Political parties and party platforms Books
Cambridge University Press Movements and Parties
Book SynopsisHow do social movements intersect with the agendas of mainstream political parties? When they are integrated with parties, are they coopted? Or are they more radically transformative? Examining major episodes of contention in American politics from the Civil War era to the women''s rights and civil rights movements to the Tea Party and Trumpism today Sidney Tarrow tackles these questions and provides a new account of how the interactions between movements and parties have been transformed over the course of American history. He shows that the relationships between movements and parties have been central to American democratization at times expanding it and at times threatening its future. Today, movement politics have become more widespread as the parties have become weaker. The future of American democracy hangs in the balance.Trade Review'In this trailblazing synthesis, one of the great scholars of 'contentious politics' sweeps across American history to unpack the complex interactions of political movements and political parties. Tarrow uncovers relationships that are highly variable, always fraught, and quite likely to determine the future course of American democracy. His assessment of how these engagements have changed over time offers a powerful, sobering commentary on the current critical juncture in American political development.' Stephen Skowronek, Yale University, Connecticut'Parties and voters connected by a verb: engage, mobilize, turn out, suppress. In the place of this conventional approach to electoral politics, Sid Tarrow provides a sweeping historical account of how social movements have challenged and disrupted the American party system. Organized outside the party system, citizens and activists demand change, organize voters, and displace established strategies with innovative practices. Tarrow makes a compelling case for the consequential contentiousness of institutional politics. Elisabeth S. Clemens, University of Chicago'The shocking invasion of the capital last January 6th exposed the combustible confluence of movements and parties that currently disrupts politics in the United States. Movements and Parties, written by the foremost scholar of social movements, makes clear that the insurrection to overturn the 2020 presidential election, extraordinary as it was, drew on political forces that have long disrupted the nation. Masterfully integrating sophisticated theoretical insights and rich historical narrative, Sidney Tarrow illuminates the critical but under examined relationship between social activism and institutions – weaving a fascinating tale of insurgents and party leaders animating foundational struggles over American identity from the formative alliance between Republicans and abolitionists of the 1850s to the incursion of a 'social movement society' on contemporary party politics. A must read for anyone who wants to understand the role of movements and parties in the challenges that await American democracy.' Sidney M. Milkis, University of VirginiaTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Movements and Parties in Contentious Politics; Part I. The 'Party Period': 2. Mass Politics in the Civil War Crucible; 3. The Agrarian Revolt, Populism, and the Gilded Age Party System; Part II. The Transitional Period: 4. Women, War, and the Vote; 5. Labor and Civil Rights From the New Deal to the War on Poverty; Part III. Hollowing Parties in a Movement Society: 6. The Long New Right; 7. The Hybridization of the Party System; Part IV. Contemporary Conjunctions: 8. Trumpism and the Movements He Made; 9. Learning About America From Comparison.
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Cambridge University Press Throwing the Party
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Cambridge University Press Parties Political Finance and Governance in Africa
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Cambridge University Press The Backstage of Democracy
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Cambridge University Press Political Change and Electoral Coalitions in Western Democracies
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Cambridge University Press India in the Interim
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Cambridge University Press Where the Party Rules
Book SynopsisIn most non-democratic countries, today governing forty-four percent of the world population, the power of the regime rests upon a ruling party. Contrasting with conventional notions that authoritarian regime parties serve to contain elite conflict and manipulate electoral-legislative processes, this book presents the case of China and shows that rank and-file members of the Communist Party allow the state to penetrate local communities. Subnational comparative analysis demonstrates that in ''red areas'' with high party saturation, the state is most effectively enforcing policy and collecting taxes. Because party membership patterns are extremely enduring,they must be explained by events prior to the Communist takeover in 1949. Frontlines during the anti-colonial Sino-Japanese War (19371945) continue to shape China''s political map even today. Newly available evidence from the Great Leap Forward (19581961) and the Cultural Revolution (19661976) shows how a strong local party basis sustTrade Review'… [A]n important contribution to the study of the functioning of the CCP and of authoritarian parties …' Carolin Kautz, ASIENTable of ContentsPart I. Autocratic Grassroots Politics: 1. Introduction: party-based authoritarianism in China; 2. A theory of authoritarian regime parties; Part II. The Party in Contemporary China: 3. The CCP as co-enforcer of the one-child policy; 4. The CCP's support in generating the state's material base; Part III. The Party's Origins: 5. War contingencies at the origin of the CCP's power base; 6. The shifting geography of the CCP's power base (1949–2016); Part IV. The Party in the Mao Era: 7. Can the CCP disobey? The great leap famine (1958–61); 8. The CCP and regime survival in times of crisis (1967–9); 9. Conclusion; Appendices; References.
