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Costly Opportunities: Social Mobility in Segregated Societies by María José Álvarez-Rivadulla 9781009503235
RRP: $21.93$18.99This Element investigates entrenched inequality in Latin America through a unique case of class integration in Colombian higher education. Examining a forgivable loan program benefiting 40,000 high-achieving individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds,... -
Evangelicals and Electoral Politics in Latin America: A Kingdom of This World by Taylor C. Boas 9781009275118
RRP: $34.82$31.06Why are religious minorities well represented and politically influential in some democracies but not others? Focusing on evangelical Christians in Latin America, this book argues that religious minorities seek and gain electoral representation when they... -
The Dimensions and Implications of the Public's Reactions to the January 6, 2021, Invasion of the U.S. Capitol by Gary C. Jacobson 9781009495370
RRP: $21.93$18.99The January 6, 2021 invasion of the US Capitol building by a mob trying to block certification of Biden's victory attacked a bedrock principle of American democracy, the peaceful transfer of power following an election. This Element reviews how the pubic... -
Activist Origins of Political Ambition: Opposition Candidacy in Africa's Electoral Authoritarian Regimes by Keith Weghorst 9781009011518
RRP: $34.82$31.06Why do people run for office with opposition parties in electoral authoritarian regimes, where the risks of running are high, and the chances of victory are bleak? In Activist Origins of Political Ambition, Keith Weghorst offers a theory that candidacy... -
The Emergence and Revival of Charismatic Movements: Argentine Peronism and Venezuelan Chavismo by Caitlin Andrews-Lee 9781009462709
RRP: $34.82$31.06Political movements founded by charismatic leaders are often considered ephemeral. Existing literature argues that because they rest on unmediated, emotional attachments between leaders and followers, these movements either fade quickly after their... -
The Illusion of Accountability: Transparency and Representation in American Legislatures by Justin H. Kirkland 9781009219662
RRP: $34.82$31.06Does open governance strengthen democracy? The Illusion of Accountability contends that it does not. Leveraging a wealth of data from decades of legislative politics in the American states, the book assesses the causes and consequences of 'open meetings... -
Recognition Politics: Indigenous Rights and Ethnic Conflict in the Andes by Lorenza B. Fontana 9781009265508
RRP: $34.82$31.06This pioneering work explores a new wave of widely overlooked conflicts that have emerged across the Andean region, coinciding with the implementation of internationally acclaimed indigenous rights. Why are groups that have peacefully cohabited for... -
Contemporary State Building: Elite Taxation and Public Safety in Latin America by Gustavo A. Flores-Macías 9781009095983
RRP: $24.50$22.23If economic elites are notorious for circumventing tax obligations, how can institutionally weak governments get the wealthy to shoulder a greater tax burden? This book studies the factors behind the adoption of elite taxes for public safety purposes... -
Land Politics: How Customary Institutions Shape State Building in Zambia and Senegal by Lauren Honig 9781009125772
RRP: $29.66$26.65Land Politics examines the struggle to control land in Africa through the lens of land titling in Zambia and Senegal. Contrary to standard wisdom portraying titling as an inevitable product of economic development, Lauren Honig traces its distinctly... -
The Cost of Doing Politics: How Partisanship and Public Opinion Shape Corporate Influence by Jane L. Sumner 9781009124584
RRP: $33.53$29.97Using quantitative and qualitative evidence, Sumner shows how consumer boycotts can work to dissuade companies from donating money to politicians, but may also encourage companies to attempt influence by largely invisible means. Boycotts do not work as... -
State and Nation Making in Latin America and Spain: Volume 2 by Agustin E. Ferraro 9781316639511
RRP: $34.82$31.06In 1960, Latin America and Spain had the same level of economic and social development, but, in just twenty years, Spain raced ahead. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the design and implementation of developmental state policies in both regions... -
Means, Motives, and Opportunities: How Executives and Interest Groups Set Public Policy by Christian Breunig 9781009428606
RRP: $33.53$28.37Means, Motives, and Opportunities illuminates how states spend public money through the lens of governmental structure, executive power, and interest group competition. Christian Breunig and Chris Koski argue that policymaking is a function of not only... -
Coming to Terms with the European Refugee Crisis by Hanspeter Kriesi 9781009456524
RRP: $38.69$33.98The refugee crisis which hit the European Union and its member states during 2015–16 was just one in a series of recent crises, but perhaps the most critical for the EU's resilience. This book shows how policymakers in the EU polity have tried to come to... -
