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Jeanne Sheehan

American Democracy in Crisis

This book analyzes the roots of widespread disenchantment with American government. While blame often falls on the individuals in office, they are not operating in isolation. Rather they are working withi…

Joel Tiffany

A Treatise on Government, and Constitutional Law

Reprint of the original, first published in 1867. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the pub…

NOFX

They've Actually Gotten Worse Live

Christopher A Martínez

Why Presidents Fail

"Democracy and political parties go hand in hand. Strong parties are fundamental for advancing, stabilizing, and improving democratic governance. But how exactly do political parties relate to, and c…

Gerald Gamm, Steven S Smith

Steering the Senate

"The first-ever study to examine the development of the Senate's main governing institutions, Steering the Senate is the extraordinary account of the invention and growth of Senate floor leadership -…

Bad Religion

How Could Hell Be Any Worse

Oguzhan Dincer, Michael Johnston

Corruption in America

This book explores the reality of corruption in America, analyzing its presence across policy areas in all fifty states. The authors also address issues of political trust and provide a thought-provoking …

Michael Stasik

Bus Station Hustle

""Through a detailed ethnography of one of Ghana's busiest long-distance bus stations, this book offers a nuanced perspective on the work and workings of an infrastructural hub of transport and …

Nicholas Barnes

Inside Criminalized Governance

This book investigates the governance practices of Rio de Janeiro's drug trafficking gangs. Based on three years of ethnographic research, it offers unprecedented documentation of the evolution of three r…

Jaimie Bleck, Nicolas van de Walle

Electoral Politics in Africa since 1990

First comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in Sub-Saharan Africa since the democratic transitions of the early 1990s.

The Recasting of the Latin American Right

The most comprehensive overview of the reconstruction of the Latin American Right after the left turn, covering the supply and demand of conservative alternatives. It combines qualitative and quantitative…

Eric R. Schmidt, Edward G. Carmines, Paul M. Sniderman

The Political Dynamics of Partisan Polarization

This Element has three objectives: to identify and explain why some Republicans and Democrats have polarized, particularly over the last twenty years; to demonstrate that they have done so not on this or …

Jennifer L. Lawless, Richard L. Fox

It Takes More Than a Candidate

"Across generations, women have been less likely than men to run for office, despite changing attitudes toward women in politics. This new edition offers a systematic account of the challenges women …

The Recasting of the Latin American Right

"The most comprehensive overview of the reconstruction of the Latin American Right after the left turn, covering the supply and demand of conservative alternatives. It combines qualitative and quanti…

Rachel M. Blum, Hans C. Noel

Cooperating Factions

Popular accounts of presidential nomination politics in the United States focus on factions, lanes, or even a civil war within the party. This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations…

Rachel M. Blum, Hans C. Noel

Cooperating Factions

Popular accounts of presidential nomination politics in the United States focus on factions, lanes, or even a civil war within the party. This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations…

Andrea Mariko Grant

Youth, Pentecostalism, and Popular Music in Rwanda

"Aimed at postgraduate students and researchers of anthropology, sociology and youth culture in Africa, and Rwanda in particular, this book offers insights into how urban young people in Rwanda navig…

Zachary Mohr, Martha Kropf, Mary Jo McGowan

A Republic If You Can Afford It

This Element explores election costs in 48 states, revealing wide variation across the country. It examines the impact of economic events like the Great Recession on spending, and the relationship between…

Joseph Mello

Courts, the Ballot Box, and Gay Rights

If the same-sex marriage debate tells us one thing, it's that rights do not exist in a vacuum. What works for one side at the ballot box often fails in the courtroom. Conservative opponents of same-sex ma…