Elections category: 1210 books
British Elections & Parties Review
The 2001 General Election
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Containing contributions from leading names in British politics, this review continues to publish front-rank research on parties, elections and voting behaviour in Britain.
The Political Logic of Poverty Relief
Electoral Strategies and Social Policy in Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
Poverty relief programs are shaped by politics. The particular design which social programs take is to a large extent determined by the existing institutional constraints and politicians' imperative to win elections. The Political Logic of Poverty Relief places elections and institutional design at...
Representation
Elections and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2013
In any democracy, the central problem of governance is how to inform, organize, and represent the opinions of the public in order to advance three goals: popular control over leaders, equality among citizens, and competent governance. In most political analyses, voting is emphasized as the central...
Anything for a Vote
Dirty Tricks, Cheap Shots, and October Surprises in U.S. Presidential Campaigns
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
A History of Mud-Slinging, Character Assassination, And Other Election Strategies—Revised and Updated for 2012!
Today’s political pundits express shock and disappointment when candidates resort to negative campaigning. But history reveals that smear campaigns are as American as apple pie....
Presidential Campaigns
From George Washington to George W. Bush
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2004
Were presidential campaigns always as bitter as they have been in recent years? Or is the current style of campaigning a new political development? In this revised and updated edition of Presidential Campaigns the answers to these questions are clear: the race for the presidency, although at times...
Dancing without Partners
How Candidates, Parties, and Interest Groups Interact in the Presidential Campaign
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2006
Political parties, interest groups, and candidate campaigns all pursue similar goals in presidential elections: each entity attempts to mobilize voters. However, the regulatory environment often prevents these groups from coordinating their efforts. With participants playing by new rules mandated...
Campaign Mode
Strategic Vision in Congressional Elections
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2002
The pressures of contemporary electioneering force political professionals into 'campaign mode'—a state of mind that merges a visceral drive to win elections with a deep-seated habit of strategic thinking. Wise political professionals know the basic rules of electoral strategy and how to read the...
Presidential Upsets: Dark Horses, Underdogs, and Corrupt Bargains
Dark Horses, Underdogs, and Corrupt Bargains
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Controversial and unexpected presidential election results have occurred throughout American history. Presidential Upsets: Dark Horses, Underdogs, and Corrupt Bargains carefully examines eleven presidential upsets spread across two centuries of American history, ranking these election upsets by order...
by Nic Cheeseman, Brian Klaas
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
An engrossing analysis of the pseudo-democratic methods employed by despots around the world to retain control
Contrary to what is commonly believed, authoritarian leaders who agree to hold elections are generally able to remain in power longer than autocrats who refuse to allow the populace...
Stealing Elections
How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
John Fund explores the real divide the country faces with the looming election. Through wary thoughts on voting integrity, he shows how eletions can be decided by the votes of dead people, illegal felon voters, and absentee voters that simply don't exist. If nothing is done to address the growing...
by Eleanor Clift, Matthew Spieler
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
The debut of a brand-new civics series for high school seniors and college freshmen, that clearly, concisely and cleverly explains how the United States elects its president
Selecting a President explains the nuts and bolts of our presidential electoral system while drawing on rich historical...
by MARK JACOBSON
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Let me tell you a story of greed and lies, past and present. Politics is a business, but we can change the way in which we do business.
This is not your Founding Father's book on politics. Get ready to view our political system in a brand new way. Why Donald J. Trump really ran for president?...
Battle for the Big Sky
Representation and the Politics of Place in the Race for the US Senate
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
***Battle for the Big Sky ***delves into one of the few competitive races of the 2012 election: the US Senate campaign in Montana. Author David C.W. Parker was granted exceptional access by both candidates over the 21 months preceding the election, allowing him to tell the story of the race in rare...
Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe
Voting for Social Pacts
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
Social pacts – policy agreements between governments, labor unions and sometimes employer organizations – began to emerge in many countries in the 1980s. The most common explanations for social pacts tend to focus on economic factors, influenced by industrial relations institutions such as highly...