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  • Campaigns and Elections

    Players and Processes

    by Stephen K. Medvic ...
    Stephen K. Medvic’s Campaigns and Elections is a comprehensive yet compact core text that addresses two distinct but related aspects of American electoral democracy: the processes that constitute campaigns and elections and the players who are involved. In addition to balanced coverage of process and actors, it gives equal billing to both campaigns and elections and covers contests for legislative ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

  • Gerrymandering

    The Politics of Redistricting in the United States

    by Stephen K. Medvic ...
    For nearly as long as there have been electoral districts in America, politicians have gerrymandered those districts. Though the practice has changed over time, the public reaction to it has remained the same: gerrymandering is reviled. There is, of course, good reason for that sentiment. Gerrymandering is intended to maximize the number of legislative seats for one party. As such, it is an ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • In Defense of Politicians

    The Expectations Trap and Its Threat to Democracy

    by Stephen K. Medvic ...
    Series series Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
    Politicians are reviled. From jokes on late-night TV talk shows to radio show rants and from public opinion polls to ubiquitous conventional wisdom—politicians are among the most despised professional class in modern society. Drawing on seminal work in political science, Stephen K. Medvic convincingly argues to the masses that this blanket condemnation of politicians is both unfair and unwarranted ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • Campaigns and Elections

    Players and Processes

    by Stephen K. Medvic ...
    Stephen K. Medvic’s Campaigns and Elections is a comprehensive yet compact core text that addresses two distinct but related aspects of American electoral democracy: the processes that constitute campaigns and elections, and the players who are involved. In addition to balanced coverage of process and actors, it gives equal billing to both campaigns and elections and covers contests for ... Read more

    $170.99 CAD

  • Are All Politics Nationalized?

    Evidence from the 2020 Campaigns in Pennsylvania

    Edited by Stephen K. Medvic, Matthew M. Schousen, Berwood A. Yost ...
    Given the news media’s focus on national issues and debates, voters might be expected to make decisions about state and local candidates based on their views of the national parties and presidential candidates. However, nationalization as a concept, and the process by which politics becomes nationalized, are not fully understood. Are All Politics Nationalized? addresses this knowledge gap by ... Read more

    $74.99 CAD

  • New Directions in Campaigns and Elections

    Edited by Stephen K. Medvic ...
    Series series New Directions in American Politics
    The ground upon which campaigns and elections are contested has been shifting rapidly in the last decade. Radical and ongoing changes to the way elections are administered and campaigns are financed; new approaches to polling, campaign management and advertising, and voter mobilization; and recent developments in the organization of political parties and interest groups, the operation of the media ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

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    Congress and the Perpetual Campaign

    by Frances E. Lee ...
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  • The Contemporary Congress

    by Burdett A. Loomis, Wendy J. Schiller ...
    In an era of heightened partisanship and increased polarization, The Contemporary Congress offers a clear and concise introduction to legislative processes. Perfect as a brief core or supplementary text for undergraduate courses, Loomis and Schiller construct a comprehensive portrait of the U.S. Congress, from defining congressional structures and procedures, to outlining the process of elections, ... Read more

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  • Party and Procedure in the United States Congress

    Edited by Jacob R. Straus, Matthew E. Glassman ...
    Understanding how Congressional political parties utilize floor procedure to advance a legislative agenda is fundamental to understanding how Congress operates. This book offers students and researchers an in-depth understanding of the procedural tools available to congressional leaders and committee chairs and how those tools are implemented in the House of Representatives, the Senate, and during ... Read more

    $125.99 CAD

  • Party Wars

    Polarization and the Politics of National Policy Making

    by Barbara Sinclair ...
    Series series The Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series
    Party Wars is the first book to describe how the ideological gulf now separating the two major parties developed and how today’s fierce partisan competition affects the political process and national policy.Barbara Sinclair traces the current ideological divide to changes in the Republican party in the 1970s and 1980s, including the rise of neoconservativism and the Religious Right. Because of ... Read more

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  • The American Political Party System

    Continuity and Change Over Ten Presidential Elections

    by John S. Jackson ...
    From party polarization, elections, and internal party politics, to the evolution of the U.S. presidency, John S. Jackson's new book has something for everyone interested in American politics. Beginning with a discussion of the creation of the U.S. government to the formation of today's political powerhouses, Jackson provides a narrative sweep of American party history like none other.Unique to ... Read more

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    The 2012 Election and the Changing Face of Politics

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    Larry Sabato, one of the leading experts in American politics, has brought together respected journalists and academics from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the 2012 election, and what its development and outcome will mean for the nation moving forward. In frank, accessible prose, each author offers insight that goes beyond the headlines, and dives into the underlying ... Read more

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