Elections category: 1210 books
Proportional Representation on Trial
New Zealand's Second MMP Election and After
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Tracing the transition of a democracy as it moves in between electoral systems, this book details the current and past public opinion surrounding New Zealand's 1999 election. As a result of the second election under the Mixed-Member Proportional (MMP) system, New Zealand elected a change in government,...
War Room
The People, Tactics and Technology behind Narendra Modi's 2014 Win
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015
‘War Room stands out as an example of real field work and rigorous research… Anyone who wants to understand how decisions are made in India should read this brilliant study of the BJP.’—Dr. Walter K. Andersen, Author of The Brotherhood in Saffron: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Revivalism‘Ullekh...
The Game Changer
America's Most Stunning Election in History
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
Dwight L. Schwab writes about the 2016 election and how Donald Trump gained the White House.
*From the Foreword by Kent Crowley: *"Journalism’s job is to provide the first rough draft of history. In the future, understanding America and the world after 2017 will require a clear and...
by Seth Millstein
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
One may think that Donald Trump knows what he’s talking about. After all, the man-as he’ll remind you at every opportunity-has made a whopping $4 million as an entrepreneur and is far ahead of his competitors in the race to become the republican nominee for the 2016 presidential election. He’s...
The Rise of Donald Trump & the Rise of Adolf Hitler
A Comparison
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
This book examines the similarities and the differences of Hitler's rise to power in Germany in the early 1930's with those of Donald Trump in the United States of America in 2016. The premise is not to say they are the same, but to instead point out areas where there are clear differences but also some areas of concern where similarities exist.
Make America Stronger Together Again
Looking Beyond America's Most Vitriolic Election
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2018
Make America Stronger Together Again discusses Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and a presidential campaign from hell, but it is so much more than that. It’s a vision for a better country, a more engaged electorate, and a return to a level of civility worthy of the country our founding fathers dreamed...
Summary of Armageddon
by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann | Includes Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Summary of Armageddon by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann | Includes Analysis
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Armageddon: How Trump Can Beat Hillary by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann is an attack on 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and an enthusiastic endorsement of Republican...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
This study incorporates three important themes into the study of presidential selection:
What are the international implications of how the Unites States chooses its presidents? How does the process affect other nations? Does it enhance or diminish the ability of the United States to deal effectively...
by Don Baxter
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
Who is Donald Trump? Who were his supporters, his opponents? What was his platform? How the hell did he stun an entire nation and most of the world? What does his election mean for America? The world?
Coalition
The Inside Story of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
When David Cameron and Nick Clegg stepped out into the rose garden at No. 10 to launch the first coalition government since the Second World War, it was amid a sea of uncertainty. Some doubted whether the coalition could survive a full term - or even a full year. Five years later, this bold departure...
Democracy in The Digital Age
How we'll Vote and what we'll Vote about
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
This book addresses the profound change that modern technology has the capacity to make in democracy itself. While very little has changed in the machinery of the representative system since the late 1700s, that arrangement is starting to unravel. The technology by which the people receive their...
Parties, Governments and Voters in Finland
Politics Under Fundamental Societal Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
This book is the story of what happens to parties, governments and voters when the fundamental features that conditioned party formation and voter alignments undergo rapid change. It is this that makes the Finnish case interesting and, as far as possible, this book examines Finland in a comparative...
by Barry Langford
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
In the crucible of the 2017 general election, a small group of progressive activists set about trying to change British political life for the better. Armed with the conviction that the old politics was irretrievably broken, the progressive alliance set itself the task of breaching the walls of Britain’s...
Political Careers in Europe
Career Patterns in Multi-Level Systems
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
European integration not only has changed career opportunities for politicians, it has expanded them. This book is dedicated to the study of political career patterns. It focuses on parliamentary careers in select European countries, but the U.S. is also included as a long-standing system with multi-level...