential history books." — American Spectator "Baier succeeds in humanizing Grant and clarifying the complex factors behind his decision-making. This is an accessible and nuanced introduction to an oft-misunderstood figure American history." — Publishers Weekly
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The University of Chicago Press Billionaires and Stealth Politics
Book SynopsisIn 2016, when millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump, many believed his claims that personal wealth would free him from wealthy donors and allow him to drain the swamp. But then Trump appointed several billionaires and multimillionaires to high-level positions and pursued billionaire-friendly policies, such as cutting corporate income taxes. Why the change from his fiery campaign rhetoric and promises to the working class? This should not be surprising, argue Benjamin I. Page, Jason Seawright, and Matthew J. Lacombe: As the gap between the wealthiest and the rest of us has widened, the few who hold one billion dollars or more in net worth have begun to play a more and more active part in politicswith serious consequences for democracy in the United States. Page, Seawright, and Lacombe argue that while political contributions offer a window onto billionaires' influence, especially on economic policy, they do not present a full picture of policy preferences and political actions
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Little Brown and Company Swamp Monsters
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Mariner Books Dewey Defeats Truman
Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times best-selling author of The Accidental President comes the thrilling story of the 1948 presidential election, one of the greatest election stories of all time, as Truman mounted a history-making comeback and staked a claim for a new course for America. On the eve of the 1948 election, America was a fractured country. Racism was rampant, foreign relations were fraught, and political parties were more divided than ever. Americans were certain that President Harry S. Truman’s political career was over. “The ballots haven’t been counted,” noted political columnist Fred Othman, “but there seems to be no further need for holding up an affectionate farewell to Harry Truman.” Truman’s own staff did not believe he could win. Nor did his wife, Bess. The only man in the world confident that Truman would win was Mr. Truman himself. And win he did. The year 1948 was a fight for t
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Taylor & Francis The Dynamics of Political Communication
Book SynopsisThe third edition of The Dynamics of Political Communication continues its comprehensive coverage of communication and politics, focusing on problematic issues that bear on the functioning of democracy in an age of partisanship, social media, and political leadership that questions mediaâs legitimacy.The book covers the intersections between politics and communication, calling on related social science disciplines as well as normative political philosophy. This new edition is thoroughly updated and includes a survey of the contemporary political communication environment, unpacking fake news, presidential communication, hostile media bias, concerns about the waning of democracy, partisan polarization, political advertising and marketing, the relationship between social media and the news media, and the 2020 election, all the while drawing on leading new scholarship in these areas.It's ideally suited for upper-level undergraduate and graduate political communicatTrade Review "In the academic world, it’s rare that I think of myself a ‘fan’ of other scholars. But that is exactly the way I have always felt about Rick Perloff and his contributions to the mass communication literature. Perloff’s explications of theory and research are so comprehensive in scope and clear in explanation that I find myself to be an ardent fan. In The Dynamics of Political Communication, Perloff proves once again that he is a beacon assisting scholars navigate to where we are now and shining light on where we are bound."—Douglas McLeod, University of Wisconsin—Madison"Perloff's The Dynamics of Political Communication remains a go-to reference for students and scholars, showing the richness and dynamic evolution of the field. This edition is full of insights on the shapeshifting contours of political communication and new evidence that help us reconsider standard theories, concepts and arguments."—Silvio Waisbord, George Washington University"With the most recent edition of The Dynamics of Political Communication: Media and Politics in a Digital Age, Perloff again synthesizes key strands of literature that define contemporary political communication research, updating it to consider fake news, misinformation, populist incivility and the politicization of the pandemic fueled by increasingly ideological media."