Parties, Campaigns, Elections

Political Parties Matter: Realignment and the Return of Partisan Voting
Jeffrey M. Stonecash

Choice Outstanding Academic Book! After years of decline, why has party attachment become a strong force once again in US politics? Jeffrey Stonecash argues that the recent resurgence of    More >

Election Night News and Voter Turnout: Solving the Projection Puzzle
William C. Adams

In eight of the past dozen presidential elections, TV networks proclaimed the winner while citizens on the West Coast, Hawaii, and Alaska were still casting ballots. Is this a problem? Do    More >

Law and Election Politics: The Rules of the Game
Matthew J. Streb, editor

How much money can a candidate for political office legally collect, and from what sources? What can and can't be said in campaign ads? Who determines the process of redistricting, and    More >

Florida 2000: A Sourcebook on the Contested Presidential Election
Mark Whitman, editor

Florida 2000 offers a clear, but also nuanced, account of the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the disputed presidential election. Combining original sources with analyses, Mark    More >

Campaigns and Elections: Issues, Concepts, Cases
Robert P. Watson and Colton C. Campbell, editors

Blending insightful scholarship with a "nuts and bolts" approach, Campaigns and Elections examines the electoral process at the local, state, and national levels. The    More >

Cozy Politics: Political Parties, Campaign Finance, and Compromised Governance
Peter Kobrak

Cozy politics, Peter Kobrak contends, is shredding the already fragile fabric of political rapport between citizens and their government. Exploring the insidious system that encourages    More >

Electing Jesse Ventura: A Third-Party Success Story
Jacob Lentz

While many commentators and political scientists dismissed Jesse Ventura's rise to the governorship as a fluke of celebrity, Jacob Lentz shows that it was Minnesota's unique    More >

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