Product Description: Throughout U.S. history, major swings in certain presidential and congressional elections have had tremendous impact on the longevity of political administrations and on the overall behavior of the voting populace. In The New York Times on Critical U...read more

Product Description: True American heroes need not have superhuman abilities nor do they need to act alone. Heroism in a democracy is different from the heroism of myths and legends, writes Gerald Pomper in this original contribution to the literature of U...read more

Negative campaigning is frequently denounced, but it is not well understood. Who conducts negative campaigns? Do they work? What is their effect on voter turnout and attitudes toward government? Just in time for an assessment of election 2004, two distinguished political scientists bring us a sophisticated analysis of negative campaigns for the Senate from 1992 to 2002. The results of their study are surprising and challenge conventional wisdom: negative campaigning has dominated relatively few elections over the past dozen years, there is little evidence that it has had a deleterious effect on our political system, and it is not a particularly effective campaign strategy. These analyses bring novel empirical techniques to the study of basic normative questions of democratic theory and practice.

Product Description: True American heroes need not have superhuman abilities nor do they need to act alone. Heroism in a democracy is different from the heroism of myths and legends, says Gerald Pomper in this original and thoughtful book. Through the remarkable stories of eight diverse Americans who acted as heroes during national crises, he offers a new definition of heroism and new reasons to respect American institutions and the people who work within them...read more

Product Description: Even before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, political scientists were assessing changes and continuities in the principles and practices of American democracy. Recent events, including the passage of the U.S. Patriot Act and the current debates about civil liberties versus homeland security, intensify the need to examine the long-term viability of democracy...read more

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Product Description: In this sixth volume of a series begun in 1976, eight contributions assess the preliminary skirmishes, the comparatively uneventful campaign, and the mixed results of the presidential and congressional elections of 1996. Topics covered include candidate strategies and the media campaign, public opinion and the election, financing the 1996 elections, and the meaning of the elections...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Essays discuss the legacy of the Bush administration, presidential nominations, campaign strategies, public opinion, and the presidential and congressional elections

Product Description: As the troubled 20th century nears its end, democracy and competitive political parties are receiving renewed attention. Bridging analysis of political parties and political philosophy, "Passions and Interests" presents eight conceptual models of political parties with particular relevance to American democracy...read more

Product Description: Democratic theory promises that government will protect the interests of the citizenry and follow majority will in its policies. To put theory into practice, voters must be capable, elections must be meaningful, and parties must be responsible...read more

Product Description: Book by Pomper, Gerald M.

Product Description: Democratic theory promises that government will protect the interests of the citizenry and follow majority will in its policies. To put theory into practice, voters must be capable, elections must be meaningful, and parties must be responsible...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Essays discuss New Jersey political culture, public opinion, political parties, elections, campaigns, the state government, and state financial, educational, environmental, and economic policies

Essays discuss the nominations, campaign issues, the presidential election, public opinion, the congressional elections, and the second Reagan administration

Product Description: Book by Pomper, Gerald M.