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Cambridge University Press The Political Logic of Poverty Relief
Book SynopsisThe Political Logic of Poverty Relief places electoral politics and institutional design at the core of poverty alleviation. The authors develop a theory with applications to Mexico about how elections shape social programs aimed at aiding the poor. They also assess whether voters reward politicians for targeted poverty alleviation programs.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: 1. Poverty relief in Latin America; 2. Poverty relief in Mexico - a geographic approach; 3. Political machines and vote buying; 4. Clientelism and the political manipulation of Pronasol; Part II: The consequences of clientelism and entitlements; 5. Improving communities - transfers and basic public services; 6. Saving lives - social programs and infant mortality rates; 7. Electoral pay-offs of antipoverty programs; Conclusion - the future of social protection.
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HarperCollins Publishers Erdogan Rising The Battle for the Soul of Turkey
Book Synopsis ‘Essential reading for anyone interested in Turkey and its future.’ Literary Review ‘Essential reading full stop.’ Peter Frankopan ‘It is a must.’ The Times Trade Review‘A brilliant guide, filled with insights … Not only essential reading for those wanting to understand contemporary Turkey, its politics and those of the wider region; essential reading full stop.’ Peter Frankopan ‘An engagingly written and factually scrupulous portrait … She captures his essence: the charisma and the paranoia, the skill of the political natural … Smith’s narrative has an empathetic and fair-minded grasp of Turkey’s colliding narratives … Full of dazzling cameos and incidental delights.’ Financial Times 'A comprehensive and nuanced account of Erdogan’s rule and the way he has ridden the tides of politics. For anyone interested in Turkey it is a must, but it also roams widely through the study of power and populism, full of revealing detail … Smith has a subtle intelligence; she deftly weaves the blowback from the collapse of Syria into her contemporary story … She writes very well, with an engaging mix of personal anecdote, acute observation, interviews and well-informed research; there’s no fat on this book and never a dull page.' Times ‘Fascinating … Much more than just a political biography … Essential reading.’ Literary Review ‘Does a brilliant job of revealing what has been going on in Turkey … Written in a lively and inviting style, her book records journeys throughout Turkey and its borders in search of those who can help to explain, or at least illuminate, Erdogan’s years in power.’ TLS ‘A fine book showing an aptitude to look way beyond the surface, and an eye for telling details which comes from her being an accomplished journalist based in Turkey’ Independent ‘One should begin by applauding Smith’s courage and determination in remaining in both Syria and Turkey during their upheavals and keeping her cool as a journalist … Could not be timelier … Excels in explaining elements of recent Turkish history.’ New Statesman
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc RedHanded
Book Synopsis#1 New York Times BestsellerPeter Schweizer says that, in a quarter-century as an investigative journalist, this is the scariest investigation he has ever conducted. That the Chinese government seeks to infiltrate American institutions is hardly surprising.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc RedHanded LP
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HarperCollins Ministry of Truth
Book SynopsisInstant New York Times BestsellerA searing, vital investigation of the Republican Party’s dangerous campaign to rewrite recent history in real time, from the Emmy Award-winning Rachel Maddow Show producer and bestselling author of The Impostors.“There is nobody who is writing in an episodic way who has more influence on the way I think about politics than Steve Benen.” —Rachel Maddow For as long as historical records have existed, authoritarian regimes have tried to rewrite history to suit their purposes, using their dictatorial powers to create myths, spread propaganda, justify decisions, erase opponents, and even dispose of crimes.As the Republican Party becomes increasingly radicalized, the GOP is putting their own twist on a similarly despotic script. Indeed, the party is taking dangerous, aggressive steps to
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University of Chicago Press The Politics of Small Things The Power of
Book SynopsisProvides a way for understanding politics and appreciating the significance of politics at the micro level by comparatively analyzing key turning points and institutions history. This work presents a sociology of human interactions, and shows that political autonomy can be generated.
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The University of Chicago Press The Politics of Small Things The Power of the
Book SynopsisPresents a study of political activism at the micro level by comparatively analyzing key turning points in history. This book presents a sociology of human interactions that lead from small to large dissent around the old Soviet bloc; life on the streets in Warsaw, Prague, and Bucharest in 1989; and the religious and Internet mobilizations.Trade Review"Sociologist Jeffrey C. Goldfarb serves up an absolutely inspiring book-length treatise on the positive ways radical politics are evolving, and what kinds of prospects for change this might open up.... Every old-school activist ought to read this. There is indeed life outside the so-called party." - Tikkun"
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The University of Chicago Press Logic of Delegation American Politics and
Book SynopsisWhy do majority congressional parties seem unable to act as an effective policy-making force? They routinely delegate their power to othersinternally to standing committees and subcommittees within each chamber, externally to the president and to the bureaucracy. Conventional wisdom in political science insists that such delegation leads inevitably to abdicationusually by degrees, sometimes precipitously, but always completely. In The Logic of Delegation, however, D. Roderick Kiewiet and Mathew D. McCubbins persuasively argue that political scientists have paid far too much attention to what congressional parties can't do. The authors draw on economic and management theory to demonstrate that the effectiveness of delegation is determined not by how much authority is delegated but rather by how well it is delegated. In the context of the appropriations process, the authors show how congressional parties employ committees, subcommittees, and executive agencies to accomplish policy goals.
