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1	The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation more books like this by Drew Westen add to wishlist Hailed by "The Guardian" as "essential reading from Washington to Westminster" this is a groundbreaking study of how the mind works, and what this means for why candidates win and lose elections.Since the 18th Century, the idea of mind that has captured the imagination of philosophers, cognitive scientists, economists and political scientists is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The American Voter Revisited more books like this by Dr. Michael S Lewis-Beck (Editor), Helmut Norpoth (Editor), William G Jacoby (Editor) add to wishlist The presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 will be remembered as two of the most contentious and polarizing political events in American history.In an attempt to understand what happened during these historic elections, "The American Voter Revisited" recreates the outstanding classic from 1960, "The American Voter", following the same format, ... see all copies from $14.54! new only from $33.50! \| SVS
3	The Right to Vote the Contested History of Democracy in the United States more books like this by Alexander Keyssar add to wishlist This history of the right to vote in the United States is as much about the denial of the right to vote. It examines just who was and who was not allowed to vote at different periods of American history--and why--and the legal and social impediments that were used to deny the right to large segments of the population. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.77! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Reasoning Voter: Communication and Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns more books like this by Samuel L Popkin add to wishlist The Reasoning Voter is an insider's look at campaigns, candidates, media, and voters that convincingly argues that voters make informed logical choices. Samuel L. Popkin analyzes three primary campaigns--Carter in 1976; Bush and Reagan in 1980; and Hart, Mondale, and Jackson in 1984--to arrive at a new model of the way voters sort through ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy more books like this by James M Buchanan, Gordon Tullock add to wishlist This is the second volume of Liberty Fund's "The Selected Works of Gordon Tullock", it is a reprint edition of the ground-breaking economic classic written by two of the world's preeminent economists -- Gordon Tullock and Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan. This book is a unique blend of economics and political science that helped create significant ... see all copies from $6.82! new only from $10.97! \| SVS
6	Get Out of Our House: Revolution!: A New Plan for Selecting Representatives more books like this by Tim Cox add to wishlist Get Out of Our House (GOOOH) details the plan for Americans to evict all 435 politicians from the United States House of Representatives?replacing them with patriots just like you. The system is designed to bypass partisanship, sever ties with special interest money, replace career politicians, and hold elected officials accountable. Will you join ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.27! \| SVS
7	The Politics of Rich and Poor: Wealth and the American Electorate in the Reagan Aftermath more books like this by Kevin P Phillips add to wishlist The enormous concentration of wealth in the United States during the 1980s--most of it in the hands of the top 1% of the population--will provoke what Phillips calls a watershed change in American politics. His masterly analysis portrays the public's growing concern over this unequal distribution of wealth and the Republican policies that enhanced ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Political Man: The Social Bases of Politics more books like this by Seymour Martin Lipset add to wishlist "The most important single volume on the sociology of voting yet to appear in the United States or anywhere else."--Political Science Quarterly."Lipset has once again demonstrated his preeminence in the fields of both sociology and political science."--Commentary. see all copies from $2.12! SVS
9	Unconventional Wisdom: Facts and Myths about American Voters more books like this by Karen M Kaufmann, John R Petrocik, Daron R Shaw add to wishlist Late deciders go for the challenger; turnout helps the Democrats; the gender gap results from a surge in Democratic preference among women--these and many other myths are standard fare among average citizens, political pundits, and even some academics. But are these conventional wisdoms--familiar to anyone who watches Sunday morning talk shows- ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $14.91! \| SVS
10	The Vanishing Voter: Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty more books like this by Thomas E Patterson add to wishlist This study of the general public's dissatisfaction with the electoral process is the result of thousands of interviews with voters and seeks to understand why, for example, less than half of the eligible voters actually turned out at the polls in the 2000 presidential election and what can be done about that. Patterson asserts that the core voting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	The Persuadable Voter: Wedge Issues in Presidential Campaigns more books like this by D Sunshine Hillygus, Todd G Shields add to wishlist The use of wedge issues such as abortion, gay marriage, and immigration has become standard political strategy in contemporary presidential campaigns. Why do candidates use such divisive appeals? Who in the electorate is persuaded by these controversial issues? And what are the consequences for American democracy? In this provocative and engaging ... see all copies from $27.14! new only from $27.14!