—Dhavan V. Shah, University of Wisconsin—Madison"In the academic world, it’s rare that I think of myself a ‘fan’ of other scholars. But that is exactly the way I have always felt about Rick Perloff and his contributions to the mass communication literature. Perloff’s explications of theory and research are so comprehensive in scope and clear in explanation that I find myself to be an ardent fan. In The Dynamics of Political Communication, Perloff proves once again that he is a beacon assisting scholars navigate to where we are now and shining light on where we are bound."—Douglas McLeod, University of Wisconsin—Madison"Perloff's The Dynamics of Political Communication remains a go-to reference for students and scholars, showing the richness and dynamic evolution of the field. This edition is full of insights on the shapeshifting contours of political communication and new evidence that help us reconsider standard theories, concepts and arguments."—Silvio Waisbord, George Washington University"With the most recent edition of The Dynamics of Political Communication: Media and Politics in a Digital Age, Perloff again synthesizes key strands of literature that define contemporary political communication research, updating it to consider fake news, misinformation, populist incivility and the politicization of the pandemic fueled by increasingly ideological media."—Dhavan V. Shah, University of Wisconsin—MadisonTable of ContentsPart 1: Foundations of Political Communication 1. Prologue 2. Introduction to Political Communication 3. Philosophy, Democracy, and Political Communication Part 2: Political Communication Concepts and Effects 4. The Study of Political Communication 5. Media and Political Knowledge 6. Contemporary Political Socialization 7. Setting and Building the Agenda 8. Framing 9. Biases, the Beholder, and Media Effects: The Partisan Psychology of Political Communication Part 3: Communication and the Presidential Election Campaign 10. Presidential Rhetoric from Television to Tweeting 11. Unpacking Political News Bias 12. Gender Bias in Political News 13. Political News, Polls, and the Presidential Campaign 14. Presidential Nominations in the Media Age 15. Political Advertising in Presidential Election Campaigns 16. Presidential Debates and Postscript
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Random House Canada The Candidate
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Penguin Putnam Inc Playing with Fire The 1968 Election and the
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Not Stated Road Map for Revolutionaries Resistance Activism
Book SynopsisA handbook for effective activism, advocacy, and social justice for people of all ages and backgrounds. Are you ready to take action and make your voice heard, but don''t know how to go about it? This hands-on, hit-the-ground-running guide delivers lessons on practical tactics for navigating and protecting one''s personal democracy in a gridlocked, heavily surveilled, and politically volatile country. If you want to start making a difference but don’t know what to do next, Road Map for Revolutionaries provides the resources needed to help you feel safer, more empowered, invested in, and intrinsic to the American experiment. The book addresses timely topics such as staying safe at protests, supporting marginalized communities, online privacy, and how to keep up the fight for the long term, breaking down key issues and outlining action steps for local, state, and federal levels of government.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Roses and Radicals The Epic Story of How American
Book SynopsisThe United States of America is almost 250 years old, but American women won the right to vote less than a hundred years ago.And when the controversial nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution-the one granting suffrage to women-was finally ratified in 1920, it passed by a mere one-vote margin.The amendment only succeeded because a courageous group of women had been relentlessly demanding the right to vote for more than seventy years. The leaders of the suffrage movement are heroes who were fearless in the face of ridicule, arrest, imprisonment, and even torture. Many of them devoted themselves to the cause knowing they wouldn't live to cast a ballot.The story of women's suffrage is epic, frustrating, and as complex as the women who fought for it. Illustrated with portraits, period cartoons, and other images, Roses and Radicals celebrates this captivating yet overlooked piece of American history and the women who made it happen.Trade ReviewPraise for Roses and Radicals by Susan Zimet:"My mother said, 'Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.' Roses and Radicals is a must read about the history of the suffragist movement in America-the oppression of women-and the good, the bad, and the ugly relating to their struggle for the right to vote. It is not just a book for women, but for everyone, especially future generations because when we don't know our history, we may sadly repeat it." —Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO, The King Center, Daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King"From Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Alice Paul and every crucial suffragist in between, Susan Zimet's Roses and Radicals offers a comprehensive and compelling