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The University of Chicago Press Why Not Parties Party Effects in the United
Book SynopsisResearch on the US House of Representatives focuses on the effects of partisanship. In response to the increase in senatorial partisanship, this title includes a series of original essays that focus on the effects of parties in the workings of the upper chamber.Trade Review"Timely, sophisticated, and well written, this volume contains an unusual number of new and important pieces. There is no comparable book on Senate politics." - Steven S. Smith, Washington University in St. Louis"
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The University of Chicago Press Parties Leaders in the Postreform House American
Book SynopsisSince the Second World War, congressional parties have been characterized as declining in strength and influence. Research has generally attributed this decline to policy conflicts within parties, to growing electoral independence of members, and to the impact of the congressional reforms of the 1970s. Yet the 1980s witnessed a strong resurgence of parties and party leadershipespecially in the House of Representatives. Offering a concise and compelling explanation of the causes of this resurgence, David W. Rohde argues that a realignment of electoral forces led to a reduction of sectional divisions within the partiesparticularly between the northern and southern Democratsand to increased divergence between the parties on many important issues. He challenges previous findings by asserting that congressional reform contributed to, rather than restrained, the increase of partisanship. Among the Democrats, reforms siphoned power away from conservative and autocratic committee chairs and pu
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Little Brown and Company Swamp Monsters
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W. W. Norton & Company Political Parties
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The University of Michigan Press Challenges to Political Parties
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LUP - University of Michigan Press The Governor as Party Leader
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsParty government : the American model -- Coalition building for electing and governing -- The rules and the game -- Resources, factions, and strategies : direct-primary states -- Resources, factions, and strategies : party endorsement states -- Money versus party effort : nominating for governor -- Governors and governing -- The government and party government.
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The University of Michigan Press Political Survival of Small Parties in Europe
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The University of Michigan Press Congressional Parties Institutional Ambition and
Book SynopsisWith the need for ever increasing sums of money to fuel the ongoing campaign for majority control, both Republicans and Democrats have made large donations to the party and its candidates mandatory for members seeking advancement within party and congressional committee hierarchies. This volume analyses this development and discusses its implications for American government and democracy.Trade ReviewClearly, the findings and conclusions in this book make a contribution to the study of parties in Congress by expanding our knowledge of the different ways parties exert leverage over legislators. However, this information is especially pertinent as scholars come to terms with analyzing a political climate defined by party polarization and deep ideological cleavages." —APSA Legislative Studies Section Newsletter"Heberlig and Larson make an important contribution to the scholarly literature by providing a new perspective regarding the relationships among campaign finance, political parties, and the operations of the US Congress. ... [T]he research and writing are skillfully done; the authors should be commended for their efforts. Highly recommended" — B.W. Monroe, Choice"Heberlig and Larson provide a necessary and stimulating revision of party theory." — Political Science Quarterly"Heberlig and Larson have delivered an excellent and insightful contribution. Scholars of Congress, parties, campaign finance, and elections should read this book, and will likely be citing it with great frequency." — Congress and the Presidency
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Party Discipline in the U.S. House of
Book SynopsisExamines the disciplinary measures that party leaders in the US House of Representatives employ to exact loyalty, as well as the consequences for a democratic legislature. Drawing on data from 1987 to 2010, Kathryn Pearson identifies the conditions under which party leaders opt to prioritize policy control and those which induce them to prioritize majority control.
