Campaigns & Elections

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988694552Author J Bartholomew WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Quadrakoff Publications Group, LLCPublisher Quadrakoff Publications Group,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814207093Author James E. CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University Press

The Politics of Corruption examines the U.S. presidential election of 1824 as a critical contest in the nation's political history, full of colorful characters and brimming with unexpected twists. This election inaugurated the transition from the sedate,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780759646193Author Ph.D. MormanFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 422g

While academics often treat their subject matter with a posture of detached objectivity, some have moved beyond the ivory tower of academia toward a more personal and active engagement with their area of research. The field of political science lends...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648439301Author Barry CollierFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Dinar Holdings Pty LtdPublisher Dinar Holdings Pty LtdWeight(grams) 635g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578748672Author Harold J BreauxFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Harold J. BreauxPublisher Harold J. BreauxWeight(grams) 152g

Broderick covers the ballyhoo and intrigue of the 1912 presidential campaign with remarkable evenhandedness and realism. He views the race for the White House from the vantage points of the Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft, and Debs camps, and analyzes their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313230486Author James W. DavisFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312424152Author Stephen ElliottFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm)...

In this provocative book, two leading law professors challenge the existing campaign reform agenda and present a new initiative that avoids the mistakes of the past. Bruce Ackerman and Ian Ayres build on the example of the secret ballot and propose a...

This study of the expansion of the Southern electorate between 1952 and 1984 is reminiscent of William R. Keech's The Impact of Negro Voting in its use of empirical data and in its rigorous analysis that punctures myths and conventional wisdom about the...

Living in Infamy: Felon Disfranchisement and the History of American Citizenship examines the history of disfranchisement for criminal conviction in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the post-war South, white southern...

Campaign organizers and the media appear to agree that voters' perceptions of party leaders have an important impact in elections: considerable effort is made to ensure that leaders look good, speak well, and that they are up in the polls. In contrast,...

This book is about presidents in parliamentary systems. One commonly recurring political debate within parliamentary systems is over whether or not the public should directly elect the head of state. Despite the importance of this topic in practical...

Since the early 1950s pressure groups have been recognized as playing a key role in the policy process in western democracies. As legislature and political parties have declined in influence, the relationship between pressure groups and government has...

Late deciders go for the challenger; turnout helps the Democrats; the gender gap results from a surge in Democratic preference among women--these and many other myths are standard fare among average citizens, political pundits, and even some academics...

Storable votes are a simple voting scheme that allows the minority to win occasionally, while treating every voter equally. Because the minority wins only when it cares strongly about a decision while the majority does not, minority victories occur...

A diverse body of research exists to explain why eligible voters don't go to the polls on election day. Theories span from the psychological (nonvoters have limited emotional engagement with politics and therefore lack motivation), to the social...

Polsby and Wildavsky's classic text argues that the institutional rules of the presidential nomination and election processes, in combination with the behavior of the mass electorate, structure the strategic choices faced by politicians in powerful and...

Black voters can make or break a presidential election-look at the close electoral results in 2000 and the difference the disenfranchised Black vote in Florida alone might have made. Black candidates can influence a presidential election-look at the...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639458561Author Jerry SpriggsFormat HardbackPage Count 228Imprint Writers Branding LLCPublisher Writers Branding LLCWeight(grams) 503g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639458547Author Jerry SpriggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Writers Branding LLCPublisher Writers Branding LLCWeight(grams) 340g

Dick Morris sizes up the campaign of a lifetime: Condoleezza Rice versus Hillary Clinton. Who will be president in 2008? As long-time strategists Dick Morris and Eileen McGann reveal in "Condi Vs. Hillary", Hillary's plans for higher office are...

Mixed-member electoral systems may well be the electoral reform of the 21st century, much as proportional representation (PR) was in the 20th century. In the view of many electoral reformers, mixed-member systems offer the best of both the traditional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643008004Author E Randall WertzFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Covenant BooksPublisher Covenant BooksWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

The 1980s and 1990s have seen an unprecedented emphasis on global feminism, on the connectedness of women regardless of race, class, or geography. And yet, the status and position of women throughout the world remains enormously disparate. Even so...

In Choices in a Chaotic Campaign, Kim Fridkin and Patrick Kenney explore the dynamic nature of citizens' beliefs and behaviors in response to the historic 2020 presidential campaign. In today's political environment where citizens can effortlessly gather...

Ballots and voting devices are fundamental tools in the electoral process. Despite their importance, scholars have paid little attention to the broader implications of voting procedures. In this Element, the authors contend that ballots have significant...

Since the 1960 national election, the nonpartisan Citizens' Research Foundation (CRF) has published a series of Financing the Election volumes, compiling reliable data on the costs and trends of campaign finance. For the 2000 edition, CRF and the Center...

Global Electioneering explores American-style political consulting and its spread to countries throughout the world, emphasizing the roles of communication and technology. Gerald Sussman challenges the common belief that American influence abroad is due...

A political junkie's guide to the 2020 presidential race This book will be the sixth entry into a series that has examined the presidential nomination process since 1996. Drawing on the newest political science research, it presents all of the systematic...

Negative campaigning is frequently denounced, but it is not well understood. Who conducts negative campaigns? Do they work? What is their effect on voter turnout and attitudes toward government? Just in time for an assessment of election 2004, two...

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"Voting difficulties hung over America's presidential election in 2000 like a dark cloud. Hanging chads, a butterfly ballot, and the Supreme Court remain the most vivid memories of that political donnybrook. Passage of 2002's Help America Vote Act...

The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs is an acclaimed series that offers informed commentary on important national events and considers their significance in local and international contexts. This latest instalment reviews one of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646793297Author Senate Intelligence CommitteeFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint CosimoPublisher CosimoWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771433556Author John R KrismerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint CCB PublishingPublisher CCB PublishingWeight(grams) 152g