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  • Voting Rights in America

    Primary Documents in Context

    Edited by Bridgett A. King ...
    Through primary sources, this volume examines the history, evolution, and major contemporary controversies associated with voting rights in the United States, devoting particular attention to demographic groups including women, young people, people of color, and poor people.Voting is often described as the central pillar of American democracy. Yet at various points in the history of the United ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Local Election Administrators in the United States

    The Frontline of Democracy

    Edited by Paul Gronke, David Kimball, Thessalia Merivaki, Mara Suttmann-Lea, Christian R. Grose, Bridgett A. King ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book focuses on the more than 8,000 local elections administrators in counties, municipalities, and townships who largely manage the key administrative processes of elections, work with campaigns and candidates, design voting materials and choose voting equipment, staff early, and Election Day polling locations, and communicate with and educate voters. They are the frontline of democracy, and ... Read more

    $128.99 CAD

  • Women’s Contributions to Development in West Africa

    Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives

    Edited by Kelly Ann Krawczyk, Bridgett A. King ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book examines women’s participation in social, economic and political development in West Africa. The book looks at women from the premise of being active agents in the development processes within their communities, thereby subverting the dominate narrative of women as passive recipients of development. ... Read more

    $167.99 CAD

  • Why Don't Americans Vote?

    Causes and Consequences

    Edited by Bridgett A. King, Kathleen Hale ...
    This timely book provides a thought-provoking discussion of issues that influence voter registration and turnout in contemporary America.Elections not only determine who will fill an office; they have a lot to say about how the democratic process works—or doesn't work—in 21st-century America. This fascinating book sheds light on that question by focusing on factors that currently shape elections ... Read more

    $63.99 CAD

  • The Future of Election Administration

    Edited by Mitchell Brown, Kathleen Hale, Bridgett A. King ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Stakeholders in the operation of American elections are keenly focused on policy reform, resource allocation, administrative professionalism, voter access and accessibility, equipment security, and system integrity. The Future of Election Administration is an edited volume that gathers the perspectives of today’s most forward-thinking practitioners and experts of policy, advocacy, and research ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • The Future of Election Administration

    Cases and Conversations

    Edited by Mitchell Brown, Kathleen Hale, Bridgett A. King ...
    Series series Elections, Voting, Technology
    As the American election administration landscape changes as a result of major court cases, national and state legislation, changes in professionalism, and the evolution of equipment and security, so must the work of on-the-ground practitioners change. This Open Access title presents a series of case studies designed to highlight practical responses to these changes from the national, state, and ... Read more

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    Congress and the Perpetual Campaign

    by Frances E. Lee ...
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  • Why American Elections Are Flawed (And How to Fix Them)

    by Pippa Norris ...
    Series series Brown Democracy Medal
    The flaws in the American electoral process have become more apparent over many years. The contemporary tipping point in public awareness occurred during the 2000 election count, but several major structural weaknesses exacerbated doubts in the 2016 campaign, worsening party divisions and further corroding public trust in the electoral process.It is impossible to fix a problem without ... Read more

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  • The Limits of Party

    Congress and Lawmaking in a Polarized Era

    by James M. Curry, Frances E. Lee ...
    Series series Chicago Studies in American Politics
    To many observers, Congress has become a deeply partisan institution where ideologically-distinct political parties do little more than engage in legislative trench warfare. A zero-sum, winner-take-all approach to congressional politics has replaced the bipartisan comity of past eras. If the parties cannot get everything they want in national policymaking, then they prefer gridlock and stalemate ... Read more

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  • Legislating in the Dark

    Information and Power in the House of Representatives

    by James M. Curry ...
    Series series Chicago Studies in American Politics
    Political science scholar James M. Curry explores the inner workings of Congress's House of Representatives in this thought-provoking analysis.The 2009 financial stimulus bill ran to more than 1,100 pages, yet it wasn't even given to Congress in its final form until thirteen hours before debate was set to begin, and it was passed twenty-eight hours later. How are representatives expected to digest ... Read more

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  • Evaluating Elections

    A Handbook of Methods and Standards

    by R. Michael Alvarez, Lonna Rae Atkeson, Thad E. Hall ...
    In competitive and contested democratic elections, insuring integrity is critical. Evaluating Elections shows why systematic analysis and reporting of election performance is important and how data-driven performance management can be used by election officials to improve elections. The authors outline how performance management systems can function in elections and their benefits for voters, ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • The Politics of Congressional Elections

    by Jamie L. Carson, Gary C. Jacobson ...
    The Politics of Congressional Elections is the most authoritative and accessible introduction available on congressional elections and the electoral process. By pairing historical data analysis and original research with fundamental concepts of representation and responsibility, Carson and Jacobson help students develop the tools to evaluate Congress, as well as their own role in the electoral ... Read more

    $62.99 CAD