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For those who assume that increased regulation of political spending is inevitable in democratic nations, recent developments in U.S. campaign finance law appear puzzling. Is deregulation, exemplified by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC, a harbinger of things to come elsewhere or further evidence that the United States remains an anomaly?In this volume, experts on the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Germany, Sweden, France, and several other European nations explore what deregulation means in the context of political campaigns and demonstrate how such comparisons can inform the study of campaign finance in the U.S. Whereas the contributors do not settle on any single theory of change in campaign finance law or any single perspective on the relationship between changes seen in the U.S. and those in other nations over the past decade, they do concur that the U.S. is rapidly retreating from the types of regulations that defined campaign finance law in most democratic nations during the latter decades of the twentieth century. By tracing and analyzing the recent history of regulation, the contributors shed light on many pressing topics, including the relationship between public opinion and campaign finance law, the role of scandals in inspiring reform, and the changing incentives of political parties, interest groups, and the courts.

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9780472072859 | Univ of Michigan Pr, October 22, 2015, cover price $80.00

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9780472052851 | Univ of Michigan Pr, October 22, 2015, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: For those who assume that increased regulation of political spending is inevitable in democratic nations, recent developments in U.

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Product Description: 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 means of breaking the hold of political "bosses" on the nomination of candidates...read more

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9780415741996 | Routledge, August 29, 2014, cover price $135.00

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9780415742009 | Routledge, September 12, 2014, cover price $44.95 | About this edition: Congressional primaries are increasingly being blamed for polarization and gridlock in Congress.

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Each of the past few election cycles has featured at least one instance of "primarying," a challenge to an incumbent on the grounds that he or she is not sufficiently partisan. For many observers, such races signify an increasingly polarized electorate and an increasing threat to moderates of both parties. In Getting Primaried, Robert G. Boatright shows that primary challenges are not becoming more frequent; they wax and wane in accordance with partisan turnover in Congress. The recent rise of primarying corresponds to the rise of national fundraising bases and new types of partisan organizations supporting candidates around the country. National fundraising efforts and interest group–supported primary challenges have garnered media attention disproportionate to their success in winning elections. Such challenges can work only if groups focus on a small number of incumbents. Getting Primaried makes several key contributions to congressional scholarship. It presents a history of congressional primary challenges over the past forty years, measuring the frequency of competitive challenges and distinguishing among types of challenges. It provides a correction to accounts of the link between primary competition and political polarization. Further, this study offers a new theoretical understanding of the role of interest groups in congressional elections.

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9780472118700 | Univ of Michigan Pr, March 19, 2013, cover price $60.00 | About this edition: Each of the past few election cycles has featured at least one instance of "primarying," a challenge to an incumbent on the grounds that he or she is not sufficiently partisan.

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9780472035854 | Univ of Michigan Pr, January 1, 2014, cover price $31.00

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Product Description: Virtually all democracies struggle with the question of how to finance election campaigns. Although politicians often propose campaign finance reforms as a means of gaining short-term advantage over their opponents, campaign finance laws can be evaluated with reference to broader democratic goals, including the prevention of corruption, encouraging competitive elections and voter choice, enabling citizens and citizen groups to provide information to politicians, and promoting political and economic equality...read more

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9781617700194 | Intl Debate Education Assn, October 1, 2011, cover price $25.95 | About this edition: Virtually all democracies struggle with the question of how to finance election campaigns.

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9780472071449 | Univ of Michigan Pr, March 3, 2011, cover price $85.00

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9780472051441 | Univ of Michigan Pr, March 3, 2011, cover price $36.00

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Product Description: The advantage incumbent members of Congress hold over their opponents in campaigns for office has steadily grown over the past five decades. While students of congressional politics have analyzed the effect of this advantage on members' behavior in office, little is known of its effect on their opponents...read more

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9780814209431 | Ohio State Univ Pr, August 30, 2004, cover price $89.95 | About this edition: The advantage incumbent members of Congress hold over their opponents in campaigns for office has steadily grown over the past five decades.

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