|
|
In this first scholarly reflection on the 2012 elections, a distinguished cast of contributors enlightens students, scholars, and serious political readers about the issues involved in one of the most polarizing presidential elections in history. Characterized by diversity, liveliness, and data-informed analysis, this new book captures the highlights of 2012, looking ahead as well as to its antecedents.
To purchase Winning the Presidency, 2012, please see the following web address: http://www.paradigmpublishers.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=324035
- An all-star cast is among the first to parse the meaning of the 2012 elections.
- Sets the stage with the historical moment in which the election takes place.
- Includes groundbreaking research on party and campaign strategies and the nomination process.
- Covers e-politics and online fund-raising.
- Examines participation patterns, especially among younger and Latino voters, and the role of race, class, and gender.
- Explores the policy debates, including hot-button issues past and present.
- Looks at the role of the Tea Party, Occupy, the economic crisis, and other actors and factors in the election.William J. Crotty is the Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in Public Life and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy at Northeastern University. He is the author of a number of books and studies on political parties and elections and has been a recipient of the Samuel J. Eldersveld Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Political Science Association’s Political Organization and Parties Section (as well as other distinctions).
The outstanding contributors to this volume include: - Randall E. Adkins
- William J. Crotty
- Andrew J. Dowdle
- Richard L. Fox
- Stephen E. Frantzich
- Hans Noel
- Shayla C. Nunnally
- Arthur C. Paulson
- Gerald M. Pomper
- Charles L. Prysby
- Karen Sebold
- Robert J. Spitzer
- Wayne P. Steger
- Patrick A. Stewart
- and John Kenneth White
To purchase Winning the Presidency, 2012, please see the following web address: http://www.paradigmpublishers.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=324035
One of the truisms in American politics has been that "divisive" primaries hurt the party's prospects of winning the presidency in the general election. However, traditional definitions of divisive primaries focus too much on candidate behavior and not enough on the actual divisions and fractures within a party. The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections proposes a new measure of party cohesion that instead looks at individual donors who are willing to contribute to multiple candidates during the early stages of the presidential primaries. The authors of this collection reveal how these preprimary donor networks can serve as an accurate barometer of party unity, providing a significant perspective on the changing roles of political parties in American government today.
"Invisible Hands challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the effects that the nomination season has on a party's chances in the fall campaign in presidential elections. Dowdle and his colleagues combine a fresh approach, a wealth of unique data and sophisticated analysis to show that contested primaries may actually benefit the party and its candidate in the general election. This book is well written, and is a must read for any serious student of presidential campaigns and elections, political parties, and campaign finance." - Jody Baumgartner, Associate Professor, East Carolina University, USA
"The authors of this volume look to make a major contribution to our understanding of the potential impact of presidential nomination campaigns - mainly why it is that current measures of divisive primaries fail to predict the performance of the party's candidate in the general election. They address this puzzle in their book and they do so in a well-written, methodical, and creative manner. A solid piece of research for political scientists as well as students of politics." - Audrey Haynes, Associate Professor, University of Georgia, USA
To purchase The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections, please see the following web address: http://us.macmillan.com/book.aspx?isbn=9781137322791
"Invisible Hands challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the effects that the nomination season has on a party's chances in the fall campaign in presidential elections. Dowdle and his colleagues combine a fresh approach, a wealth of unique data and sophisticated analysis to show that contested primaries may actually benefit the party and its candidate in the general election. This book is well written, and is a must read for any serious student of presidential campaigns and elections, political parties, and campaign finance." - Jody Baumgartner, Associate Professor, East Carolina University, USA
"The authors of this volume look to make a major contribution to our understanding of the potential impact of presidential nomination campaigns - mainly why it is that current measures of divisive primaries fail to predict the performance of the party's candidate in the general election. They address this puzzle in their book and they do so in a well-written, methodical, and creative manner. A solid piece of research for political scientists as well as students of politics." - Audrey Haynes, Associate Professor, University of Georgia, USA
To purchase The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections, please see the following web address: http://us.macmillan.com/book.aspx?isbn=9781137322791
London School of Economic and Political Science Web Blog published a complimentary article on our donor network research in November 2013, titled, "Social network analysis of individual donors reveals a pattern of division in the Republican Party" Please see at http://bit.ly/17VWCgH