Electoral Competitiveness And Congressional Party Loyalty
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Electoral Competitiveness And Congressional Party Loyalty
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Author : George J. Gordon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Electoral Competitiveness And Congressional Party Loyalty written by George J. Gordon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Political parties categories.
Ambition Competition And Electoral Reform
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Author : Jamie L. Carson
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2013-01-18
Ambition Competition And Electoral Reform written by Jamie L. Carson and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-18 with History categories.
An original study of U.S. congressional elections and electoral institutions for 1872–1944 from a contemporary political science perspective
Competitive Elections And Democracy In America
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Author : Heather K. Evans
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-02-03
Competitive Elections And Democracy In America written by Heather K. Evans and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-03 with Political Science categories.
Competition seems to be an inevitable part of present-day elections in the United States. However, recent publications have debated whether we should encourage or discourage competitive elections. In Competitive Elections and Democracy in America, Heather Evans closely examines the debate over competition in elections and questions whether or not they are beneficial for democracy in the US. Evans clearly lays out the basis of the debate over competition and defines what exactly constitutes a competitive election. She then uses an innovative data set that she assembled to analyze the 2006-2010 congressional elections, testing whether the competitiveness of an election affects citizens’ political knowledge, political interest, and opinions of Congress, their representatives, and the governmental system as a whole. She subsequently evaluates the positive effects that competitive elections have on constituencies, and in turn gives equal weight to the negative effects. An examination of the effects "ugly" campaigns have on voters is also incorporated, relevant to today’s oft-used "mud-slinging" campaign tactics. Evans concludes with a thoughtful and analytical assessment of whether competition is valuable for elections, and how to increase competition if it indeed has merit for political campaigns. Through the book’s analyses, Evans demonstrates that competitive elections do have lasting effects on voters that go beyond just the length of a campaign. Her research reinforces the vital role that political competition plays in modern democracies, and offers a careful evaluation of how and why competitive elections affect citizens in the US.
Strategic Party Government
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Author : Gregory Koger
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2017-01-30
Strategic Party Government written by Gregory Koger and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-30 with Political Science categories.
Why is Congress mired in partisan polarization? The conventional answer is that members of Congress and their constituencies fundamentally disagree with one other along ideological lines. But Gregory Koger and Matthew J. Lebo uncover a more compelling reason that today’s political leaders devote so much time to conveying their party’s positions, even at the expense of basic government functions: Both parties want to win elections. In Strategic Party Government, Koger and Lebo argue that Congress is now primarily a forum for partisan competition. In order to avoid losing, legislators unite behind strong party leaders, even when they do not fully agree with the policies their party is advocating. They do so in the belief that party leaders and voters will reward them for winning—or at least trying to win—these legislative contests. And as the parties present increasingly united fronts, partisan competition intensifies and pressure continues to mount for a strong party-building strategy—despite considerable disagreement within the parties. By bringing this powerful but underappreciated force in American politics to the forefront, Koger and Lebo provide a new interpretation of the problems facing Congress that is certain to reset the agenda for legislative studies.
The Impact Of Constituency Diversity Upon U S Congressional Electoral Competitiveness Party Loyalty And Member Ideology
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Author : William Alfred Koetzle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Impact Of Constituency Diversity Upon U S Congressional Electoral Competitiveness Party Loyalty And Member Ideology written by William Alfred Koetzle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Apportionment (Election law) categories.
Party Competition And Responsible Party Government
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Party Competition And Responsible Party Government written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
In countries with multiparty political systems, we assume--if the system is going to work--that parties have relatively stable positions on policy, that these positions diverge, and that voters make choices based on policy preferences. Yet much of the research on voter behavior and party competition does not support these assumptions. In Party Competition, James Adams applies the insights of behavioral research to an examination of the policy strategies that political parties (and candidates) employ in seeking election. He argues that vote-seeking parties are motivated to present policies that appeal to voters, whose bias toward these policies is based in part on reasons that have nothing to do with policy. He demonstrates that this strategic logic has profound implications for party competition and responsible party government. Adams's innovative fusion of research methodologies presents solutions to issues of policy stability and voter partisanship. His theory's supported by an in-depth analysis of empirical applications to party competition in Britain, France, and the United States in the postwar years. Party Competition and Responsible Party Government will appeal to readers interested in the study of political parties, voting behavior and elections, as well as to scholars specializing in French, British, and American politics. James Adams is Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara.
The Politics Industry
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Author : Katherine M. Gehl
language : en
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Release Date : 2020-06-23
The Politics Industry written by Katherine M. Gehl and has been published by Harvard Business Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-23 with Political Science categories.
