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The Blueprint - How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care) (Paperback): Rob Witwer, Adam... The Blueprint - How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care) (Paperback)
Rob Witwer, Adam Schrager
R430 R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Save R26 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Now with an updated epilogue about the 2010 elections."

This is the inside story of one of the most stunning reversals of political fortune in American history. Four years ago, the GOP dominated politics at every level in Colorado. Republicans held both Senate seats, five of seven congressional seats, the governor's mansion, the offices of secretary of state and treasurer, and both houses of the state legislature. After the 2008 election, the exact opposite was true: replace the word Republicans with Democrats in the previous sentence, and you have of one the most stunning reversals of political fortune in American history.This is also the story of how it will happen--indeed, is happening--in other states across the country. In Colorado, progressives believe they have found a blueprint for creating permanent Democratic majorities across the nation. With discipline and focus, they have pioneered a legal architecture designed to take advantage of new campaign finance laws and an emerging breed of progressive donors who are willing to commit unprecedented resources to local races. It's simple, brilliant, and very effective.Rob Witwer is a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives and practices law in Denver.Emmy award-winning journalist Adam Schrager covers politics for KUSA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Denver. Schrager and his family live in the Denver area. He is the author of "The Principled Politician: Governor Ralph Carr and the Fight against Japanese Internment"

Good Vs. Evil - The Evangelicals, the Trump's Administration and the Republican Party (Hardcover): Pierre Fenelon Good Vs. Evil - The Evangelicals, the Trump's Administration and the Republican Party (Hardcover)
Pierre Fenelon
R985 Discovery Miles 9 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Christian Socialism as Political Ideology - The Formation of the British Christian Left, 1877-1945 (Hardcover): Anthony A.J.... Christian Socialism as Political Ideology - The Formation of the British Christian Left, 1877-1945 (Hardcover)
Anthony A.J. Williams
R3,553 Discovery Miles 35 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this book, Anthony Williams investigates the history of Christian Socialist thought in Britain from the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. Through analysis of the writings of ten key Christian Socialists from the period, Williams reframes the ideology of Christian Socialism as a coherent and influential body of political thought - moving the study of Christian Socialism away from historical narratives and towards political ideology. The book sheds new light on a key period in British political development, in particular Williams demonstrates how the growth of the Christian Socialist movement exercised a profound impact on the formation of the British Labour party, which would go on to radically change 20th century politics in Britain.

What Does Green Mean? - The History, People, and Ideas of the Green Party in Canada and Abroad (Hardcover): James Gs Marshall What Does Green Mean? - The History, People, and Ideas of the Green Party in Canada and Abroad (Hardcover)
James Gs Marshall
R1,067 R924 Discovery Miles 9 240 Save R143 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Political Malpractice in America - Republic at Risk (Hardcover): Randall L Hull Political Malpractice in America - Republic at Risk (Hardcover)
Randall L Hull
R940 Discovery Miles 9 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
People Over Politics - A Nonpartisan Analysis of the Issues that Matter Most (Hardcover): Antony E Ghee People Over Politics - A Nonpartisan Analysis of the Issues that Matter Most (Hardcover)
Antony E Ghee
R617 Discovery Miles 6 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Alabama Republican Party - 1867-2010 - Notes and Observations of a Deep South State (Hardcover): Gene Howard Alabama Republican Party - 1867-2010 - Notes and Observations of a Deep South State (Hardcover)
Gene Howard
R863 R790 Discovery Miles 7 900 Save R73 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hope & Despair (Paperback): Neil Findlay Hope & Despair (Paperback)
Neil Findlay
R416 Discovery Miles 4 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ten Years in the Death of the Labour Party 2007-2017 (Paperback): Tom Harris Ten Years in the Death of the Labour Party 2007-2017 (Paperback)
Tom Harris
R402 R355 Discovery Miles 3 550 Save R47 (12%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For the first eighteen months of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, Labour MPs were in open revolt. The party seemed to be heading back to the early 1980s, when old-school Marxists tried and failed to take over the party, at a shocking electoral cost. The snap general election called by Theresa May for 8 June 2017 looked set to consign Labour to the history books. But the best-laid plans of mice and men... How long can the uneasy peace between moderate, anti-Corbyn MPs and the leader's loyal grassroots activists last? What does Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party have in common with the Labour Party of Attlee, Wilson and Blair? Is there even a future for either version of `democratic socialism' in the twenty-first century? Or is the Labour Party, as generations of voters have known it, finally coming to the end of its useful life? The seeds of Labour's travails and its hostile takeover by the hard left were sown years earlier, during the turbulent, chaotic last years of the Labour government. In Ten Years in the Death of the Labour Party, columnist and former Labour MP Tom Harris turns the spotlight on the decisions that doomed the party's fortunes and the people who made them.