account of a truly collective victory more than seventy years in the making. Zimet unpacks all of the intricacies of the suffrage movement, never shying away from its flaws, turbulent partnerships, and differing dogmas. For those tempted to label it an important book for young girls, think more broadly; it is an important book for all of us." —Tanya Lee Stone, Sibert Medalist and NAACP Image Award-winning auhtor of, most recently, Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time"The brave women and men who fought so hard for women's right to vote show us how to be brave when we need it the most. Which is always. Roses and Radicals is a must read for all kids and citizens!" —Andrea Beaty, award-winning author of Ada Twist, Scientist and Rosie Revere, Engineer“It took more than seventy years for women to win the right to vote in the United States. Roses and Radicals shows the persistence and perseverance it took through the stories of the women who fought to make it happen. Now more than ever we all need to know this story.”—Deborah Heiligman, National Book Award Finalist and Printz Honor-winning author of Charles and Emma and Vincent and Theo “Susan Zimet, in her thoroughly researched Roses and Radicals, clearly and concisely lays down the huge complicated shocking thread of American history, while delivering a subtle yet inspiring message.”—Patricia Hruby Powell, Sibert and Boston Globe Horn Book Honor-winning author of Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker and of Loving vs. Virginia “Roses and Radicals isn't just the story of women's journey to suffrage, it's completing history and how a few bold women made America fulfill its promise of democracy. Charming and full of detail, the book is like eavesdropping on friends from another era.—Amy Richards, author of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism & the Future and consulting producer of MAKERS “An expert and exciting telling of one of the biggest stories in American history.” —Steve Sheinkin, three-time National Book Award Finalist and author of, most recently, Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team “Required reading for any young feminist—and everyone else, too.” —Vanessa Wruble, Co-founder, Women’s March on Washington★ "With the 100th anniversary of the amendment’s passage coming up in 2020, the book is very timely." —School Library Connection, starred review★ "There are many books about the women's suffrage movement and the leaders who pushed, marched, insisted, and persisted until voting rights became a reality. But few offer such a comprehensive overview while still being appealingly accessible to a middle-grade audience." —Booklist, starred review "She [Zimet] reveals their complexities by discussing their marital and family choices, their racial backgrounds, their personality and generational differences, and their opinions on how efforts were to be organized. Readers will be captivated from beginning to end." —School Library Journal"A timely, eye-opening history." —Kirkus Reviews"A conversational tone. . .makes this primer all the more accessible and relevant, as does the observation that, with the proposed Equal Rights Amendment still in limbo, the struggle for women’s rights is in no way over." —Publishers Weekly"Zimet’s use of narrative techniques in this work of nonfiction brings this history to life and, often, it makes for an exciting read." —VOYA
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The University of Michigan Press The Strategy of Campaigning
Book SynopsisExplores the political careers of Ronald Reagan and Boris Yeltsin, who overcame defeat early in their political careers and rose to the highest elected offices in their respective countriesTrade ReviewI know of no other study which has so brilliantly examined campaign strategies of such importance across cultural divides. This book should be required reading for everyone who wants to understand modern political strategies in historic context. - Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ""The lessons of how Reagan and Yeltsin transformed the world are so profound that they go beyond international affairs. Every leader - in business, innovation, politics, and life - should understand them. The campaigns of Reagan and Yeltsin were based on redefining the competition and the issues. This book, using new archival research, will fascinate not only historians but anyone interested in the lessons of leadership."" - Walter Isaacson, President of the Aspen Institute and author of Einstein: His Life and Universe
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The University of Michigan Press Campaign Reform
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The University of Michigan Press SelfFinanced Candidates in Congressional
Book SynopsisPresents an empirical study of self-financed candidates. This book thoroughly disproves the notion that self-funded candidates can buy a legislative seat, proving that the vast majority of self-financers do not win their elections. Instead, it gives a truer understanding of self-financers' actual influence on campaign competition and rhetoric.
