Ideology in the Supreme Court
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Ideology in the Supreme Court
By (Author) Lawrence Baum
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
24th July 2017
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Political ideologies and movements
Political science and theory
Legal systems: courts and procedures
347.7326
Physical Properties
Hardback
288
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
595g
Description
Ideology in the Supreme Court is the first book to analyze the process by which the ideological stances of U.S. Supreme Court justices translate into the positions they take on the issues that the Court addresses. Eminent Supreme Court scholar Lawrence Baum argues that the links between ideology and issues are not simply a matter of reasoning logic
Reviews
"Winner of the 2018 C. Herman Pritchett Award, Law and Courts Section, American Political Science Association"
"Baum persuasively illustrates the underlying complexity of ideology as not just a product of justices' values, but of the way justices' decisions are affected by social and political groups as well. According to Baum, by giving more attention to group affect as a source of polarity, scholars can gain a richer sense of ideology as an element in decision making in the Supreme Court." * Choice *
"Excellent and provocative. . . . I strongly recommend this book for all students of the Supreme Court."---Thomas G. Hansford, Law and Politics Book Review
"Baum provides a fascinating look at the evolution of ideology on the Supreme Court by exploring historical linkages between issue positions and ideology across issues. . . . His book is smart and will influence this conversation for a long time."---Michael A. Bailey, Perspectives on Politics
Author Bio
Lawrence Baum is professor emeritus of political science at Ohio State University. His books include Judges and Their Audiences (Princeton), The Puzzle of Judicial Behavior, and Specializing the Courts.
