Yazar: Robert G. Boatright

This book deals with large-scale, systemic corruption, a phenomenon that it identifies as part of the political landscape in most, if not all, societies of the contemporary world. While the analysis …

The American Elections of 2008 assembles leading political scientists and journalists to explain the election results and their implications for America’s future. Topics include financing the …

This volume considers corruption as a multidimensional, complex phenomenon in which various forms of corruption may overlap at any given time. Extending the seemingly paradoxical notion of ‘;legal …

The 2016 presidential election was unconventional in many ways. The election of President Donald Trump caught many by surprise, with a true outsider a candidate with no previous governmental …

Primary elections have been used for the past century for most U.S. elective offices and their popularity is growing in other nations as well. In some circumstances, primaries ensure that citizens …

Primary elections have been used for the past century for most U.S. elective offices and their popularity is growing in other nations as well. In some circumstances, primaries ensure that citizens …

Congressional primaries are increasingly being blamed for polarization and gridlock in Congress. Most American states adopted congressional primaries during the first decades of the 20th century as a …

Congressional primaries are increasingly being blamed for polarization and gridlock in Congress. Most American states adopted congressional primaries during the first decades of the 20th century as a …

The state of political discourse in the United States today has been a subject of concern for many Americans. Political incivility is not merely a problem for political elites; political …

The state of political discourse in the United States today has been a subject of concern for many Americans. Political incivility is not merely a problem for political elites; political …

In many elections, candidates frame their appeals in gendered ways–they compete, for instance, over who is more "masculine." This is the case for male and female candidates alike. In the …

In many elections, candidates frame their appeals in gendered ways–they compete, for instance, over who is more "masculine." This is the case for male and female candidates alike. In the …

This volume explores the conflict between two forces: party polarization and party factionalism. The major change in America’s two political parties over the past half-century has been increased …