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The University of Michigan Press Leadership Organizations in the House of
Book SynopsisTrade Review“This book fills an important void in our understanding of how the party leadership structure in the U.S. House has steadily changed since the 1970s and is a must-read for anyone interested in how House leadership organizations have assisted the parties in fulfilling their electoral and political goals.” —Jamie Carson, University of Georgia “Meinke has collected a ton of data. But what he has done with that data is even more impressive. His thorough examination of members’ lives through the lens of House leadership organizations says a lot about them and the institution in which they work. His impressive study gives us a more nuanced view not only of how the House has worked in the past, but more importantly, how it is likely to work in the future as the role of parties strengthens.”—Sean M. Theriault, University of Texas at Austin
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Diversified Publishing Prequel
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Johns Hopkins University Press Political Parties and Constitutional Government
Book SynopsisEnding with a discussion of possible methods of revitalization and reform, this timely book does much to explain the reasons behind Americans' disenchantment with parties and the party system.Trade ReviewThe great contribution of this book is its historical look at how different presidents have conceived of political parties. From the founding generation of Jefferson and Madison, through the reform years of Teddy Roosevelt's third party efforts, and on up to FDR's purge campaign, Milkis displays his expertise of presidential politics. Virginia Quarterly Review A fine book that deserves a large audience. -- Arthur Sanders Political StudiesTable of ContentsSeries Editor's ForewordPreface Chapter 1. Parties And American DemocracyChapter 2. Localism, Political Parties, and Democratic ParticipationChapter 3. Progressivism and Direct Democracy: The Revival Of The Constitution-Against-PartiesChapter 4. The New Deal Liberalism And The Doctrine Of Responsible Party Government Chapter 5. Remaking American Politics: Participatory Democracy And The Triumph Of Administrative PoliticsChapter 6. Divided Government And Beltway Partisanship: Can There Be Another Realignment In American Democracy?Chapter 7. Political Parties, Progressive Democracy, And The Future Of Politics In AmericaNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Beyond Party Cultures of Antipartisanship in
Book SynopsisOriginating about 1850 as a nativist fraternal order, the Know Nothing movement spread throughout the industrial North. This text draws on local sources in three states where the movement was especially strong to uncover its social roots and establish its relationship to public policy issues.Trade ReviewVoss-Hubbard offers not only a persuasive explanation for the rise and fall of the Know-Nothings but also provides valuable insights into the political culture of the pre-Civil War North. -- Keith Ian Polakoff History: Reviews of New Books Voss-Hubbard's contribution to understanding the Know Nothings is to explore at the local level the working of that antiparty spirit among Know Nothings... Suggestive and interesting. -- Mark E. Neely Jr. Journal of the Early Republic 2003 Voss-Hubbard argues that the antipartisanship of the Know Nothings made a major contribution to the emergence of the Republican party. This welcomed book ought to encourage further study of antebellum politics in Connecticut. -- Lawrence B. Goodheart Connecticut History 2003 Beyond Party begins a new strand of Civil War historiography, and that is a major achievement. -- Frank Towers Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 2004 A penetrating study of political culture in the mid-1850s... This book is the very rare historical monograph that is more than the sum of its parts. Choice 2004 In what is the most valuable and illuminating part of his book, Voss-Hubbard follows Know-Nothing leaders into state legislatures after their political triumph to see exactly how the antiparty party dealt with governmental responsibility. -- Stephen E. Maizlish Journal of American History 2004 In this most interesting and cogent book, Mark Voss-Hubbard recognizes the pragmatic functions of much antiparty rhetoric... His evidence also brings new understanding of the forces underlying major political realignment, confirms the high level of popular engagement in politics at such moments, and reemphasizes the power of the partisan imperative in the mid-nineteenth century. -- Donald J. Ratcliffe American Historical Review 2004 Voss-Hubbard's meticulous attention to the Know Nothings' local roots and antiparty spirit offers intriguing insights on pre-Civil War political developments. -- Vernon Volpe Annals of Iowa 2004 Voss-Hubbard provides a detailed analysis at county level of the rapid and realigning political changes that were underway. He details with skill the culture from which they came. -- Philip John Davies Journal of American StudiesTable of ContentsContents:Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I: Contexts One: Society and Economy Two: Cultures of Public LifePART II: Political Alternatives Three: Political Innovators: Roots of Insurgent Politics Four: "A Sudden and Sweeping Hostility to the Old Parties": Know Nothing Political CulturePART III: Political Continuities Five: The Many Faces of Gracchus: Know Nothing Government Six: North Americanism and the Republican AscendanceAppendix Notes Essay on Sources Index
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The University Press of Kentucky Southern Political Party Activists Patterns of