Do Running Mates Matter? - The Influence of Vice Presidential Candidates in Presidential Elections (Hardcover): Christopher J... Do Running Mates Matter? - The Influence of Vice Presidential Candidates in Presidential Elections (Hardcover)
Christopher J Devine, Kyle C Kopko
R1,128 Discovery Miles 11 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The American vice presidency, as the saying goes, 'is not worth a bucket of warm spit.' Yet vice presidential candidates, many people believe, can make all the difference in winning-or losing-a presidential election. Is that true, though? Did Sarah Palin, for example, sink John McCain's campaign in 2008? Did Joe Biden help Barack Obama win? Do running mates actually matter? In the first book to put this question to a rigorous test, Christopher J. Devine and Kyle C. Kopko draw upon an unprecedented range of empirical data to reveal how, and how much, running mates influence voting in presidential elections. Building on their previous work in The VP Advantage and evidence from over 200 statistical models spanning the 1952 to 2016 presidential elections, the authors analyze three pathways by which running mates might influence vote choice. First, of course, they test for direct effects, or whether evaluations of the running mate influence vote choice among voters in general. Next, they test for targeted effects-if, that is, running mates win votes among key subsets of voters who share their gender, religion, ideology, or geographic identity. Finally, the authors examine indirect effects-that is, whether running mates shape perceptions of the presidential candidate who selected them, which in turn influence vote choice. Here, in this last category, is where we see running mates most clearly influencing presidential voting-especially when it comes to their qualifications for holding office and taking over as president, if necessary. Picking a running mate from a key voting bloc probably won't make a difference, the authors conclude. But picking an experienced, well-qualified running mate will make the presidential candidate look better to voters---and win some votes. With its wealth of data and expert analysis, this finely crafted study, the most comprehensive to date, finally provides clear answers to one of the most enduring questions in presidential politics: can the running mate make a difference in this election?

Research Handbook on Visual Politics (Hardcover): Darren Lilleker, Anastasia Veneti Research Handbook on Visual Politics (Hardcover)
Darren Lilleker, Anastasia Veneti
R6,323 Discovery Miles 63 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Research Handbook on Visual Politics focuses on key theories and methodologies for better understanding visual political communication. It also concentrates on the depictions of power within politics, taking a historical and longitudinal approach to the topic of placing visuals within a wider framework of political understanding. The Handbook provides an introduction to the theoretical underpinning of the study of visual politics as well as an overview of the current thinking and research traditions in the field of visual politics. The impressive selection of contributors explore all types of media, including studies of the tools utilised for visual politics such as social media, art and photography, featuring the latest platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. The editors also include discussions of visual politics covering a range of nations and political systems while placing current practices in visual politics within their historical context. Offering a rich range of studies exploring differing practices within their contexts to highlight current studies and support the development of future research, this Research Handbook is designed for researchers and students interested in the broad field of politics and the subfields of political communication, persuasion, propaganda and rhetoric.

