Elections category: 1210 books
Financing the 2008 Election
Assessing Reform
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
The 2008 elections were by any standard historic. The nation elected its first African American president, and the Republicans nominated their first female candidate for vice president. More money was raised and spent on federal contests than in any election in U.S. history. Barack Obama raised a...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Bringing together leading political geographers and political scientists, this authoritative atlas analyzes and maps the campaigns, primaries, general election, and key state referenda in the hotly contested 2012 elections. The contributors offer a comprehensive and detailed assessment of a wide array...
The Financiers of Congressional Elections
Investors, Ideologues, and Intimates
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2003
Individual donors play a critical role in financing congressional elections, accounting for more than half of all money raised in House campaigns. But significant donors (defined here as those contributing more than $200) are the least understood participants in the system. Defenders assert that contributing...
by Richard Fobes
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2006
Are you frustrated by the excessive influence of money in politics? Learn the secret techniques that the biggest campaign contributors use to manipulate the primary elections of both political parties. These corrupt techniques will stop being effective when we stop using single-mark ballots and start...
by Giulia Sandri, Antonella Seddone
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Primary elections for choosing party leaders and candidates are now becoming commonplace in Europe, Asia and America but questions as to how much they hinder a party’s organizational strength and cohesion or affect electoral performance have largely been ignored outside of the USA. Party Primaries...
Unfolding Ambition in Senate Primary Elections
Strategic Politicians and the Dynamics of Candidacy Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
Theories of ambition teach us that elected offices are valuable commodities to certain politicians, and under the right circumstances, the benefits of running for an office outweigh the associated risks. Yet, some ambitious politicians emerge as candidates while others do not. This book analyzes strategic...
Checkbook Elections?
Political Finance in Comparative Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Money is essential to the functioning of electoral politics, yet regulating its appropriate use raises complex and controversial challenges in countries around the world. Both long-established democracies and emerging economies have been continually plagued by problems of financial malfeasance, graft,...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
The 2016 presidential election was one of the most dramatic upsets in US political history. Virtually all pre-election polls indicated Democrat Hillary Clinton ahead of Republican Donald Trump in the popular vote and Electoral College. The Atlas of the 2016 Elections explains the surprising Trump...
by Frederick J. Fletcher
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1991
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1991
Media, Elections and Democracy examines campaign communication in selected industrial democracies. Klaus Schoenbach, Karen Siune, Doris Graber and a host of authors around the world contribute critical overviews of the systems in their countries. The studies deal with a wide range of issues in modern...
by David Van Reybrouck
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
A small book with great weight and urgency to it, this is both a history of democracy and a clarion call for change.
"Without drastic adjustment, this system cannot last much longer," writes Van Reybrouck, regarded today as one of Europe's most astute thinkers. "If you look at...
Campaigning Online
The Internet in U.S. Elections
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2003
After a self-assured John F. Kennedy bested a visibly shaky Richard Nixon in their famous 1960 debates, political television, it was said, would henceforth determine elections. Today, many claim the Internet will be the latest medium to revolutionize electoral politics. Candidates invest heavily in...
Capital Conquest
How the AAP's Incredible Victory Has Redefined Indian Elections
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2015
In 2013, Delhi surprisingly voted the AAP, led by Arvind Kejriwal, into 28 seats out of 70. When Kejriwal resigned as CM 49 days after he was sworn in, the AAP was dismissed as inexperienced and unorganized. After its dismal performance in the 2014 general elections no one believed it had a second...
The Perfect Tie
The True Story of the 2000 Presidential Election
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2002
In The Perfect Tie: The True Story of the 2000 Presidential Election, James W. Ceaser and Andrew E. Busch continue their study of national elections and their broader implications for American politics and society. With groundbreaking research of electoral politics and penetrating discussions of divided...
Monitoring Democracy
When International Election Observation Works, and Why It Often Fails
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2012
In recent decades, governments and NGOs--in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world--have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries. But when more organizations join the practice without uniform standards, are assessments...