Book SynopsisThe contributors to Southern Political Party Activists examine both the development of American political party organizations and the changing political character of the South, focusing on grassroots party activists-those who are involved in party organizations at the county level.Trade ReviewA superlative collection with a first-rate lineup of scholars. - Ted G. JelenTable of Contents"A Godsend to the Country?" Roosevelt, Willkie and the Election of 1940 FDR's Closest Contender: Thomas E. Dewey and the 1944 Election Containing Challenges: The Triumphs of Harry Truman in the Presidential Election of 1948 Confirming the Cold War Consensus: Eisenhower and the 1952 Election When Public Opinion Does Not Shape Foreign Policy: Suez, Hungary, and Eisenhower in the 1956 Presidential Election Leadership Experience in the Cold War: Cuba, Khrushchev, and Quemoy-Matsu in the 1960 Presidential Election Campaign The Virtues of Moderation: Foreign Policy and the 1964 Presidential Election Every Way Out: Vietnam, American National Identity, and the 1968 Presidential Election The Peace Candidate: Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and the Election of 1972 Dealing with Defeat: Gerald R. Ford, Foreign Policy, and the 1976 Election The Domestic Politics of War and Peace: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and the Election of 1980 1984, Regional Crises and Morning in America: The Predawn of the Reagan Era Ending the Cold War Without Debate: Foreign Policy and the 1988 Election Internationalism Challenged: Foreign Policy Issues in the 1992 Presidential Election Conclusion
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The University Press of Kentucky Southern Political Party Activists Patterns of
Book SynopsisThe contributors to Southern Political Party Activists examine both the development of American political party organizations and the changing political character of the South, focusing on grassroots party activists-those who are involved in party organizations at the county level.Trade ReviewA superlative collection with a first-rate lineup of scholars. - Ted G. Jelen
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Ohio State University Press Politics Parties and Parliaments Political Change
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Ohio State University Press A World of Hope a World of Fear Henry AWallace
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Wisconsin Historical Society Press Patrick J Lucey A Lasting Legacy
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Picador USA Listen Liberal
Book SynopsisA SCATHING LOOK AT THE STANDARD-BEARERS OF LIBERAL POLITICSA BOOK THAT ASKS: WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH DEMOCRATS?Hailed as the most prescient book of the year, Listen, Liberal accurately described what ailed the Democratic Party even before the election of 2016 made their weaknesses obvious. It is the story of how the Party of the People detached itself from its historic constituency among average Americans and chose instead to line up with the winners of our new economic order.Now with a new afterword, Thomas Frank's powerful analysis offers the best diagnosis to date of the liberal malady. Drawing on years of research and firsthand reporting, Frank points out that the Democrats have over the last decades increasingly abandoned their traditional goals: expanding opportunity, fighting for social justice, and ensuring that workers get a fair deal. With sardonic wit and lacerating logic, he uncovers the corporate and cultural elitism that have largely eclips
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Celadon Books Black Skinhead
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St Martin's Press Black Skinhead
Book Synopsis**A New York Times Editors'' Choice Pick****One of Kirkus Reviews'' Best Nonfiction Books of 2022**Political activist Collins-Dexter's essay collection is timely as well as pointed. In it, she argues that Democrats have taken Black voters for granted, and that the consequences of this mistake have already begun and will accelerate.The New York Times,15 Works of Nonfiction to Read This FallFor fans of Bad Feminist and The Sum of Us, Black Skinhead sparks a radical conversation about Black America and political identity.In Black Skinhead, Brandi Collins-Dexter, former Senior Campaign Director for Color Of Change, explores the fragile alliance between Black voters and the Democratic party. Through sharp, timely essays that span the political, cultural, and personal, Collins-Dexter reveals decades of simmering disaffection in Black America, told as much through voter stat
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Kessinger Publishing Plunkitt Of Tammany Hall
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Changing How America Votes
Book SynopsisChanging How America Votes is an edited volume comprised of 15 short substantive chapters on various specific reform topics that examine how electoral democracy in the United States might be improved. Editor Todd Donovan has organized the readings around three themes: changing who votes, changing how we vote, and the roles of parties and money.Table of ContentsPreface 1. Evaluating American Elections: Are They Working Well?, by Todd Donovan Part I: Voting and Participation: Changing Who Votes 2. Compulsory Voting and the United States, by Shane P. Singh 3. Race and the Right to Vote: The Modern Barrier of Voter ID Laws, by Hannah Walker, Gabriel Sanchez, Stephen Nuño, and Matt Barreto 4. Provisional Votes: An Election Reform to Count More Votes, by Martha Kropf and Holly Whisman 5. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Curious Case of Immigrant Voting Rights, by Ron Hayduk Part II: Electoral Rules and Systems: Changing How We Vote 6. Changing How America Votes for President, by Caroline J. Tolbert and Kellen Gracey 7. Redistricting and Representation: Searching for “Fairness” between the Lines, by Vladimir Kogan and Eric McGhee 8. Ranked Choice Voting: A Different Way of Casting and Counting Votes, by David C. Kimball and Joseph Anthony 9. The Impact of Electoral Rules on Minority Representation, by Jason P. Casellas and Kenicia Wright 10. The Fair Representation Act for Congress, by Rob Richie and Drew Spencer Penrose Part III: Changing the Roles of Parties and Money 11. What’s Rules Got to Do with It? Parties, Reform, and Selection in the Presidential Nomination Process, by Jason S. Byers and Jamie L. Carson 12. Signature Requirements and Ballot Access for Non–Major Party Candidates, by Barry C. Burden and Jordan Hsu 13. Third Parties and the Fight for Electoral Reform, by Brian Brox 14. Campaign Finance in U.S. Politics: An Era without Limits, by Lonna Rae Atkeson and Wendy L. Hansen 15. When Do Election Rules Change?, by Todd Donovan References Index Contributors