Leading political innovation activist Katherine Gehl and world-renowned business strategist Michael Porter bring fresh perspective, deep scholarship, and a real and actionable solution, Final Five Voting, to the grand challenge of our broken political and democratic system. Final Five Voting has already been adopted in Alaska and is being advanced in states across the country. The truth is, the American political system is working exactly how it is designed to work, and it isn't designed or optimized today to work for us—for ordinary citizens. Most people believe that our political system is a public institution with high-minded principles and impartial rules derived from the Constitution. In reality, it has become a private industry dominated by a textbook duopoly—the Democrats and the Republicans—and plagued and perverted by unhealthy competition between the players. Tragically, it has therefore become incapable of delivering solutions to America's key economic and social challenges. In fact, there's virtually no connection between our political leaders solving problems and getting reelected. In The Politics Industry, business leader and path-breaking political innovator Katherine Gehl and world-renowned business strategist Michael Porter take a radical new approach. They ingeniously apply the tools of business analysis—and Porter's distinctive Five Forces framework—to show how the political system functions just as every other competitive industry does, and how the duopoly has led to the devastating outcomes we see today. Using this competition lens, Gehl and Porter identify the most powerful lever for change—a strategy comprised of a clear set of choices in two key areas: how our elections work and how we make our laws. Their bracing assessment and practical recommendations cut through the endless debate about various proposed fixes, such as term limits and campaign finance reform. The result: true political innovation. The Politics Industry is an original and completely nonpartisan guide that will open your eyes to the true dynamics and profound challenges of the American political system and provide real solutions for reshaping the system for the benefit of all. THE INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL INNOVATION The authors will donate all royalties from the sale of this book to the Institute for Political Innovation.
Beyond The Mainstream
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Author : Cassidy S. Reller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Beyond The Mainstream written by Cassidy S. Reller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
American politics is often understood as the hegemony of two parties. My dissertation tackles this central institutional relationship between state political institutions and political parties. I focus on how major parties at the state level have deterred new political parties. Specifically, I examine how electoral laws discourage the formation of parties, shaping state legislative-level electoral competition and ideology.The first chapter examines the consequences of laws making it difficult for non-major party candidates to run for office. I demonstrate that when states adopt restrictive ballot access laws increasing the costs of minor candidates, these party outsiders run in major party primaries instead. Increasing primary competition by extremist and moderate, minor candidates leads to more heterogenous and less unified party caucuses in a state legislature. The second chapter explores how minor parties use electoral threats to force ideological changes with major parties. Major parties make policy concessions when minor parties pose credible electoral threats. This occurs when a minor party candidate spoils or nearly spoils an election, receiving more votes than the margin of victory for an ideologically aligned major party. In contrast, third parties fielding candidates who do not spoil elections do not pose an immediate threat to the Democratic or Republican Party. Spoilage changes whom a major party nominates for office, roll call vote behavior, and aggregate caucus behavior. The final chapter studies how New York's fusion voting system influences the party loyalty of legislators. Fusion voting allows candidates to run under multiple parties, with all the votes they receive from those parties being fused together to calculate their total vote. I theorize that most legislators do not know if their electoral success is because of the party vote or personal vote. Whereas fusion voting allows them to disentangle this vote, learning and adapting from the informative signal voters send when choosing which party to vote for their representative. Legislators moderate their behavior when perceiving their vote as personal while becoming more partisan when their success depends on their primary party. Overall, my dissertation emphasizes the role played by electoral institutions in shaping legislative and party behavior.
Electoral Politics In Africa Since 1990
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Author : Jaimie Bleck
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-11-29
Electoral Politics In Africa Since 1990 written by Jaimie Bleck and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-29 with Political Science categories.
Democratic transitions in the early 1990s introduced a sea change in Sub-Saharan African politics. Between 1990 and 2015, several hundred competitive legislative and presidential elections were held in all but a handful of the region's countries. This book is the first comprehensive comparative analysis of the key issues, actors, and trends in these elections over the last quarter century. The book asks: what motivates African citizens to vote? What issues do candidates campaign on? How has the turn to regular elections promoted greater democracy? Has regular electoral competition made a difference for the welfare of citizens? The authors argue that regular elections have both caused significant changes in African politics and been influenced in turn by a rapidly changing continent - even if few of the political systems that now convene elections can be considered democratic, and even if many old features of African politics persist.
Vital Statistics On Congress 1991 1992
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Author : Norman J. Ornstein
language : en
Publisher: CQ-Roll Call Group Books
Release Date : 1991-09
Vital Statistics On Congress 1991 1992 written by Norman J. Ornstein and has been published by CQ-Roll Call Group Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-09 with Political Science categories.