-
A behavioral theory of elections
Most theories of elections assume that voters and political actors are fully rational. While these formulations produce many insights, they also generate anomalies--most famously, about turnout. The rise of behavioral economics has posed new challenges to the premise of rationality. This groundbr...
Read MoreRegular price $47.00Sale price $47.00 Regular price $47.00Unit price per -
How to win an election
A primer on campaigning in ancient Rome that reads like a strategy memo from a modern political consultantHow to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines. In 64 BC when idealist Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest orator, ran for consul (t...
Read MoreRegular price $18.95Sale price $18.95 Regular price $18.95Unit price per -
Inside the mind of a voter
An in-depth look into the psychology of voters around the world, how voters shape elections, and how elections transform citizens and affect their livesCould understanding whether elections make people happy and bring them closure matter more than who they vote for? What if people did not vote fo...
Read MoreRegular price $24.95Sale price $24.95 Regular price $24.95Unit price per -
Nasty women and bad hombres
A look at how Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and American voters invoked ideas of gender and race in the fiercely contested 2016 US presidential electionGender and racial politics were at the center of the 2016 US presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The election was his...
Read MoreRegular price $35.00Sale price $35.00 Regular price $35.00Unit price per -
Picture perfect
We say the camera doesn't lie, but we also know that pictures distort and deceive. In Picture Perfect, Kiku Adatto brilliantly examines the use and abuse of images today. Ranging from family albums to Facebook, political campaigns to popular movies, images of war to pictures of protest. Adatto re...
Read MoreRegular price $29.95Sale price $29.95 Regular price $29.95Unit price per -
Political entrepreneurs
How challenger parties, acting as political entrepreneurs, are changing European democraciesChallenger parties are on the rise in Europe, exemplified by the likes of Podemos in Spain, the National Rally in France, the Alternative for Germany, or the Brexit Party in Great Britain. Like disruptive ...
Read MoreRegular price $27.95Sale price $27.95 Regular price $27.95Unit price per -
Red state, blue state, rich state, poor state
On the night of the 2000 presidential election, Americans watched on television as polling results divided the nation's map into red and blue states. Since then the color divide has become symbolic of a culture war that thrives on stereotypes—pickup-driving red-state Republicans who vote based on...
Read MoreRegular price $19.95Sale price $19.95 Regular price $19.95Unit price per -
The cash ceiling
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? Millionaires make up only three percent of the public but control all three branches of the federal government. How did this happen...
Read MoreRegular price $24.95Sale price $24.95 Regular price $24.95Unit price per -
The gamble
A unique "moneyball" look at the 2012 U.S. presidential contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney"Game changer." We heard it so many times during the 2012 U.S. presidential election. But what actually made a difference in the contest—and what was just hype? In this groundbreaking book, John Si...
Read MoreRegular price $19.95Sale price $19.95 Regular price $19.95Unit price per -
The impression of influence
Constituents often fail to hold their representatives accountable for federal spending decisions—even though those very choices have a pervasive influence on American life. Why does this happen? Breaking new ground in the study of representation, The Impression of Influence demonstrates how legis...
Read MoreRegular price $37.00Sale price $37.00 Regular price $37.00Unit price per -
The loud minority
How political protests and activism influence voters and candidatesThe “silent majority”—a phrase coined by Richard Nixon in 1969 in response to Vietnam War protests and later used by Donald Trump as a campaign slogan—refers to the supposed wedge that exists between protestors in the street and t...
Read MoreRegular price $20.95Sale price $20.95 Regular price $20.95Unit price per -
The message matters
The economy is so powerful in determining the results of U.S. presidential elections that political scientists can predict winners and losers with amazing accuracy long before the campaigns start. But if it is true that "it's the economy, Stupid," why do incumbents in good economies sometimes los...
Read MoreRegular price $45.00Sale price $45.00 Regular price $45.00Unit price per -
The myth of the rational voter
The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book. C...
Read MoreRegular price $33.00Sale price $33.00 Regular price $33.00Unit price per -
The presidency of barack obama
An original and engaging account of the Obama years from a group of leading political historiansBarack Obama's election as the first African American president seemed to usher in a new era, and he took office in 2009 with great expectations. But by his second term, Republicans controlled Congress...
Read MoreRegular price $115.00Sale price $115.00 Regular price $115.00Unit price per -
The rainbow vote
Why LGBTQ+ voters are a politically distinct and electorally important constituencyToday, it is not uncommon for politicians to court LGBTQ+ voters, with ads on Grindr and appearances at Pride parades. But, as Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte shows, “rainbow voters” are not merely another sociodemographic...
Read MoreRegular price $27.95Sale price $27.95 Regular price $27.95Unit price per -
The unheavenly chorus
Why American democracy favors the affluent and educatedPolitically active individuals and organizations make huge investments of time, energy, and money to influence everything from election outcomes to congressional subcommittee hearings to local school politics, while other groups and individua...
Read MoreRegular price $35.00Sale price $35.00 Regular price $35.00Unit price per -
Unfree speech
At a time when campaign finance reform is widely viewed as synonymous with cleaning up Washington and promoting political equality, Bradley Smith, a nationally recognized expert on campaign finance reform, argues that all restriction on campaign giving should be eliminated. In Unfree Speech, he p...
Read MoreRegular price $55.00Sale price $55.00 Regular price $55.00Unit price per -
Who votes now?
Who Votes Now? compares the demographic characteristics and political views of voters and nonvoters in American presidential elections since 1972 and examines how electoral reforms and the choices offered by candidates influence voter turnout. Drawing on a wealth of data from the U.S. Census Bure...
Read MoreRegular price $37.00Sale price $37.00 Regular price $37.00Unit price per -
Why we vote
Why do more people vote--or get involved in other civic and political activities--in some communities than in others? Why We Vote demonstrates that our communities shape our civic and political engagement, and that schools are especially significant communities for fostering strong civic norms. M...
Read MoreRegular price $39.00Sale price $39.00 Regular price $39.00Unit price per
Something went wrong
Please try again
