Bad for Democracy
Author : Dana D. Nelson
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,69 MB
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ISBN : 1452914230
Author : Dana D. Nelson
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,69 MB
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ISBN : 1452914230
Author : Christopher H. Achen
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 42,86 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Natural disasters
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Author : Morris P. Fiorina
Publisher :
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 35,10 MB
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300025576
Author : Christopher H. Achen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 16,95 MB
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1400888743
Why our belief in government by the people is unrealistic—and what we can do about it Democracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government, and offers a provocative alternative view grounded in the actual human nature of democratic citizens. Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels deploy a wealth of social-scientific evidence, including ingenious original analyses of topics ranging from abortion politics and budget deficits to the Great Depression and shark attacks, to show that the familiar ideal of thoughtful citizens steering the ship of state from the voting booth is fundamentally misguided. They demonstrate that voters—even those who are well informed and politically engaged—mostly choose parties and candidates on the basis of social identities and partisan loyalties, not political issues. They also show that voters adjust their policy views and even their perceptions of basic matters of fact to match those loyalties. When parties are roughly evenly matched, elections often turn on irrelevant or misleading considerations such as economic spurts or downturns beyond the incumbents' control; the outcomes are essentially random. Thus, voters do not control the course of public policy, even indirectly. Achen and Bartels argue that democratic theory needs to be founded on identity groups and political parties, not on the preferences of individual voters. Now with new analysis of the 2016 elections, Democracy for Realists provides a powerful challenge to conventional thinking, pointing the way toward a fundamentally different understanding of the realities and potential of democratic government.
Author : Olivier Rubin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 30,47 MB
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0192529161
A Dictionary of Disaster Management offers over 200 terms covering different disasters from a social science perspective, brining together insights from many different disciplines including sociology, political science, history, anthropology, and natural science. It also features practical terms, key concepts in disaster research, and important organizations involved in disaster management. Terms include famine, disaster diplomacy, gender intersectionality, and humanitarian principles allowing readers to access definitions on the most important topics within this developing field. Illustrations and web links offer additional context and resources. This work focuses on the practical managerial dimension of disaster management as well as research approaches and methods and covers terms that a student in an intermediate or advanced course on disaster management will need to understand. This is an essential reference source for students and professionals in this area.
Author : Jan E. Leighley
Publisher : Oxford University Press (UK)
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 16,76 MB
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0199604517
The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics are the essential guide to the study of American political life in the 21st Century. With engaging contributions from the major figures in the field The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior provides the key point of reference for anyone working in American Politics today
Author : Han Dorussen
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 34,35 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0415254337
This collection examines to what extents the economic situation is a decisive factor in dictating how people vote. The book combines theoretical work with empirical research and quantitative analysis.
Author : Angus Campbell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 26,92 MB
Release : 1980-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0226092542
On voting behavior in the United States
Author : Glen Krutz
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,25 MB
Release : 2023-05-12
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ISBN : 9781738998470
Black & white print. American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement.
Author : Karen M. Kaufmann
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 30,88 MB
Release : 2010-05-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472025015
Karen Kaufmann's groundbreaking study shows that perceptions of interracial conflict can cause voters in local elections to focus on race, rather than party attachments or political ideologies. Using public opinion data to examine mayoral elections in New York and Los Angeles over the past 35 years, Kaufmann develops a contextual theory of local voting behavior that accounts for the Republican victories of the 1990s in these overwhelmingly Democratic cities and the "liberal revivals" that followed. Her conclusions cast new light on the interactions between government institutions, local economies, and social diversity. The Urban Voter offers a critical analysis of urban America's changing demographics and the ramifications of these changes for the future of American politics. This book will interest scholars and students of urban politics, racial politics, and voting behavior; the author's interdisciplinary approach also incorporates theoretical insights from sociology and social psychology. The Urban Voter is appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate level courses. Karen Kaufmann is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park.