Political Parties category: 994 books
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Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
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...
Gender and Elections
Shaping the Future of American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2009
The updated edition of this book describes the role of gender in the American electoral process through the 2008 elections. It strikes a balance between highlighting the most important developments for women as voters and candidates in the 2008 elections and providing a deeper analysis of the ways...
Deepening Local Democracy in Latin America
Participation, Decentralization, and the Left
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
The resurgence of the Left in Latin America over the past decade has been so notable that it has been called “the Pink Tide.” In recent years, regimes with leftist leaders have risen to power in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Venezuela. What does...
Open Left
The Future of Progressive Politics
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
The ten years since the financial crash have been lean years for progressive politics of all kinds. Now Brexit in the UK, Trump in the US, and the rising tide of national populism in Europe pose new dangers. Parties of the Centre-Left are in retreat. Old bases of support have declined, old policies...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Money and politics in an election that broke the mold
Beginning with the 1960 election, readers could turn to one book for an authoritative and comprehensive examination of campaign finance at the federal level. Now, the latest in this respected series, Financing the 2016 Election, explores...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2012
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...
The Death of Deliberation
Partisanship and Polarization in the United States Senate
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2013
A common observation of the Senate today is that it is paralyzed by gridlock; the Senate is currently composed of ideologically polarized members, and the majority and minority leaders exercise more influence because they lead more cohesive political parties. However, the argument that the Senate...
Middle Clash
The Issues Which Will to the Creation of a Successful Third Party in the 21St Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2000
Text for Author Bio: Dr. Shinedling is married with five children and six grandchildren. He earned his doctor's degree at Brigham Young University. He did post graduate work in neuropsychology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Shinedling has numerous publications and has presented papers at national...
Primary Politics
Everything You Need to Know about How America Nominates Its Presidential Candidates
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
The 2016 presidential primaries are on the horizon and this new edition of Elaine Kamarck’s Primary Politics will be there to help make sense of them. Updated to include the 2012 election, it will once again be the guide to understanding the modern nominating system and some of its arcana, including...
Primary Politics
Everything You Need to Know about How America Nominates Its Presidential Candidates
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
The 2020 presidential primaries are on the horizon and this third edition of Elaine Kamarck’s Primary Politics will be there to help make sense of them. Updated to include the 2016 election, it will once again be the guide to understanding the modern nominating system that gave the American electorate...
Billionaires & Ballot Bandits
How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
A close presidential election in November could well come down to contested states or even districts--an election decided by vote theft? It could happen this year. Based on Greg Palast and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s investigative reporting for Rolling Stone and BBC television, Billionaires &...
Wrong on Race
The Democratic Party's Buried Past
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2008
In Wrong on Race, Bruce Bartlett sets the record straight on a hidden past that many Democrats would rather see swept under the carpet. Ranging from the founding of the Republic through to today, it rectifies the unfair perceptions of America's two national parties. While Nixon's infamous "Southern...
Realigning America
McKinley, Bryan, and the Remarkable Election of 1896
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2017
The presidential election of 1896 is widely acknowledged as one of only a few that brought about fundamental realignments in American politics. New voting patterns replaced old, a new majority party came to power, and national policies shifted to reflect new realities. R. Hal Williams now presents...
Make or Break
How the next three years will shape South Africa’s next three decades
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2016
The next three years will determine whether South Africa succeeds or fails in the long term. • Jacob Zuma’s term as president is due to end in 2019, though he could go earlier. Who will succeed him and what will be the impact on policy? • The ANC’s dominance has been significantly dented after...