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Berrett-Koehler Framing the Future
Book SynopsisOur country is in trouble. All three branches of federal government are controlled by conservative ideologues who would have been considered extremists in any prior decade. As these ideologues have violated our Constitution and revoked, gutted or de-funded bedrock New Deal and Great Society programs, the American Dream has slipped beyond the grasp of millions of our fellow citizens. The good news is that polls consistently show that a plurality of Americans actually prefer progressive positions. George Lakoff and other analysts have argued persuasively that, in order to reclaim America for all Americans, progressivesâboth Democrat and Republicanâmust put forth our moral vision, celebrate our values and principles, and shout them out loud. But which values? And how do we communicate them? Consultant and political strategist Bernie Horn argues that the task is easier than it sounds. His book proposes a new philosophy of progressivism that articulates what we really stand for. He offers readers an original, field-tested framework of valuesâfreedom, opportunity, securityâthat distinguishes progressive positions from their conservative counterparts. And he offers practical suggestionsâinstructions on how and when to express these values. Progressives need to get on message as a movement. With a clearer understanding of our own philosophy, better message framing, and a whole lot more political organizing, we can win this fight. With some hard work, we can persuade our federal, state, and local governments to represent and defend the interests of all. And the promise of Americaâour common vision for a nation of peace and justiceâwill be once again within reach for all.
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. The Rise of the Tea Party: Political Discontent
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Temple University Press,U.S. The Racial Logic of Politics: Asian Americans and
Book SynopsisWhy the two-party political system works against Asian AmericansTrade Review"This is a very important, smart, and well-written book that will have a significant impact on Asian American politics and, more broadly, racial politics in America. In my mind, it is simply the best book on Asian American electoral and legislative politics, and it is a significant addition to the broader race literature. It will make Thomas Kim a leading figure in both Asian American and race politics." Paul Frymer, University of California, Santa Cruz, author of Uneasy Alliances: Race and Party Competition in America "This is a worthy effort to apply the new institutionalism to cultural studies...Kim's analysis of the interaction of institutional dynamics and racial formation is a significant contribution which deserves attention from anyone interested in the intersection of race and politics." Choice "[A] well-written and highly entertaining analysis of how the cultural construction of race mediates the political fortunes of Asian Americans." The Journal of American Ethnic History "This is a welcome effort to extend the study of race to American political institutions. A major contribution is the exploration of the way that Asian American political prospects vary across institutions...The Racial Logic of Politics deserves attention." Perspectives on PoliticsTable of Contents1: Introduction 2: Ideological Consensus and the American Two-Party System 3: The National Parties, Asian Americans and the Campaign Finance Controversy 4: Asian American Congressional Representation 5: Silence, Mobilization, and the Future of Asian American Politics
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Temple University Press,U.S. Mandates, Parties, and Voters: How Elections
Book SynopsisShows how the size of an election victory influences subsequent candidate behaviour, voter behaviour, and even the economyTrade Review"In this intriguing book, James Fowler and Oleg Smirnov propose a dynamic model of electoral competition in which 'mandates,' that is, margins of victory, play a central role...This is an impressive study. The authors present an interesting blend of formal theory and inductive reasoning...There is little technical jargon and the presentation is simple and clear. The study is most impressive in its display of an amazing variety of methodological approaches...The message of the book is far from trivial... In short, this is a thoughtful and provocative book." -Perspectives on PoliticsTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Moving with the Mandate: Policy-Motivated Parties in Dynamic Political Competition; 3. Dynamic Responsiveness in the U.S. Senate; 4. Dynamic Parties and Social Turnout; 5. A Dynamic Calculus of Voting; 6. Party Responsiveness and Mandate Balancing; 7. Patience and Turnout; 8. Markets and Mandates; 9. Conclusion
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Temple University Press,U.S. Choices and Changes: Interest Groups in the
