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Offers an analysis of Nigeria's controversial general elections of April 2007, and the implications for the future of the democratic movement in Africa. This book provides an account of what went wrong with these disputed presidential, federal, and state elections.

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"A compelling account of journalistic malpractice on a grand scale. Those called out in this book should not be allowed to forget what they did."- -Brit Hume, senior political analyst, Fox News.

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A thoughtful exploration of the current state of political campaigning and how it is ruining American politics.

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Examining the role of political consultants in elections, this text focuses on state and regional races and considers the strategies and variables unique to the smaller political campaigns.

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The book shows how political marketing - the design of government by focus groups and polls - spearheaded by Blair in the UK and Clinton in the US has spread round the world to countries as diverse as Brazil as well as New Zealand and Germany. -- .

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An old pro on political mischief in the United States gives us an overview of U.S. campaign tactics and ethics from eighteenth-century pamphleteers to campaign consultants and media wizards in the 1990s.

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This volume addresses the recurring problem of the non-participation of significant numbers of citizens in the political process of the US political system. Specifically, the book explores the reasons why half of eligible voters fail to exercise their basic right to vote.

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Politics, Media and Campaign Language is an original, groundbreaking analysis of the story of Australian identity told through Australian election campaign language. Introducing the concept of identity security, the book argues that the story of Australian identity is characterised by recurring cycles of anxiety and reassurance, which betray a deep underlying feeling of insecurity.

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Politics, Media and Campaign Language is an original, groundbreaking analysis of the story of Australian identity told through Australian election campaign language. Introducing the concept of identity security, the book argues that the story of Australian identity is characterised by recurring cycles of anxiety and reassurance, which betray a deep underlying feeling of insecurity.

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Contributors to this volume, from established democracies, new and restored democracies, and democracies facing destabilizing pressure, examine the extent to which electoral politics in their countries have been affected by the emergence of high-tech professional campaigns.

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Contributors to this volume, from established democracies, new and restored democracies, and democracies facing destabilizing pressure, examine the extent to which electoral politics in their countries have been affected by the emergence of high-tech professional campaigns.

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Argues that voters are eminently capable of playing an efficacious role in democratic politics and of routinely demonstrating the ability to evaluate competing stewards in a discriminating manner. This book offers a cognitively based model of voting and uses a normal vote approach to analyzing local-level election returns.

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A guide to the strategies of candidates and political parties during American presidential election campaigns. The authors identify the important factors that determine the American political environment and examine the importance of primaries and the role of public financing and debates.

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In the past several decades, the country has seen some incumbent presidents win second terms by margins previously believed to be unattainable, yet has witnessed defeats of more incumbents than at any time in our national history.

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The presidential election of 1912 was critical in American history, defining not only the Progressive Era, but setting domestic political standards that remained implicitly or explicitly influential until the second Nixon administration.

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Mann reorganized the Republicans and placed them strategically on the issueseconomic conservatism domestically and military preparedness internationallythat led to an incremental recovery over nearly a decade.

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Once a prominent feature of most theories on the structure and function of political systems, in recent years, social class or status has become one of the most neglected variables in research on contemporary American politics.

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Calling for increased civic engagement, this book makes a compelling case for reforms that will democratize American elections and provide more power to the people.

Quick-fix plans to "restore democracy" are a dime a dozen.

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When people vote in a democracy, they expect the result of the election to be 'fair.' Is this true in the UK and if not, why not This book explains how our system of 'first-past-the-post' translates votes into seats and is essential reading at a time of unprecedented electoral uncertainty. -- .

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When people vote in a democracy, they expect the result of the election to be 'fair.' Is this true in the UK and if not, why not This book explains how our system of 'first-past-the-post' translates votes into seats and is essential reading at a time of unprecedented electoral uncertainty. -- .