Elections and referenda / suffrage

Choice Outstanding TitleThe presidential campaign of 1848 saw the first strong electoral challenge to the expansion of slavery in the United States; most historians consider the appearance of the Free Soil Party in that election a major turning point of the nineteenth century.

Winner: George Pendleton PrizeWith the landmark election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932, decades of Republican ascendancy gave way to a half century of Democratic dominance.

It was one of the most critical elections of American history, overshadowed only by the one that plunged the country into civil war.

This is the first study in half a century to focus on the election of 1796.

If the same-sex marriage debate tells us one thing, its that rights do not exist in a vacuum.

A national cochair of the presidential campaign of Barack Obama when few thought he could ever be elected, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky is here to tell you: Yes, you can!

Richard E.

How reforms limiting electoral misconduct completed the process of democratizationBetween 1850 and 1918, many first-wave democracies in Europe adopted electoral reforms that reduced the incidence of electoral malfeasance.

An original defense of the unique value of voting in a democracyVoting is only one of the many ways that citizens can participate in public decision making, so why does it occupy such a central place in the democratic imagination?

How violent events and autocratic parties trigger democratic changeHow do democracies emerge?

How do voters make decisions in low-information elections?

A gripping in-depth look at the presidential election that stunned the worldDonald Trump's election victory resulted in one of the most unexpected presidencies in history.

Why working-class Americans almost never become politicians, what that means for democracy, and what reformers can do about itWhy are Americans governed by the rich?

A national cochair of the presidential campaign of Barack Obama when few thought he could ever be elected, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky is here to tell you: Yes, you can!

Regime Change provides in-depth insights into President Bush's handling of national security and terrorism issues pre- and post-9/11 and guidelines for the Democratic presidential candidate's strategic "e;war on terrorism"e; that includes: restructuring the Intelligence Community and national security decision-making in the White House; rejuvenating the trans-Atlantic alliance and expanding global collaboration; nation-building in postwar Iraq and Afghanistan; fostering the Israeli-Palestinian peace process; democratization in the Middle East; defusing antagonisms with Muslim nations; nuclear disarmament in Iran and North Korea; dismantling Pakistan's nuclear black market operation; developing economic and security relationships with China in Central Asia; and more.

In The Perfect Tie: The True Story of the 2000 Presidential Election, James W.

Why working-class Americans almost never become politicians, what that means for democracy, and what reformers can do about itWhy are Americans governed by the rich?

In this book, leading and emerging election scholars document the steps that state and local election officials took to augment their elections during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of these changes.

Who could forget the Supreme Courts controversial 5-4 decision in Bush v.

Those who seek to accurately gauge public opinion must first ask themselves: Why are certain opinions highly volatile while others are relatively fixed?

Presidential campaigns of the twenty-first century were not the first to mobilize an array of new media forms in efforts to gain electoral victory.

This book examines the meaning of elections in authoritarian Egypt.

This book explores the political sources of racially segmented elections and ANC dominance in South Africa.

This book takes stock and assesses the prospects of transnational law, in tribute to Professor Detlev Vagts of the Harvard Law School.

The American Presidency introduces students to new insights produced by the scientific study of the presidency and the scientific endeavor itself.

This is the first study in half a century to focus on the election of 1796.

It was one of the most critical elections of American history, overshadowed only by the one that plunged the country into civil war.

This book explores the political sources of racially segmented elections and ANC dominance in South Africa.

This book takes stock and assesses the prospects of transnational law, in tribute to Professor Detlev Vagts of the Harvard Law School.

The American vice presidency, as the saying goes, is not worth a bucket of warm spit.

It Still Takes A Candidate serves as the only systematic account of the manner in which gender affects political ambition.

An overview of how advances in information technology can be used to enhance the resolution of legal disputes.

It Still Takes A Candidate serves as the only systematic account of the manner in which gender affects political ambition.

An overview of how advances in information technology can be used to enhance the resolution of legal disputes.

Richard E.

Elections lie at the heart of democracy, and this book seeks to understand how electoral systems are chosen.

Argues that voters rely on partisan cues because party brand names provide credible information about how politicians are likely to act in office.

This book examines how existing arbitration procedures can be adapted to cope with disputes stemming from internet transactions.

This book argues that House incumbents have not improved their electoral fortunes in recent decades.

This book demonstrates that the effect of registration laws is not as profound as either reformers would hope or previous studies suggest.

Elections lie at the heart of democracy, and this book seeks to understand how electoral systems are chosen.

Argues that voters rely on partisan cues because party brand names provide credible information about how politicians are likely to act in office.

This book develops an institutionally embedded framework for analyzing voter choice, examining three electoral arenas: parliamentary, presidential, and federal.

This book demonstrates that the effect of registration laws is not as profound as either reformers would hope or previous studies suggest.

Shows that judgment of party competence is at the heart of electoral choice in contemporary Britain.

The text, follows very closely the doctrinal development in the American jurisprudence of international commercial arbitration.

The book compares the different perceptions of legal disputes during litigation and mediation processes.

This book examines how existing arbitration procedures can be adapted to cope with disputes stemming from internet transactions.

This book argues that House incumbents have not improved their electoral fortunes in recent decades.