Book SynopsisAnalyses new electioneering tactics adopted by interest groups in the wake of a changing legal and political environment from the mid-1990sTrade Review"An excellent book, theoretically rich and empirically sound. Choices and Changes is interesting, understandable, and informative. Franz's overall analysis is the most thorough of any book that I have read in the interest group literature. His extensive data analysis fills a major gap in the literature." Peter L. Francia, East Carolina University, author of The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics "Academics are the primary audience for this graph-rich book, but dedicated (and patient) journalists and Hill staffers may also pick up some useful data points." Campaigns and Elections "While the volume represents a well-crafted, theoretically based piece of social science research of use to academic specialists interested in campaign finance, other readers concerned about the impact of money on American politics generally will find the material not overly technical, and very readable and informative...Perhaps Franz' most original contribution to the literature is found in his analysis of how the changing regulatory environment affected a group's choice of electioneering tactics." Political Science Quarterly, Fall 2009Table of Contents1-Introduction; 2- Election Law and Electoral Politics between FECA and BCRA; 3-A Theory of Emergent and Changing Interest Group Tactics; 4-Putting PACs in (Political) Context(s); 5-Understanding Soft Money; 6-Following 527s and Watching Issue Advocacy; 7-Tracking the Regulatory Context; 8-Conclusion
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Berrett-Koehler The Reunited States of America: How We Can Bridge
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Verso Books Utopia
Book SynopsisFive hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More's Utopia remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and realities behind war, political conflicts, social tensions and redistribution, and imagines the day-to-day lives of a citizenry living free from fear, oppression, violence and suffering.But there has always been a shadow at the heart of Utopia. If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease?In this quincentenary edition, published in conjunction with Somerset House, More's text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Miéville and accompanied by four essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, today's most distinguished utopian writer and thinker.Trade ReviewWe can't do without this book. We are all and have always been Thomas More's children. -- China MiévilleI am offered the Grand Inquisitor's choice. Will you choose freedom without happiness, or happiness without freedom? The only answer one can make, I think, is: No. -- Ursula K. Le Guin
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Verso Books Greece and the Reinvention of Politics
Book SynopsisIn a series of seven trenchant interventions Alain Badou analyses the decisive developments in Greece since 2011. Badiou considers this Mediterranean country "a sort of open-air political lesson", with much to tell us about the wider situation. Greece is exemplary of "our fundamental contradictions in Europe, which are also ultimately the fundamental contradictions of the world such as it is-the world served up to the authoritarian anarchy of capitalism."Notwithstanding the Greeks' heartening opposition to the financial markets' hegemony, Badiou considers it also important to address the reasons why this opposition failed. "Movementist" politics may arouse widespread sympathy, but for the French philosopher they have "absolutely no effect other than to temporarily trap the movement in the negative weakness of its affects." Badiou argues that a consequential opposition inspired by the emancipatory politics of the past-or by what he calls "the communist hypothesis"-should set its compass by the "orienting maxims" proposed in this book, defining a direction for political action.Trade ReviewIn the past few years, Alain Badiou's oeuvre has imposed itself as the most significant philosophical import from the Continent. -- Alberto Toscano, author of Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea * The British Journal of Sociology *Whatever his pessimistic assessments of the contemporary situation (St Paul in the place of Lenin?), Badiou's emphasis on activity and production, his insistence on fidelity as the resurrected of the dormant Events of a seemingly extinct political praxis, can only be energizing for us. -- Fredric Jameson * New Left Review *One of the most important philosophers writing today. -- Joan CopjecA figure like Plato or Hegel walks here among us! -- Slavoj ZizekAn heir to Jean-Paul Sartre and Louis Althusser. * New Statesman *Badiou's sardonically compressed style is never less than pungent. * Guardian *Shaking the foundations of Western liberal democracy. * Times Higher Education Supplement *A thinker of tremendously invigorating moral fervour, able to rise to Swiftian scorn or fine Cocteau-like flourishes. Badiou's passionate belief in human autonomy is inspiring. * Daily Telegraph *Scarcely any other moral thinker of our day is as politically clear-sighted and courageously polemical, so prepared to put notions of truth and universality back on the agenda. -- Terry EagletonFrench philosophy still has a kick in it, and it can still turn heads. You have been warned. -- Jonathan Rée * Prospect *Magnificently stirring. A characteristically lucid polemic from a philosopher who is far from willing to abandon humanity to the vicissitudes of so-called global capitalism. -- Mark Fisher * Frieze *Badiou has been an intellectual hero of France's anti-capitalist left since the Paris street protests of 1968. * BBC HARDtalk *Greece has long been a country with 'too much history,' a harbinger of broader developments in Europe. In the course of its recent crisis it provided the testing ground for several political approaches. Failure was general, but none was greater than the abject capitulation of Syriza. Alain Badiou surveys the wreckage calmly and with sadness, seeking the reinvention of a radical and class-based politics. This is indeed what Europe needs today, and the only positive outcome from the Syriza debacle. -- Costas Lapavitsas, SOAS, University of London
