Historical Dictionary of the Donald Trump Administration covers the events relevant to Donald Trump and his life. It is a factual and a non-partisan evaluation of its relevance to the Trump presidency. It covers the critical events and people shaping the Donald Trump presidency. Secondarily, the work introduces the reader to the terminology used ......
The U.S. political system may be getting polarized to the point where it is not only dysfunctional, but could be conducive to a single-party authoritarian transition. This book promotes a renewed appreciation for its exercise, through an examination of its history, an analysis of how and why polarization has increased in the U.S., and how ......
The 10th edition of this classic text introduces students to political parties and their critical role in representative democracy at the local, state, and national levels. Students will engage in fully up-to-date discussion of changes to presidential campaigns and elections, the ever-evolving world of campaign finance, rapidly changing media ......
The 10th edition of this classic text introduces students to political parties and their critical role in representative democracy at the local, state, and national levels. Students will engage in fully up-to-date discussion of changes to presidential campaigns and elections, the ever-evolving world of campaign finance, rapidly changing media ......
This book analyses patterns of women's political participation and evaluates disparity between levels of women's participation in politics and representation in governance in Nigeria. It also examines the causes of women's underrepresentation in governance and decision-making as well as their implications for the country's socioeconomic ......
The Democratic and Republican Governors Associations and the Nationaliza
This book examines the Democratic and Republican Governors Associations from their creation in the 1960s through the 2020 elections. The author argues that the creation of these partisan organizations marked an important moment in the nationalization of American party politics. Governors created these Associations along with party elites in ......
How Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans Abandoned America
Understanding the greatest catastrophic failure of American Government. In 2022, Ira Shapiro completed what Brooking scholar William A. Galston called "an epic trilogy" chronicling the disastrous decline of the once-great Senate. The Founding Fathers gave the Senate many functions, but it had one overriding responsibility: to provide a check ......
Confusion, Partisanship, and Alarmism in the Literature on the Radical R
The authors argue that the potential threat of a resurgence of "fascism" has been consistently exaggerated from 1945 until present day; that the ongoing lack of conceptual and definitional clarity with respect to terms like "fascism," the "radical right," the "alt right," "white supremacism," "populism," "racism," etc., has enabled ill-informed or ......
A clear and comprehensive overview of presidential impeachment from a leading expert in the field As a result of Donald Trump's presidency, impeachment was once again thrust into the spotlight of American political discussion. However, its history goes back to the very founding of the nation, when American colonists, remembering their ......
Democratic Disunity: Rhetorical Tribalism in 2020 addresses that while attention has recently and rightly been paid to the tribal bifurcation of the GOP, the Democratic Party is similarly divided. Americans live in a democratic republic rather than a direct democracy and choices regarding governing concerns are configured through communicative ......
In Donald J. Trump and the Politics of Mass Society, Albert P. Melone studies Trump's behavioral patterns in the fourth year of his presidential term and the three tumultuous years leading to the 2024 presidential election. Melone analyzes the leading explanatory paradigm of American government and politics by utilizing the democratic and ......
Polsby and Wildavsky's classic text, now updated by Stephen Schier and David Hopkins, argues that the institutional rules of the presidential nomination and election processes, in combination with the behavior of the mass electorate, structure the strategic choices faced by politicians in powerful and foreseeable ways. We can make sense of the ......
Polsby and Wildavsky's classic text, now updated by Stephen Schier and David Hopkins, argues that the institutional rules of the presidential nomination and election processes, in combination with the behavior of the mass electorate, structure the strategic choices faced by politicians in powerful and foreseeable ways. We can make sense of the ......
Uncertainty reigns in volatile political times. This book aims to provide a systemic model for understanding how political volatility throughout the U.S. history has had its root in the rise and fall of two competing racial and religious groupings.
Is America in the midst of an electoral transformation? What were the sources of Joseph Biden's victory in 2020, and how do they differ from Republican and Democratic coalitions of the past? Does the Democratic victory signal a long-term decline for Republicans' chances in presidential elections? Change and Continuity in the 2020 and 2022 ......
Is America in the midst of an electoral transformation? What were the sources of Joseph Biden's victory in 2020, and how do they differ from Republican and Democratic coalitions of the past? Does the Democratic victory signal a long-term decline for Republicans' chances in presidential elections? Change and Continuity in the 2020 and 2022 ......