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The University of Michigan Press Why Americans Split Their Tickets
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The University of Michigan Press Campaign Reform
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Random House USA Inc Insane Clown President
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Dispatches from the 2016 election that provide an eerily prescient take on our democracy’s uncertain future, by the country’s most perceptive and fearless political journalist. In twenty-five pieces from Rolling Stone—plus two original essays—Matt Taibbi tells the story of Western civilization’s very own train wreck, from its tragicomic beginnings to its apocalyptic conclusion. Years before the clown car of candidates was fully loaded, Taibbi grasped the essential themes of the story: the power of spectacle over substance, or even truth; the absence of a shared reality; the nihilistic rebellion of the white working class; the death of the political establishment; and the emergence of a new, explicit form of white nationalism that would destroy what was left of the Kingian dream of a successful pluralistic society. Taibbi captures, with dead-on, real-time analysis, the failures of th
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Random House USA Inc Collusion Secret Meetings Dirty Money and How
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An explosive exposé that lays out the story behind the Steele Dossier, including Russia’s decades-in-the-making political game to upend American democracy and the Trump administration’s ties to Moscow.“Harding…presents a powerful case for Russian interference, and Trump campaign collusion, by collecting years of reporting on Trump’s connections to Russia and putting it all together in a coherent narrative.” —The Nation December 2016. Luke Harding, the Guardian reporter and former Moscow bureau chief, quietly meets former MI6 officer Christopher Steele in a London pub to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s Russia connections. A month later, Steele’s now-famous dossier sparks what may be the biggest scandal of the modern era. The names of the Americans involved are well-known—Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, Jared Kushner
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Beacon Press Dirt Road Revival
Book SynopsisThe Democratic Party left rural America behind. This urgent rallying cry shows how Democrats can win back and empower overlooked communities that have been pushing politics to the right—and why long-term progressive political power depends on it.Through 2 successful elections in rural red districts that few thought could be won by a Democrat, twentysomethings Maine state senator Chloe Maxmin (D-District 13) and campaign manager Canyon Woodward saw how the Democratic Party has focused for too long on the interests of elite leaders and big donors, forcing the party to abandon the concerns of rural America—jeopardizing climate justice, racial equity, economic justice, and more. Dirt Road Revival looks at how we got here and lays out a road map for progressive campaigns in rural America to build an inclusive, robust, grassroots politics that fights for equity and justice across our country. First, Maxmin and Woodward
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Get Out the Vote
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Teacher Created Materials, Inc Podemos votar
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Teacher Created Materials, Inc Cómo votar
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W. W. Norton & Company Campaigns and Elections
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Twelve Camelots End
Book SynopsisFrom a strange, dark chapter in American political history comes the captivating story of Ted Kennedy''s 1980 campaign for president against the incumbent Jimmy Carter, told in full for the first time. The Carter presidency was on life support. The Democrats, desperate to keep power and yearning to resurrect former glory, turned to Kennedy. And so, 1980 became a civil war. It was the last time an American president received a serious reelection challenge from inside his own party, the last contested convention, and the last all-out floor fight, where political combatants fought in real time to decide who would be the nominee. It was the last gasp of an outdated system, an insider''s game that old Kennedy hands thought they had mastered, and the year that marked the unraveling of the Democratic Party as America had known it. Camelot''s End details the incredible drama of Kennedy''s challenge -- what led to it, how it unfolded, and it
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Skyhorse Publishing Meet the Candidates 2020: Elizabeth Warren: A
Book SynopsisShe has a plan! Get informed about the policies of Massachusetts Senator turned presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren. This concise guide will help you decide quickly if Warren deserves your vote for the Democratic nomination and to take on Donald Trump.Warren’s strong economic background sets her apart; the senator from Massachusetts defines herself as a capitalist first and seeks to make capitalism more equitable for all. She has already proposed sweeping anti-corruption reforms, refused PAC donations to her campaign, rolled out plans for college debt forgiveness and a tax on the super wealthy. Her background as a Harvard economist, author of The Two-Income Trap, and experience as an economic advisor to Barack Obama positions her well to make change happen. Warren’s campaign also features popular Democratic talking points—rebuilding the middle class, ending corruption in Washington, making voting laws more democratic, bringing our troops home and stopping endless war—but it’s her experience that sets her apart. From working the campaign trial for Hillary Clinton to weathering President Trump’s refrain of “Pocahontas” in reference to her claimed Native American heritage, Meet the Candidates 2020: Elizabeth Warren: A Voter’s Guide is your complete handbook to Elizabeth Warren’s resumé, campaign, and what America would look like if she won the presidency in 2020.The Meet the Candidates 2020 series is the informed voter’s guide to making a decision in the 2020 Democratic primary and presidential election. Each book gives an unbiased, political insider’s analysis of each contender, featuring: candidate interviews; an introduction by campaign advisor, Democratic Coalition co-founder, and Dworkin Report host Scott Dworkin; and compilation and writing by Occupy Democrats Editor at Large Grant Stern. In two hours of reading, you’ll understand their defining characteristics, credentials, campaign issues, challenges, presidential chances, and everything else you need to know to decide who should challenge Donald Trump. Whether it’s for Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Julian Castro, Cory Booker, or another, Meet the Candidates is what you need to make an informed vote for president in 2020.
