Elections category: 1210 books
From Maastricht to Brexit
Democracy, Constitutionalism and Citizenship in the EU
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Is the European Union still a viable project? The last few years have been difficult both economically and politically, while its integrative function and legitimacy have been seriously tested. For many social, economic and geo-political reasons, its expansionary moment has stopped abruptly. On the...
Helping America Vote
The Limits of Election Reform
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
A repeat of the Florida debacle in the 2000 presidential election is the fear of every election administrator. Despite the relatively complication-free 2008 election, we are working with fairly new federal legislation designed to ease election administration problems. The implementation of the Help...
Institutional Change in American Politics
The Case of Term Limits
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2009
Legislative term limits adopted in the 1990s are in effect in fifteen states today. This reform is arguably the most significant institutional change in American government of recent decades. Most of the legislatures in these fifteen states have experienced a complete turnover of their membership;...
Road Map for Revolutionaries
Resistance, Activism, and Advocacy for All
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
A 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...
A Transformation in American National Politics
The Presidential Election of 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
The presidential election of 2012 was among the most important in American history, both for the policies that will persist due to its result, as well as the national political transformation it portends. The contest’s outcome was the product of complex and fast-moving societal changes—demographic,...
The Great Alignment
Race, Party Transformation, and the Rise of Donald Trump
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Alan I. Abramowitz has emerged as a leading spokesman for the view that our current political divide is not confined to a small group of elites and activists but a key feature of the American social and cultural landscape. The polarization of the political and media elites, he argues, arose and persists...
"The Transfiguring Sword"
The Just War of the Women's Social and Political Union
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Jorgensen-Earp provides a new understanding of the recurrent rhetorical need to employ conservative rhetoric in support of a radical cause.
The Women's Social and Political Union, the militant branch of the English women's suffrage movement, turned to arson, bombing, and widespread property...
The Failure Factory
How Unelected Bureaucrats, Liberal Democrats, and Big Government Republicans Are Undermining America's Security and Leading Us to War
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2008
The U.S. government is in crisis.
With America’s attention fixated on who will step into the Oval Office in 2009, no one has noticed where the real power has shifted—to a vast network of unelected officials whose authority has grown wildly out of control. In his latest blockbuster book,...
Understanding the 2000 Election
A Guide to the Legal Battles that Decided the Presidency
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2001
Paperback Edition: Updated and with a New Foreword
The nation will not soon forget the drama of the 2000 presidential election. For five weeks we were transfixed by the legal clashes that enveloped the country from election night to the Gore concession. It was instant history, and will be studied...
The Virtues of Exit
On Resistance and Quitting Politics
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Successful democracies rely on an active citizenry. They require citizens to participate by voting, serving on juries, and running for office. But what happens when those citizens purposefully opt out of politics? Exit—the act of leaving—is often thought of as purely instinctual, a part of the...
by Kyle Mattes, David P. Redlawsk
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2015
Turn on the television or sign in to social media during election season and chances are you’ll see plenty of negative campaigning. For decades, conventional wisdom has held that Americans hate negativity in political advertising, and some have even argued that its pervasiveness in recent seasons...
Out of the Running
Why Millennials Reject Political Careers and Why It Matters
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
An inside look into why Millennials are rejecting careers in politics, and what this means for the future of America's political system
Millennials are often publically criticized for being apathetic about the American political process and their lack of interest in political careers. But what...
The Social Basis of the Rational Citizen
How Political Communication in Social Networks Improves Civic Competence
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Social networking fascinates scholars, pundits, and a billion Facebook users; this book shows that whom we know has a vast impact on our political beliefs, actions, and abilities. Prior scholarship has shown that networks are crucial to explaining everything from how bills get through Congress, why...
Absorbing the Blow
Populist Parties and their Impact on Parties and Party Systems
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
The significance of populist parties and their presence in party systems is undeniable. Parties like the Dutch Freedom Party, the French National Front, and the Five Star Movement in Italy rank among the largest political parties in their party systems. Absorbing the Blowexamines the effect of populist...