Theorizing in Comparative Politics: Democratization in Africa by Goran Hyden 9781009429498
RRP: $33.53$28.37This book addresses a pertinent issue in comparative politics: how can the discipline do analytical justice to regions of the world that differ historically from the Western experience? For decades the West has served as a baseline against which all... -
American Foreign Policy and Process by James M. McCormick 9781009278546
RRP: $51.59$46.71This comprehensive text provides a thorough analysis of the values and beliefs that have shaped American foreign policy, exploring how they have evolved over time. Through exploration of presidential administrations from the end of World War II to the... -
The Collaborative Congress: Reaching Common Ground in a Polarized House by Alison W. Craig 9781009338264
RRP: $109.65$98.81The Collaborative Congress is an in-depth study of how members work together to create policy in a polarized legislature. While the modern Congress is characterized by partisanship and conflict, members frequently look for opportunities to find common... -
When the People Rule: Popular Sovereignty in Theory and Practice by Ewa Atanassow 9781009263788
RRP: $96.75$87.90In recent decades, popular sovereignty has come under increasing pressure. The rise of populism, often illiberal or authoritarian, has undermined minority rights, individual autonomy, and rule of law. The expansion of international institutions and... -
Performing Power in Nigeria: Identity, Politics, and Pentecostalism by Abimbola A. Adelakun 9781009281744
RRP: $29.66$26.65For decades, Pentecostalism has been one of the most powerful socio-cultural and socio-political movements in Africa. Performing Power in Nigeria explores how Nigerian Pentecostals mark their self-distinction as a people of power within a social milieu... -
Working Class Inclusion: Evaluations of Democratic Institutions in Latin America by Tiffany D. Barnes 9781009349819
RRP: $109.65$98.81Latin American legislators, like legislators worldwide, are drawn from a narrow set of elites who are largely out of touch with average citizens. Despite comprising the vast majority of the labor force, working-class people represent a small slice of the... -
Elections and Satisfaction with Democracy: Citizens, Processes and Outcomes by Jean-François Daoust 9781009124287
RRP: $21.93$18.99Satisfaction with democracy is a vastly studied research topic. In this Element, the authors aim to make sense of this context by showing that elections (electoral processes and outcomes) influence citizens' satisfaction with democracy in different ways... -
Citizens Under Compulsory Voting: A Three-Country Study by Ruth Dassonneville 9781009069120
RRP: $21.93$18.99A burgeoning literature studies compulsory voting and its effects on turnout, but we know very little about how compulsory voting works in practice. In this Element, the authors fill this gap by providing an in-depth discussion of compulsory voting rules... -
The Social Origins of Electoral Participation in Emerging Democracies by Danielle F. Jung 9781009114264
RRP: $21.93$18.99Given the enormous challenges they face, why do so many citizens in developing countries routinely turn out to vote? This Element explores a new explanation grounded in the social origins of electoral participation in emerging democracies, where... -
Which Lives Matter?: Factors Shaping Public Attention to and Protest of Officer-Involved Killings by Traci Burch 9781108987295
RRP: $21.93$18.99This Element explores the factors that lead the public to pay attention to and mobilize in support of victims of officer-involved killings. The author argues that race is the most important factor shaping both attention and mobilization. Black victims... -
Africa's Urban Youth: Challenging Marginalization, Claiming Citizenship by Amy S. Patterson 9781009235174
RRP: $103.20$93.10Making up 65 percent of Africa's population, young people between the ages of 18 and 35 play a key role in politics, yet they live in an environment of rapid urbanization, high unemployment rates and poor state services. Drawing from extensive fieldwork... -
Counter Realignment: Political Change in the Northeastern United States by Howard L. Reiter 9780521186810
RRP: $32.24$27.32In Counter Realignment, Howard L. Reiter and Jeffrey M. Stonecash analyze data from the early 1900s to the early 2000s to explain how the Republican Party lost the northeastern United States as a region of electoral support. Although the story of how the... -
Uncertain Futures: How to Unlock the Climate Impasse by Alexander F. Gazmararian 9781009405294
RRP: $90.30$82.19Why is the world not moving fast enough to solve the climate crisis? Politics stand in the way, but experts hope that green investments, compensation, and retraining could unlock the impasse. However, these measures often lack credibility. Not only do... -
Africa's Urban Youth: Challenging Marginalization, Claiming Citizenship by Amy S. Patterson 9781009235143
