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Author |
: Daniel J. Hopkins |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 307 |
Release |
: 2018-05-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226530406 |
ISBN-13 |
: 022653040X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Increasingly United States by : Daniel J. Hopkins
In a campaign for state or local office these days, you’re as likely today to hear accusations that an opponent advanced Obamacare or supported Donald Trump as you are to hear about issues affecting the state or local community. This is because American political behavior has become substantially more nationalized. American voters are far more engaged with and knowledgeable about what’s happening in Washington, DC, than in similar messages whether they are in the South, the Northeast, or the Midwest. Gone are the days when all politics was local. With The Increasingly United States, Daniel J. Hopkins explores this trend and its implications for the American political system. The change is significant in part because it works against a key rationale of America’s federalist system, which was built on the assumption that citizens would be more strongly attached to their states and localities. It also has profound implications for how voters are represented. If voters are well informed about state politics, for example, the governor has an incentive to deliver what voters—or at least a pivotal segment of them—want. But if voters are likely to back the same party in gubernatorial as in presidential elections irrespective of the governor’s actions in office, governors may instead come to see their ambitions as tethered more closely to their status in the national party.
Author |
: Isabel Sawhill |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 268 |
Release |
: 2018-09-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300241068 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300241062 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Forgotten Americans by : Isabel Sawhill
A sobering account of a disenfranchised American working class and important policy solutions to the nation’s economic inequalities One of the country’s leading scholars on economics and social policy, Isabel Sawhill addresses the enormous divisions in American society—economic, cultural, and political—and what might be done to bridge them. Widening inequality and the loss of jobs to trade and technology has left a significant portion of the American workforce disenfranchised and skeptical of governments and corporations alike. And yet both have a role to play in improving the country for all. Sawhill argues for a policy agenda based on mainstream values, such as family, education, and work. While many have lost faith in government programs designed to help them, there are still trusted institutions on both the local and federal level that can deliver better job opportunities and higher wages to those who have been left behind. At the same time, the private sector needs to reexamine how it trains and rewards employees. This book provides a clear-headed and middle-way path to a better-functioning society in which personal responsibility is honored and inclusive capitalism and more broadly shared growth are once more the norm.
Author |
: Paul Pierson |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 348 |
Release |
: 2007-08-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 069112258X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780691122588 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (8X Downloads) |
Synopsis The Transformation of American Politics by : Paul Pierson
The contemporary American political landscape has been marked by two paradoxical transformations: the emergence after 1960 of an increasingly activist state, and the rise of an assertive and politically powerful conservatism that strongly opposes activist government. Leading young scholars take up these issues in The Transformation of American Politics. Arguing that even conservative administrations have become more deeply involved in managing our economy and social choices, they examine why our political system nevertheless has grown divided as never before over the extent to which government should involve itself in our lives. The contributors show how these two closely linked trends have influenced the reform and running of political institutions, patterns of civic engagement, and capacities for partisan mobilization--and fueled ever-heightening conflicts over the contours and reach of public policy. These transformations not only redefined who participates in American politics and how they do so, but altered the substance of political conflicts and the capacities of rival interests to succeed. Representing both an important analysis of American politics and an innovative contribution to the study of long-term political change, this pioneering volume reveals how partisan discourse and the relationship between citizens and their government have been redrawn and complicated by increased government programs. The contributors are Andrea Louise Campbell, Jacob S. Hacker, Nolan McCarty, Suzanne Mettler, Paul Pierson, Theda Skocpol, Mark A. Smith, Steven M. Teles, and Julian E. Zelizer.
Author |
: Thomas E. Mann |
Publisher |
: Basic Books |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2016-04-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780465096732 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0465096735 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis It's Even Worse Than It Looks by : Thomas E. Mann
Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is deadlocked and its approval ratings are at record lows. America's two main political parties have given up their traditions of compromise, endangering our very system of constitutional democracy. And one of these parties has taken on the role of insurgent outlier; the Republicans have become ideologically extreme, scornful of compromise, and ardently opposed to the established social and economic policy regime.In It's Even Worse Than It Looks, congressional scholars Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein identify two overriding problems that have led Congress -- and the United States -- to the brink of institutional collapse. The first is the serious mismatch between our political parties, which have become as vehemently adversarial as parliamentary parties, and a governing system that, unlike a parliamentary democracy, makes it extremely difficult for majorities to act. Second, while both parties participate in tribal warfare, both sides are not equally culpable. The political system faces what the authors call &"asymmetric polarization," with the Republican Party implacably refusing to allow anything that might help the Democrats politically, no matter the cost.With dysfunction rooted in long-term political trends, a coarsened political culture and a new partisan media, the authors conclude that there is no &"silver bullet"; reform that can solve everything. But they offer a panoply of useful ideas and reforms, endorsing some solutions, like greater public participation and institutional restructuring of the House and Senate, while debunking others, like independent or third-party candidates. Above all, they call on the media as well as the public at large to focus on the true causes of dysfunction rather than just throwing the bums out every election cycle. Until voters learn to act strategically to reward problem solving and punish obstruction, American democracy will remain in serious danger.
