Elections category: 1210 books
La confusión nacional
La democracia española ante la crisis catalana
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 15, 2018
Este libro tiene un mensaje que puede resultar incómodo: la democracia española no ha estado a la altura de las circunstancias en la cuestión catalana. […] Los errores que haya cometido el independentismo catalán, que a mi entender son muchos y graves, no pueden nublarnos el juicio con respecto...
Hillary Rising
The Politics, Persona and Policies of a New American Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
On 12 April 2015, Hillary Clinton formally announced her intention to run for President in 2016, casting herself as the ‘champion of everyday Americans’. With near-universal name recognition and the promise to make history as the first female occupant of the Oval Office, all seems set for Hillary...
Why Vote Liberal Democrat 2015
The Essential Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
The 2010 general election saw the largest popular vote for the Liberal Democrats since the party's creation, but will they build on that success in 2015? Could they become partners in another coalition government or will they join the ranks in opposition? In this concise and accessible guide, Liberal...
The Unmaking of the President 2016
How FBI Director James Comey Cost Hillary Clinton the Presidency
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
The first comprehensive account that proves that James Comey threw the 2016 election to Donald Trump. “Compelling criticism…lapsed Trump supporters might well open their minds to this attorney’s scholarly, entirely convincing proof of the damage done” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
During...
by Allan Airish
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
How many votes does it take to become President of the United States? The answer, as Jack Patton learned from his father Ray at an early age, is just 270... the key is making sure they’re the right 270 votes. Specifically, the 270 votes belonging to members of the electoral college--the only...
by Mark Pack
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2016
In politics, there are no prizes for second place.
Packed with advice and practical examples, this new, fully updated edition of the classic political guide reveals the insider secrets and skills you need to make sure you're a winner on election day.
In 101 bite-sized chapters, seasoned...
Vote.com
Influence, and the Internet is Giving Power Back to the People
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
As the print and broadcast media-commonly referred to as the Fourth Estate-falters and fails, a new social and political force is rising in power. The Fifth Estate, as Morris has dubbed it, is made up of the rapidly growing number of voters who use Internet technology. This army of younger citizens...
Just Democracy
The Rawls-Machiavelli Programme
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Philippe Van Parijs is one of the world's leading political philosophers. In this book, he argues that the purpose of democracy should be to promote justice - we need not just democracy (in the sense of unqualified democracy) but a just democracy. Machiavelli and Rawls must be brought together. In...
by Nehginpao Kipgen
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
This topical book studies the process of democratic transition in Myanmar. It outlines the factors that contributed to the political transition in the country and the circumstances in which the transition from military rule of nearly five decades to democracy took place. The author shows how political...
Level Playing Field for All?
Female Political Leadership and Athletics
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011
What makes a candidate viable in the eyes of the voters? What makes someone qualified to run for office? Why do voters tend to opt for certain types of people and not others? How much are such tendencies rooted in broad characteristics-racial or ethnic group, gender, etc.-versus more idiosyncratic...
Republic, Lost
Version 2.0
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Revised and updated for the 2016 election with 75% new material.
In an era when special interests funnel huge amounts of money into our government-driven by shifts in campaign-finance rules and brought to new levels by the Supreme Court in *Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission-*trust...
The Myth of the Rational Voter
Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies - New Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book. Caplan...
In Defense of Politicians
The Expectations Trap and Its Threat to Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Politicians are reviled. From jokes on late-night TV talk shows to radio show rants and from public opinion polls to ubiquitous conventional wisdom—politicians are among the most despised professional class in modern society. Drawing on seminal work in political science, Stephen K. Medvic convincingly...
The Funding of Political Parties
Where Now?
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2012
This book explores the problems associated with regulating the funding of political parties and election campaigns in a timely assessment of a topic of great political controversy.
From interest in Obama's capacity to raise vast sums of money, to scandals that have rocked UK and Australian...