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Verso Books Crashing the Party: From the Bernie Sanders
Book SynopsisSenator Bernie Sanders won 13 million votes and a majority of young voters in the 2016 Democratic primary, giving a consensus unbeatable party favorite, Hillary Clinton, a shockingly close challenge. He emerged from the presidential election as the most popular politician in the US, despite being a 75-year-old self-professed "democratic socialist." What lessons can be drawn from this surprising but-in the end-losing campaign, and what to make of the direction the Sanders movement has gone since the election?Vermont native Heather Gautney is a senior policy advisor to Bernie Sanders in his Washington, DC office and was a senior researcher on his presidential campaign. The author and editor of several books on social movements and American politics, she brings her scholarly expertise and left politics to bear on the scenes and conflicts she witnessed from inside the campaign and inside the Beltway. This is both an insider's sympathetic view of the Sanders phenomenon and a skeptical left scholar's view of its limitations. In reviewing what enabled Sanders to reach out to an unprecedented number of people with a socialist message, she draws lessons about the prospects and perils of building a leftist movement in the United States. Gautney's reflections on the role that race and class played in this election cycle and analysis of the prospects and perils of the Democratic Party will advance the passionate debate over how to build a progressive opposition to Trump and a lasting left movement in America.Trade ReviewA vigorous book that revisits the 2016 election...every argument is worth engaging with. -- Tom Carson * Bookforum *An outstanding piece of work that provides a deep-- and importantly the correct-- analysis of what Bernie's campaign was really about. -- Phil Fiermonte, Senior Advisor, Bernie 2016 and former Vermont State Director, Sen. Bernie Sanders Senate OfficeHeather Gautney's analysis of the 2016 campaign captures Bernie Sanders' refreshing plainspokenness.it deserves attention on the Left. * Wall Street Journal *An encouraging and informative insight into the Sanders campaign and what follows. * Morning Star *
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Verso Books Falling Down: The Conservative Party and the
Book SynopsisDespite winning the December 2019 General Election, the Conservative parliamentary party is a moribund organisation. It no longer speaks for, or to, the British people. Its leadership has sacrificed the long-standing commitment to the Union to 'Get Brexit Done'. And beyond this, it is an intellectual vacuum, propped up by half-baked doctrine and magical thinking. Falling Down offers an explanation for how the Tory party came to position itself on the edge of the precipice and offers a series of answers to a question seldom addressed: as the party is poised to press the self-destruct button, what kind of role and future can it have? This tipping point has been a long time coming and Burton-Cartledge offers critical analysis to this narrative. Since the era of Thatcherism, the Tories have struggled to find a popular vision for the United Kingdom. At the same time, their members have become increasingly old. Their values have not been adopted by the younger voters. The coalition between the countryside and the City interests is under pressure, and the latter is split by Brexit. The Tories are locked into a declinist spiral, and with their voters not replacing themselves the party is more dependent on a split opposition - putting into question their continued viability as the favoured vehicle of British capital.Trade ReviewA masterful account of the long view. Fewer people are benefitting from Conservative policies each decade. The party then has to rely more and more on the fears of older voters for support. Phil Burton Cartledge persuasively explains how the Tories are running out of rope even while appearing to poll so well. -- Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1%As the UK enters its 11th successive year of Conservative majority rule, Falling Down is an important and timely intervention. Burton-Cartledge breaks through the self-referential debates on the left to provide a rigorous and acute analysis of British Conservatism, filling a significant lacuna in left strategic thought. Falling Down should be considered critical reading socialist academics, activists and politicians alike.' -- Grace Blakeley, author of The Corona CrashFalling Down's autopsy of the Conservative Party is ... a timely one ... an important contribution to the kind of militant political science the left desperately needs. -- Alfie Steer * Tribune *Enjoyable and revealing. Burton-Cartledge does a fine job of putting forward a bold thesis * On Magazine *Astute -- Oscar Rickett * i news *Falling Down provides a useful overview of Conservative politics throughout the decades since Thatcher, and of the leading political actors that have shaped Britain. -- Sabrina Huck * Red Pepper *Excellent -- Chris Bambery * Counterfire *A welcome respite from the short-termism of other commentators -- Freddie Hayward * New Statesman *A must-read ... this book offers exquisite, well-sourced chronicles of the events under-pinning [Burton-Cartledge's] thesis -- Peter Kenyon * Chartist *Burton-Cartledge has a good point to make: one of the reasons for the Tories' continuing success is that their opponents never take them seriously enough. * Economist *
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