A Clear and Present Danger - Narcissism in the Era of Donald Trump [Hardcover] (Hardcover): Steven Buser, Leonard Cruz A Clear and Present Danger - Narcissism in the Era of Donald Trump [Hardcover] (Hardcover)
Steven Buser, Leonard Cruz; Contributions by Jean Shinoda Bolen
R1,002 Discovery Miles 10 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Know Nothings in Louisiana (Hardcover): Marius M. Carriere The Know Nothings in Louisiana (Hardcover)
Marius M. Carriere
R3,178 Discovery Miles 31 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the 1850s, a startling new political party appeared on the American scene. Both its members and its critics called the new party by various names, but to most it was known as the Know Nothing Party. It reignited political fires over nativism and anti-immigration sentiments. At a time of political uncertainty, with the Whig party on the verge of collapse, the Know Nothings seemed destined to replace them and perhaps become a political fixture. Historian Marius M. Carriere Jr. tracks the rise and fall of the Know Nothing movement in Louisiana, outlining not only the history of the party as it is usually known, but also explaining how the party's unique permeation in Louisiana contrasted with the Know Nothings' expansion nationally and elsewhere in the South. For example, many Roman Catholics in the state joined the Know Nothings, even though the party was nationally known as anti-Catholic. While historians have largely concentrated on the Know Nothings' success in the North, Carriere furnishes a new context for the evolution of a national political movement at odds with its Louisiana constituents. Through statistics on various elections and demographics of Louisiana politicians, Carriere forms a detailed account of Louisiana's Know Nothing Party. The national and rapidly changing Louisiana political landscape yielded surprising, credible leverage for the Know Nothing movement. Slavery, Carriere argues, also played a crucial difference between southern and northern Know Nothing ideals. Carriere delineates the eventual downfall of the Know Nothing Party, while offering new perspectives on a nativist movement, which has appeared once again in a changing, divided country.

Project Fear - How an Unlikely Alliance Kept a Kingdom United, But a Country Divided (Paperback): Joe Pike Project Fear - How an Unlikely Alliance Kept a Kingdom United, But a Country Divided (Paperback)
Joe Pike
R312 R277 Discovery Miles 2 770 Save R35 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

When Scotland voted no to independence, it was hailed as a victory for the unique Better Together alliance, a triumph of cross-party collaboration, a coup for Westminster.But the unionist relief proved to be premature.Despite bitter referendum defeat, the Scottish National Party went on to conjure stunning general election success, almost eviscerating their rivals with an overwhelming surge of public support.In this compelling insider account, Joe Pike goes behind the battle lines to uncover the secrets of the much-maligned No campaign, dubbed 'Project Fear'. Drawing on exclusive interviews with over sixty sources at the heart of the action, he reveals the tears, the tantrums and the tactical failings that saw a double-digit poll lead reduced to a nail-biting finale, with victory eventually coming at a catastrophic cost to the Labour Party.Now, as the future of the union looks as uncertain as ever, this new, updated edition explores the striking parallels between the Scottish and EU referendums, and asks: where now for Scotland in the wake of a political landslide?

Political Ideology in Parties, Policy, and Civil Society - Interdisciplinary Insights (Paperback): David Laycock Political Ideology in Parties, Policy, and Civil Society - Interdisciplinary Insights (Paperback)
David Laycock
R818 Discovery Miles 8 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ideology is a ubiquitous, continuously innovating dimension of human experience, but its character and impact are notoriously difficult to pinpoint within political and social life. Political Ideology in Parties, Policy, and Civil Society demonstrates that the reach and significance of political ideology can be most effectively understood by employing a multidisciplinary approach. Offering analyses that are simultaneously empirical and interpretive - in fields as diverse as development assistance policy and game theory - the contributors to this volume reveal ideology's penetration in varied spheres, including government activity, party competition, agricultural and working-class communities, and academic life.

Political Parties and Democracy - Volume V: The Arab World (Hardcover): Kay Lawson, Saad E. Ibrahim Political Parties and Democracy - Volume V: The Arab World (Hardcover)
Kay Lawson, Saad E. Ibrahim
R2,809 Discovery Miles 28 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Native scholars offer clearly written coverage of the relationship between political parties and democracy in the Arab World and neighboring states. Political Parties and Democracy: Volume V: The Arab World is the fifth volume in this five-volume set. It offers clearly written, up-to-date coverage of the political parties of this diverse region from the unique perspective of distinguished indigenous scholars who have lived the truths they tell and, thus, write with unique breadth, depth, and scope. Presented in two parts, this volume overviews parties in the Arab states, then discusses the realities on the ground in Egypt, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. This is followed by two chapters on political parties in Israel and Turkey, neighboring states with important Arab political organizations. Throughout, contributors explore the relationship between political parties and democracy (or democratization) in their respective nations, providing necessary historical, socioeconomic, and institutional context, and clarifying the balance of power among parties—and between them and competing agencies of power—today.

