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Jeffrey S Lantis

Staying in the Fight

"During the chaotic evacuation of the United States from Afghanistan in 2021, a group of Congress members who were also military veterans of the War on Terror leapt into action to assist vulnerable p…

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…

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…

Simon Bornschier, Lukas Haffert, Silja Häusermann

Cleavage Formation in the 21st Century

This Element presents evidence for the formation of a universalism-particularism cleavage across European party systems that diverge strongly on institutional and political characteristics. This title is …

Pamela Ban, Ju Yeon Park, Hye Young You

Hearings on the Hill

"Explains how legislators strategically use congressional committees and hearings to collect information from outside Congress. By examining witnesses who testify in front of Congress, we provide a p…

Siobhan Shilton

Art and the Arab Spring

Examines art by over twenty-five artists to enable a greater understanding of the 'Arab Uprisings' and of the term 'revolution'.