Author |
: Steven W. Webster |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 189 |
Release |
: 2020-08-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108491372 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108491375 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Rage by : Steven W. Webster
Anger is the central emotion governing US politics, lowering trust in government, weakening democratic values, and forging partisan loyalty.
Author |
: Bryan D. Jones |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 323 |
Release |
: 2019-07-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226625942 |
ISBN-13 |
: 022662594X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Great Broadening by : Bryan D. Jones
Beginning in the late 1950s and continuing through the 1970s, the United States experienced a vast expansion in national policy making. During this period, the federal government extended its scope into policy arenas previously left to civil society or state and local governments. With The Great Broadening, Bryan D. Jones, Sean M. Theriault, and Michelle Whyman examine in detail the causes, internal dynamics, and consequences of this extended burst of activity. They argue that the broadening of government responsibilities into new policy areas such as health care, civil rights, and gender issues and the increasing depth of existing government programs explain many of the changes in America politics since the 1970s. Increasing government attention to particular issues was motivated by activist groups. In turn, the beneficiaries of the government policies that resulted became supporters of the government’s activity, leading to the broad acceptance of its role. This broadening and deepening of government, however, produced a reaction as groups critical of its activities organized to resist and roll back its growth.
Author |
: Ziad Munson |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 200 |
Release |
: 2018-05-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780745688824 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0745688829 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis Abortion Politics by : Ziad Munson
Abortion has remained one of the most volatile and polarizing issues in the United States for over four decades. Americans are more divided today than ever over abortion, and this debate colors the political, economic, and social dynamics of the country. This book provides a balanced, clear-eyed overview of the abortion debate, including the perspectives of both the pro-life and pro-choice movements. It covers the history of the debate from colonial times to the present, the mobilization of mass movements around the issue, the ways it is understood by ordinary Americans, the impact it has had on US political development, and the differences between the abortion conflict in the US and the rest of the world. Throughout these discussions, Ziad Munson demonstrates how the meaning of abortion has shifted to reflect the changing anxieties and cultural divides which it has come to represent. Abortion Politics is an invaluable companion for exploring the abortion issue and what it has to say about American society, as well as the dramatic changes in public understanding of women’s rights, medicine, religion, and partisanship.
Author |
: Suzanne Mettler |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 172 |
Release |
: 2011-08-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226521664 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0226521664 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Submerged State by : Suzanne Mettler
“Keep your government hands off my Medicare!” Such comments spotlight a central question animating Suzanne Mettler’s provocative and timely book: why are many Americans unaware of government social benefits and so hostile to them in principle, even though they receive them? The Obama administration has been roundly criticized for its inability to convey how much it has accomplished for ordinary citizens. Mettler argues that this difficulty is not merely a failure of communication; rather it is endemic to the formidable presence of the “submerged state.” In recent decades, federal policymakers have increasingly shunned the outright disbursing of benefits to individuals and families and favored instead less visible and more indirect incentives and subsidies, from tax breaks to payments for services to private companies. These submerged policies, Mettler shows, obscure the role of government and exaggerate that of the market. As a result, citizens are unaware not only of the benefits they receive, but of the massive advantages given to powerful interests, such as insurance companies and the financial industry. Neither do they realize that the policies of the submerged state shower their largest benefits on the most affluent Americans, exacerbating inequality. Mettler analyzes three Obama reforms—student aid, tax relief, and health care—to reveal the submerged state and its consequences, demonstrating how structurally difficult it is to enact policy reforms and even to obtain public recognition for achieving them. She concludes with recommendations for reform to help make hidden policies more visible and governance more comprehensible to all Americans. The sad truth is that many American citizens do not know how major social programs work—or even whether they benefit from them. Suzanne Mettler’s important new book will bring government policies back to the surface and encourage citizens to reclaim their voice in the political process.
Author |
: Kathleen Hall Jamieson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 326 |
Release |
: 2000-06-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015050144032 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Everything You Think You Know About Politics...and Why You're Wrong by : Kathleen Hall Jamieson
A media expert and network commentator examines the welter of misinformation--generated by politicians and the media alike--that surrounds political campaigns.
Author |
: James Bryce Bryce (Viscount) |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 770 |
Release |
: 1891 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015061021971 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis The American Commonwealth by : James Bryce Bryce (Viscount)