Indispensable Traitors - Liberal Parties in Settler Conflicts (Hardcover, New): Thomas G Mitchell Indispensable Traitors - Liberal Parties in Settler Conflicts (Hardcover, New)
Thomas G Mitchell
R2,753 Discovery Miles 27 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In settler societies, some conflicts have roots that are both ethnic and colonial in nature. These are conflicts between an indigenous ethnic group and groups and between an ethnic group and groups of settlers who have been transplanted to a territory by a colonial power as part of a colonizing effort. This study examines the role that liberal parties have played and can play in recent conflicts in Israel/Palestine, Northern Ireland, and South Africa. Typically, such parties reject the conventional wisdom of the settler population regarding the nature of the conflict. They also reject the radical thinking of the liberation movements and offer, instead, a third alternative. Mitchell hopes that this study will provide useful information for current liberal parties in Central and Eastern Europe and Israel.

Ultimately, many of the liberal party's ideas are adopted by the main settler parties, allowing for a resolution of the conflict, generally through a compromise between the liberal and indigenous positions. However, before such resolution can occur, the liberals must achieve an electoral breakthrough that gives them a minimum of between five and ten percent of votes; they must also obtain significant stable representation in parliament. Liberal leadership must be innovative, offering new solutions that depart from the conventional wisdom of both sides. Mitchell provides the most detailed account yet published on the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. He also includes extensive information on the KwaZulu/Natal Indaba of 1986 and analysis of the electoral fortunes of the Progressive Federal Party in South Africa.

Conflagration - Documentary of a World in Turmoil (Hardcover): Sophia Z. Kovachevich Conflagration - Documentary of a World in Turmoil (Hardcover)
Sophia Z. Kovachevich
R855 R746 Discovery Miles 7 460 Save R109 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Political Philosophy of Chief Obafemi Awolowo (Hardcover): Olayiwola Abegunrin The Political Philosophy of Chief Obafemi Awolowo (Hardcover)
Olayiwola Abegunrin
R2,749 Discovery Miles 27 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines the political and economic philosophy of Chief Jeremiah Oyeniyi Obafemi Awolowo and his concepts of democratic socialism (Liberal Democratic Socialism). It studies how Chief Awolowo and his political parties, first the Action Group (AG) 1951-1966 and later the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) 1978-1983, acted in various Nigerian political settings. Chief Awolowo was a principled man, who by a Spartan self-discipline and understanding of himself, his accomplishments, failures and successes, was a fearless leader. He has set an example of leadership for a new generation of Nigerian politicians. He was not only a brilliant politician, but a highly cerebral thinker, statesman, dedicated manager, brilliant political economist, a Social Democrat, and a committed federalist. From all accounts, Chief Awolowo knew the worst and the best, laughter and sorrow, vilification and veneration, tribulations and triumphs, poverty and prosperity, failures and successes in life.

Electoral Patterns in Alabama - Local Change and Continuity Amid National Trends (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Regina L. Wagner Electoral Patterns in Alabama - Local Change and Continuity Amid National Trends (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Regina L. Wagner
R1,306 Discovery Miles 13 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

While significant attention in political science is devoted to national level elections, a comprehensive look at state level political dynamics in the United States is so far sorely missing, and state level electoral developments and shifts are treated as mere reflections of national-level dynamics and patterns. This book argues that this significantly impacts our ability to understand macro-level electoral shifts in the United States in general. The book analyzes gubernatorial, congressional, and presidential election results in the state of Alabama from 1945 through 2020. Comprehensive maps of county-level partisan shifts over time and comparisons between trends for different offices make it possible to isolate pivotal elections and compare state-level and national trends over time. When and where did Alabama's electorate break with the Democratic Party, and were these breaks uniform across the state? Which counties shifted the most over time, and was this shift gradual or characterized by change elections? Comprehensive electoral data, on the county- and precinct-level, make it possible to answer these questions and place state-level electoral behavior in its regional and national context. Detailed county level demographic and economic data is used to provide local context for electoral patterns, shifts, and continuities.

The Republican Character (Hardcover): Anton G Hardy The Republican Character (Hardcover)
Anton G Hardy
R785 Discovery Miles 7 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Trammels of Tradition - Social Democracy in Britain, France, and Germany (Hardcover, New): Carl C. Hodge The Trammels of Tradition - Social Democracy in Britain, France, and Germany (Hardcover, New)
Carl C. Hodge
R2,221 Discovery Miles 22 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The development of social democratic politics in the dominant states of Western Europe has been influenced by both domestic and international forces. A succinct history of the expanding popularity of social democracy in these countries, this work explains why political parties, whose electoral following was rooted in the growth of the industrial working class, failed to become dominant parliamentary forces in their respective political systems. The book concludes by discussing the implications of the social democratic past in Europe for the future of socialist politics in a post-Cold War context.