This book equips students with a background on presidential elections and a guide to the 2024 election. It illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of our electoral democracy and offers insights on changes that have revolutionized contemporary electoral politics.
This book equips students with a background on presidential elections and a guide to the 2024 election. It illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of our electoral democracy and offers insights on changes that have revolutionized contemporary electoral politics.
Presents the Case for Bipartisan Consensus on Economic Policy. This book argues that there are economic policies that could lead to sustainable American prosperity more widely shared, but crafting them requires the tough, time-consuming work of consensus building and bipartisan negotiation.
As power politics and authoritarianism gain strength, there are no guarantees facts will triumph over falsehoods and reason will dominate over emotion. Drawing on his personal experiences in the D.C. policy world, West offers advice for dealing with this high-risk situation and facing the challenges that permeate the current environment.
The State of the Parties 2022 brings together leading scholars of parties, elections, and interest groups to provide an indispensable overview of American political parties today. The 2020 presidential election was extraordinary. What role did political parties play in these events? How did the party organizations fare? What are the implications ......
The State of the Parties 2022 brings together leading scholars of parties, elections, and interest groups to provide an indispensable overview of American political parties today. The 2020 presidential election was extraordinary. What role did political parties play in these events? How did the party organizations fare? What are the implications ......
How Mitch McConnell and His Senate Sacrificed America
In two previous highly regarded books on the U.S. Senate, Ira Shapiro chronicled the institution from its apogee in the 1970s through its decline in the decades since. Now, Shapiro turns his gaze to how the Senate responded to the challenges posed by the Trump administration and its prospects under President Biden.
Donald Trump and the Future of the Republican Party
The Elephant in the Room brings together a distinguished group of right-leaning pundits and political scientists, from ardent supporters of Trump and Trumpism to prominent leaders of the never Trump movement. Taken together, this lively debate lays out the contours of a debate that will rage among Republican conservatives in the years ahead.
Donald Trump and the Future of the Republican Party
The Elephant in the Room brings together a distinguished group of right-leaning pundits and political scientists, from ardent supporters of Trump and Trumpism to prominent leaders of the never Trump movement. Taken together, this lively debate lays out the contours of a debate that will rage among Republican conservatives in the years ahead.
This volume examines the national and state party platforms of the Democrats, Whigs, and Republicans in nineteenth-century America. Overall, each major party presents a consistent message to the voters and policy positions that often conflict with those of the other party, depicting partisanship and polarization.
#NeverTrump Conservatives and the Future of the GOP
The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States in November 2016 was a political earthquake, one supporters and detractors alike agree has changed the course of history. The policy implications have been stark and will continue well beyond his presidency. The political implications have been perhaps even more drastic-for both ......
Historical Dictionary of United States Political Parties, Third Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, a bibliography; the dictionary section has over 500 entries on concepts, terms, labels, and individuals central to identifying and comprehending the key roles political parties have played in American political life.
Confusion, Partisanship, and Alarmism in the Literature on the Radical R
This book argues that the political and security threats posed by the domestic radical right in Western countries have been consistently exaggerated since 1945. This has allowed governments to justify censoring and repressing their political opponents, including many who cannot be fairly described as being affiliated with the radical right.
Now in its seventh edition, The New Politics of the Old South offers the best and most comprehensive analysis and history of political behaviors and shifting demographics in the American south. This edition has been updated through the 2020 elections to provide the most accurate and useful snapshot of the current state of southern politics.
Now in its seventh edition, The New Politics of the Old South offers the best and most comprehensive analysis and history of political behaviors and shifting demographics in the American south. This edition has been updated through the 2020 elections to provide the most accurate and useful snapshot of the current state of southern politics.
Why Democratic Women Get Elected But Republican Women Don't
"This book explores the reasons behind the contrasting dynamics of women's representation in elective office and offers an explanation for why Democratic women have made consistent and impressive gains while Republican women's representation in elective office has stalled and in many cases reversed"--
Implications of Partisan Budgeting for Responding to Public Health Emerg
This book uses political science, public administration, and public health to examine infectious disease threats and political dysfunction putting Americans at risk. Failure to govern at the federal level affects essential public health activities at the state and local level, which the book states recommendations to address.
Immigration and Regime Politics in American History
Party and Nation examines party competition in American history through the lens of debates over immigration, an issue central to national identity. The authors argue that today's divide between nationalism and multiculturalism represents a dramatic change in the very nature of the party regime in the United States.