Elections category: 1210 books
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Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
The U.S. presidential election of 2008 was one of the most significant elections in recent American history. Bringing together leading geographers and political scientists, this authoritative atlas analyzes and maps the campaigns, primaries, general election, and key state referenda to provide a rich...
Civil War and Democracy in West Africa
Conflict Resolution, Elections and Justice in Sierra Leone and Liberia
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
In the aftermath of explosive civil wars in Africa during the 1990s and 2000s, the establishment of multi-party elections has often been heralded by the West as signaling the culmination of the conflict and the beginning of a period of democratic rule. However, the outcomes of these elections are...
The Bear in the Room: Russian Interference in the Elections
to compromise the United States Elections
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2017
Are you curious as to how much the Russians may have been involved in the Elections? This book covers reported instances of hacking, system failures, a mathematical study of the Primaries, and more to demonstrate that there was indeed Russian hacking and a whole lot more.
You will learn how...
The Internet and National Elections
A Comparative Study of Web Campaigning
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2007
This volume provides a comparative analysis of the use of the World Wide Web in countries around the world for political campaign purposes.
Drawing upon a common conceptual framework - the ‘Web sphere,’ and a shared methodological approach called Web feature analysis - in order to examine...
Battle for Hearts and Minds
New Media and Elections in Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
The Singapore 2011 General Election was dubbed by some as the first "Internet" election. How far is this true and to what extent did old and new media influence voting behaviour and political participation? What was the role of Facebook, Twitter, party political websites, political discussion...
by Carl W. Dundas
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
This book explores the reasons for the uneven development of democratic elections in the Member States of the African Union. It notes the slow pace of some Member States of the Union to get on top of delivering credible elections and analyze the attempts which are being made in the 21st Century to remedy the situation.
The KMT Returns to Power
Elections in Taiwan, 2008-2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
In this book the author examines how the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT) returned to govern Taiwan after ruling for more than half a century but losing power in 2000 when the opposition Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Chen Shui-bian won the presidency and was reelected in 2004.
Out...
Where Did You Get This Number?
A Pollster's Guide to Making Sense of the World
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2018
CBS News’ Elections and Surveys Director Anthony Salvanto takes you behind the scenes of polling to show you how to think about who we are and where we’re headed as a nation.
As Elections and Surveys Director for CBS News, it’s Anthony Salvanto’s job to understand you—what you think...
The Media and Elections
A Handbook and Comparative Study
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2004
This comparative study brings together academics and practitioners who work in the field of media and elections to provide a set of national case studies and an analysis of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are employed by nation states to ensure that the media perform according to certain...
America Votes 32
2015-2016, Election Returns by State
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2017
Authoritative, extensive in scope and meticulously researched, America Votes is a valuable resource that includes official, state-certified election returns for the presidential, House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections of 2015 and 2016. Including both primary and general election data, this volume...
Ballot Box China
Grassroots Democracy in the Final Major One-Party State
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
Since 1988, China has undergone one of the largest, but least understood experiments in grassroots democracy. Across 600,000 villages in China, with almost a million elections, some three million officials have been elected. The Chinese government believes that this is a step towards `democracy with...
by Oluwakemi Abiodun Adesina, Mike Adeyeye, Joseph Kingsley Adjei
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
The democratization process which bolstered a culture of periodic elections has also fostered election-related violent conflicts. As democratic transitions gained currency in the new millennium, orderly transitions through the ballot boxes began replacing military coups but deaths and destructions...
Japanese Electoral Politics
Creating a New Party System
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
The old Japanese single-party system collapsed in 1993, but a new system has not yet fully evolved.
Following the most significant party reform in Japanese history, this book analyses the most recent national elections, examining voter behaviour and how it is influenced. It provides a comprehensive...
Campaign Rules
A 50-State Guide to Campaigns and Elections in America
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
America may be the most election-crazed nation in the world, boasting roughly 500,000 elected positions nationwide. Not only do we rely heavily on elections to fill government positions, but the frequency of these events far outpaces what is found in other nations. Americans use elections not only...