RRP: $33.53$28.37Making up 65 percent of Africa's population, young people between the ages of 18 and 35 play a key role in politics, yet they live in an environment of rapid urbanization, high unemployment rates and poor state services. Drawing from extensive fieldwork... -
The Full Armor of God: The Mobilization of Christian Nationalism in American Politics by Paul A. Djupe 9781009234061
RRP: $21.93$18.99Academic research on Christian nationalism has revealed a considerable amount about the scope of its relationships to public policy views in the US. However, work thus far has not addressed an essential question: why now? Research by the authors of this... -
The Full Armor of God: The Mobilization of Christian Nationalism in American Politics by Paul A. Djupe 9781009423922
RRP: $64.49$58.01Academic research on Christian nationalism has revealed a considerable amount about the scope of its relationships to public policy views in the US. However, work thus far has not addressed an essential question: why now? Research by the authors of this... -
Conservatives against the Tide: The Rise of the Argentine PRO in Comparative Perspective by Gabriel Vommaro 9781009418249
RRP: $21.93$18.99This volume in the Elements series addresses the success of conservative parties in non-authoritarian contexts in contemporary Latin America. It places the core case of Argentina's Republican Proposal (PRO) party in comparative perspective with... -
In Defense of Ideology: Reexamining the Role of Ideology in the American Electorate by Elizabeth N. Simas 9781009228176
RRP: $21.93$19.50Years of collective political science research has fueled the stereotype of the uninformed or illogical American voter who ardently supports parties or candidates but lacks any cohesive ideological reasons for doing so. Prior works, however, do not tell... -
Issue Publics: How Electoral Constituencies Hide in Plain Sight by Timothy J. Ryan 9781009242417
RRP: $21.93$18.99An often-forgotten passage of Philip Converse's classic essay on mass belief systems introduced the concept of an issue public – a segment of voters that has crystallized attitudes about a particular topic. Some people deeply care about particular... -
Party Pursuits and The Presidential-House Election Connection, 1900-2008 by Jeffrey M. Stonecash 9781107616752
RRP: $30.95$26.28This study proposes and assesses an alternative explanation of the changes in the relationship between presidential and House of Representatives election results during the last century. Jeffrey M. Stonecash argues that the separation of presidential and... -
Oil, Democracy, and Development in Africa John R. Heilbrunn (Colorado School of Mines) 9781107049819
RRP: $68.36$61.42Oil, Democracy, and Development in Africa presents an optimistic analysis of the continent's oil-producing states. With attention to the complex histories, the interactions of key industry actors and policy makers, and the goals of diverse groups in... -
Presidential Saber Rattling: Causes and Consequences by B. Dan Wood 9781107021273
$154.80The founders of the American republic believed presidents should be wise and virtuous statesmen consistently advocating community interests when conducting American foreign policy. Yet the most common theoretical model used today for explaining the... -
The Politics of Budgets: Getting a Piece of the Pie by Christine S. Lipsmeyer 9781107179318
RRP: $103.20$93.10While governments prefer to alter budgets to fit their ideological stances, the domestic and international contexts can facilitate or constrain behavior. The Politics of Budgets demonstrates when governments do and do not make preferred budgetary changes... -
When Politicians Attack: Party Cohesion in the Media by Tim J. Groeling 9780521842099
$154.80Fostering a positive brand name is the chief benefit parties provide for their members. They do this both by coordinating their activities in the legislative process and by communicating with voters. Whereas political scientists have generally focused on... -
Brazil since 1980 by Francisco Vidal Luna 9780521820448
RRP: $96.75$87.38This is a general survey of Brazilian society, economy, and political system since 1980. It describes the basic changes occurring as Brazil was transformed from a predominantly rural and closed economy under military rule into a modern democratic,... -
The Women's Movement Inside and Outside the State by Lee Ann Banaszak 9780521115100
RRP: $96.75$87.38The Women's Movement Inside and Outside the State argues that the mobilization and success of the U.S. women's movement cannot be fully understood without recognizing the presence of feminist activist networks inside the federal government. Utilizing... -
Curbing the Court: Why the Public Constrains Judicial Independence by Brandon L. Bartels 9781316638507
RRP: $38.69$33.46What motivates political actors with diverging interests to respect the Supreme Court's authority? A popular answer is that the public serves as the guardian of judicial independence by punishing elected officials who undermine the justices. Curbing the...