12 view cover	Making Votes Count: Strategic Coordination in the World's Electoral Systems more books like this by Gary W Cox, Randall Calvert (Editor), Thrainn Eggertsson (Editor) add to wishlist Popular elections are at the heart of representative democracy. Thus, understanding the laws and practices that govern such elections is essential to understanding modern democracy. In this book, Cox views electoral laws as posing a variety of coordination problems that political forces must solve. Coordination problems - and with them the ... see all copies from $23.08! new only from $31.17! \| SVS
13 view cover	Vote! more books like this by Eileen Christelow add to wishlist A comprehensive explanation of elections with a richly colorful cartoon panel format, this volume provides an ideal way to answer those inevitable confused questions from perplexed future voters as well as flummoxed current ones. The author of the Five Little Monkeys series makes the complexities very understandable and fun through an exciting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Is Voting for Young People? more books like this by Martin P Wattenberg add to wishlist "For years, political scientists have told their students that it doesn't make a difference whether they vote because one vote won't make a difference. This book is antidote to that argument." - Richard Niemi, University of Rochester Marty Wattenberg's new book is a brilliant analysis of a big and growing problem in modern democracies; it is also ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00!
15 view cover	Liberalism Against Populism: A Confrontation Between the Theory of Democracy and the Theory of Social Choice more books like this by William H Riker add to wishlist see all copies from $11.35! new only from $35.40!
16 view cover	Positive Changes in Political Science: The Legacy of Richard D. McKelvey's Most Influential Writings more books like this by John H Aldrich (Editor), James E Alt (Editor), Prof. Skip Lupia (Editor) add to wishlist This work contains Richard McKelvey's classic papers, accompanied by original essays by leading names in the field. The late Richard McKelvey was one of the great figures of American political science, a masterful theorist and analyst. Yet, until now, his foundational articles have never been collected in a single volume. "Positive Changes in ... see all copies from $13.21! new only from $20.00! \| SVS
17 view cover	Political behavior of the American electorate more books like this by William H Flanigan add to wishlist Political Behavior in the American Electorate is the best introduction to the understanding of political attitudes and behavior in our country today. Are Americans committed to upholding basic democratic values? Who votes and why? What impact do economic and social characteristics have on an individual's politics? How much influence do the mass ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Congressmen's Voting Decisions more books like this by John W Kingdon add to wishlist A study of the process by which members of Congress arrive at roll call voting decisions see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.00! \| SVS
19	The emerging Republican majority more books like this by Kevin Phillips add to wishlist see all copies from $42.74! first editions
20 view cover	Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics more books like this by Susan J Carroll add to wishlist Gender and Elections offers a systematic, lively, multi-faceted account of the role of gender in the electoral process through the 2004 elections. This timely, yet enduring, volume strikes a balance between highlighting the most important developments for women as voters and candidates in the 2004 elections and providing a more long-term, in-depth ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.93! \| SVS
21 view cover	Why Americans Still Don't Vote: And Why Politicians Want It That Way more books like this by Frances Fox Piven, Richard A Cloward add to wishlist Americans take for granted that ours is the very model of a democracy. At the core of this belief is the assumption that the right to vote is firmly established. But in fact, the United States is the only major democratic nation in which the less well-off, the young, and minorities are substantially underrepresented in the electorate. Frances Fox ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.06! \| SVS
22 view cover	Voter Turnout and the Dynamics of Electoral Competition in Established Democracies Since 1945 more books like this by Mark N Franklin, Cees Van Der Eijk, Michael Fotos add to wishlist Voting is a habit. People learn the habit of voting, or not, based on experience in their first few elections. Elections that do not stimulate high turnout among young adults leave a 'footprint' of low turnout in the age structure of the electorate as many individuals who were new at those elections fail to vote at subsequent elections. Elections ... see all copies from $8.68! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23	Controversies in Voting Behavior more books like this by Richard G. Niemi, Herbert F. Weisberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| SVS
24 view cover	Counting on Latino Vote more books like this by Louis Desipio add to wishlist Using national studies of Latinos, this study investigates whether they engage in bloc voting or are likely to do so in the future. It draws on Hispanics' political attitudes, values and behaviours, as well as on the histories of other ethnic groups. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.08! \| SVS
25 view cover	Get Out the Vote: How to Increase Voter Turnout more books like this by Donald P Green, Alan S Gerber add to wishlist The first edition of "Get Out the Vote!" broke ground by introducing a new scientific approach to the challenge of voter mobilization and profoundly influenced how campaigns operate. In this expanded and updated edition, the authors incorporate data from more than one hundred new studies, which shed new light on the cost-effectiveness and ... see all copies from $11.95! new only from $18.63! \| signed copies \| SVS

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