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Rowman & Littlefield Atlas of the 2020 Elections
Book SynopsisThe 2020 presidential election was one of the most historic, contested, and contentious in American history. Joe Biden was the oldest person elected President. Kamala Harris was the first female elected Vice President, and the first Vice President of Black and Asian descent. The primaries, campaigns, and elections were held for the first time amid an international and national pandemic. Despite this, voter turnout was the highest in 120 years. Donald Trump was the first president in modern times refusing to concede, leading to numerous lawsuits over the election process and results, although election litigation and state officials found no evidence of large-scale voter fraud. Nevertheless, continued claims of a stolen election led to a riotous mob occupation of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, in an attempt to overturn the Electoral College results. The Atlas of the 2020 Elections explains the results of the 2020 elections with a series of unique maps unleashing the illustrative power of cartography and the explanatory power of history and political geography. The contributors—a balanced mix of geographers, political scientists, and historians—provide a comprehensive examination of the election process from the primary campaigns through the general election and post-election events. In addition to the presidential election, the Atlas has full coverage of other important races, including congressional races, state races, and local and state referenda. Illustrated with more than 150 meticulously drawn full-color maps and numerous graphs and tables, the Atlas will be an essential reference and a fascinating resource for scholars, teachers, students, pundits, campaign staff, and political junkies alike, all who care about the American democratic process.Table of ContentsFigures and TablesPrefaceChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Primary ElectionsChapter 3. The CampaignChapter 4. Outcomes Chapter 5. RegionsChapter 6. Demographics and IdentityChapter 7. Congressional Elections and Roll Call VotesChapter 8. State Elections, Local Elections and ReferendaChapter 9. Post-Election Events Chapter 10. The 2020 Election and Beyond Chapter 11. Technical Chapter IndexList of Contributors
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Rowman & Littlefield The Politics of Congressional Elections
Book SynopsisThe Politics of Congressional Elections is the most authoritative and accessible introduction available on congressional elections and the electoral process. By pairing historical data analysis and original research with fundamental concepts of representation and responsibility, Carson and Jacobson help students develop the tools to evaluate Congress, as well as their own role in the electoral process.The eleventh edition offers an engaging examination of congressional candidates, campaigns, and elections by incorporating coverage of the most recent elections and the changing roles of voters, incumbents, challengers, and campaign contributions. This edition also highlights the impact of the January 6th insurrection, inflation and the economy, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, infrastructure legislation, and the narrowing majorities in both chambers. Brought completely up-to-date with the latest data from the American National Election Study, the Cooperative Election Study, and the Federal Election Commission, and including coverage and analysis of the 2020 and 2022 elections, this seminal work continues to offer a systematic account of what goes on in congressional elections. Moreover, the authors’ framing demonstrates how electoral politics reflect and shape other components of the American political system, with profound consequences for representative government.Key revision highlights include: Updated coverage through the 2022 elections including congressional primaries Expanded analysis of campaign finance and voter behavior in recent elections Updated figures and tables, with color versions available in the e-book and PowerPoint slides Greater emphasis on nationalized politics and a return to more party-centered elections Enhanced analysis of congressional elections data back to the pre–Civil War era. Table of ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesPreface1. Introduction2. The ContextThe Constitutional FrameworkCongressional DistrictsPartisan GerrymanderingRedistricting between CensusesRacial GerrymanderingBipartisan GerrymandersThe Republican Advantage in House DistrictsStates as Electoral UnitsElection LawsPolitical PartiesSocial and Political ContextsConclusion3. Congressional CandidatesThe Incumbency FactorMeasuring the Value of IncumbencyThe Vanishing MarginalsSources of the Incumbency AdvantageThe Institutional Characteristics of CongressChanges in Voting BehaviorConstituency ServiceThe Variability of the Incumbency AdvantageDiscouraging the OppositionMoney in Congressional ElectionsThe Connection between Money and SuccessWhy Campaign Money Is More