A Rhetoric of the People - The German Greens and the New Politics (Hardcover, New): William E. Coleman, Jr., William E.... A Rhetoric of the People - The German Greens and the New Politics (Hardcover, New)
William E. Coleman, Jr., William E. Coleman, Sr.
R2,199 Discovery Miles 21 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Since 1983, when the West German public elected several of their party members to representative seats in the Bundestag, the Greens (Die Grunen) have been a political force. "A Rhetoric of the People" studies how the German Greens have evolved a rhetorical style that is characteristic of a social movement, voicing citizen dissatisfaction with representative democracy and the insensitive decision making of traditional political and economic structures. Authors Coleman and Coleman discuss the Greens as part of a significant global environmental movement, and as a voice that advocates a new politics based on the key notions of ecology, equal rights, grassroots democracy, self-determination, Third World concerns, and peace.

"A Rhetoric of the People" concentrates on the Greens' rhetorical vision as presented in their public utterances and political platforms. To furnish a context for appreciating the Greens' persuasive efforts, the authors examine green argumentative stances in general, then present a brief review of the global environmental movement and a discussion of the evolution of the German Green Party. What follows is essentially a descriptive study that highlights the verbal discourse of the Greens as revealed in their official party statements. The authors conclude by exploring some of the issues and problems presently facing the Greens, and contemplating the future of the party. Recommended for sociologists, political scientists, environmentalists, and communications scholars.

Presidential Campaigns - Documents Decoded (Hardcover): Daniel M. Shea, Brian M. Harward Presidential Campaigns - Documents Decoded (Hardcover)
Daniel M. Shea, Brian M. Harward
R2,933 Discovery Miles 29 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Combining primary sources with expert commentary, this timely book probes critical moments in U.S. presidential elections in the last 20th- and early 21st-centuries, empowering readers to better understand and analyze the electoral process. Presidential Campaigns: Documents Decoded illuminates both the high stakes of a presidential campaign and the gaffes, controversies, and excesses that often influence the outcome. With a view to enabling readers to develop skills essential to political literacy, the book examines crisis points in modern presidential elections from the early 1950s through the late 2000s. Chronologically organized, the study focuses on key events pertinent to each election. It provides an original account of the event, such as a debate transcript or news report, as well as a discussion detailing how the issue emerged and why it was important. This unique and engaging approach enables students to experience the actual source material as voters might have. At the same time, it shows them how an expert views the material, facilitating a deeper understanding of the narratives every presidential campaign constructs around its candidates, its party, and its opponents. Primary sources such as speeches, advertisements, candidate platforms, press coverage, internal campaign documents, and more are presented side by side with accessibly written, expert commentary A contextualizing introductory essay explains the logic behind the selection of documents and pinpoints narratives that can be traced through the collection Novel stories about many behind-the-scenes events will engage reader interest Photos, quotes, artwork, slogans, commercial stills, and other illustrative campaign media help bring history alive

Where Do the Parties Stand? - Political Competition on Immigration and the EU in National and European Parliamentary Debates... Where Do the Parties Stand? - Political Competition on Immigration and the EU in National and European Parliamentary Debates (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Stella Gianfreda
R3,613 Discovery Miles 36 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book analyses the politicization of immigration and the European Union in Italy, the UK, and the European Parliament (EP) from 2015 to 2020. The book uses the case studies of Italy, the UK, and the EP to study party positioning specifically towards immigration and the European Union, to understand to what extent mainstream-left, mainstream-right and populist parties adopt different framing strategies to compete on the new cultural dimension created by globalization. The book draws on saliency theory, issue ownership theory, and yield theory to investigate the multidimensional nature of political competition, and the relevance of institutional settings in determining party framing strategies. Bridging two fields that typically do not interact-party politics and migration studies-this book fills gaps in the academic literature and as such will be appropriate for students and researchers interested in party politics, European politics, immigration politics, populism, and text analysis.

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