Important to Challengers Than to IncumbentsThe Career in the DistrictMotivating Challengers4. Congressional CampaignsCampaign MoneyContributions to CandidatesPACsPACs and the Pivotal 1994 ElectionParty MoneyContributions from Other Members of CongressSelf-Financing by CandidatesFund-Raising Tactics and DonorsIndependent, Voter-Education, and Issue-Advocacy CampaignsCampaign OrganizationsCampaign StrategiesCampaign MediaPersonal CampaigningCampaign MessagesChallengers’ CampaignsGoing NegativeIncumbents’ Campaigns Candidates for Open SeatsSenate CampaignsManipulating TurnoutConclusion5. Congressional VotersTurnout in Congressional ElectionsWho Votes?Partisanship in Congressional ElectionsAlternative Interpretations of Party IdentificationPartisanship and VotingPartisanship and IncumbencyInformation and VotingRecall and Recognition of CandidatesContacting VotersChanging Evaluations of Incumbents6. National Politics and Congressional ElectionsPolitical Interpretations of Congressional ElectionsModels of Aggregate Congressional Election ResultsPresidential CoattailsNational Conditions and Strategic PoliticsCampaign ThemesHouse Elections, 1992–20221992–20002002–20102012-2020The 2022 Midterm ElectionSenate Elections, 1992–20221992–20002002–20102012-2020The 2022 Senate ElectionsConclusion7. Elections, Representation, and the Politics of CongressRepresentationPolicy CongruenceConstituents, Interests, and CausesRepresentation by ReferendumDescriptive RepresentationPolicy ConsequencesParticularismServing the OrganizedResponsiveness without ResponsibilityThe Congressional Parties: Decline and RevivalThe Revival of Party Cohesion, 1980–2022Ideological Polarization in Congress and the ElectoratePolarization in Presidential SupportParty Polarization: The Electoral ConnectionDiverging Electoral ConstituenciesChicken or Egg?The Downside of Strong Party GovernmentThe Public’s Evaluations of CongressReforming CongressTerm Limits2024 and Beyond: Geography, Demography, and Nationalized PoliticsBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors
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Rowman & Littlefield Presidential Elections: Strategies and Structures
Book SynopsisPolsby and Wildavsky’s classic text, now updated by Stephen Schier and David Hopkins, argues that the institutional rules of the presidential nomination and election processes, in combination with the behavior of the mass electorate, structure the strategic choices faced by politicians in powerful and foreseeable ways. We can make sense of the decisions made by different political actors—incumbents, challengers, Democrats, Republicans, consultants, party officials, activists, delegates, journalists, and voters—by understanding the ways in which their world is organized by incentives, regulations, events, resources, customs, and opportunities. Thoroughly revised and updated, this Sixteenth Edition provides everything students need to know about presidential elections going into the 2024 cycle.Table of ContentsList of Figures, Tables, and BoxesPrefacePART I. THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT1. VOTERSWhy People Don’t VoteWhy People Do Vote: A Theory of Social ConnectednessParty Identification as Social IdentityParties as Aggregates of Loyal VotersIdeologies, Issues, and National Conditions in the Minds of VotersChanges in Party Identification: Social Habit versus Contemporary EvaluationA Central Strategic Problem: The Attentiveness of Voters2. GROUPSThe Presidential Vote as an Aggregation of Interest GroupsVariations among Interest Groups“Special” Interests, Campaign Spending, and Public Interest GroupsPolitical Parties as OrganizationsThird Parties3. RULES AND RESOURCESRules: The Electoral CollegeThinking About ResourcesResources: MoneyResources: Control over InformationIncumbency as a Resource: The PresidencyIncumbency as a Liability: The Vice PresidencyThe Balance of ResourcesPART II. SEQUENCES4. THE NOMINATION PROCESSBefore the Voting Begins: The “Invisible Primary”The Early StatesWhat Do These Historical Vignettes Teach?Super Tuesday and Later PrimariesState and Territorial CaucusesDelegate AllocationSuperdelegatesAn Ever-Changing Nomination ProcessThe National Party ConventionsThe Convention as AdvertisingThe Vice Presidential NomineeThe Future of National Conventions5. THE CAMPAIGNThe Well-Traveled CandidatesPersuading VotersWinning the Media GameCampaign ProfessionalsTelevised DebatesGetting Out the VoteCampaign BlundersForecasting the OutcomeCounting the VotePART III. ISSUES6. APPRAISALSReform upon ReformThe Political Theory of Policy GovernmentReform by Means of Participatory DemocracySome Specific ReformsParty Platforms and Party Differences7. AMERICAN PARTIES AND DEMOCRACYElections and Public PolicyParties of Advocacy versus Parties of IntermediationAPPENDIXESA. Vote by Groups in Presidential Elections, 1984–2020B. Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections, by Population Characteristics, 1984–2020C. Selections from the Democratic and Republican Party Platforms, 2020NotesIndex
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