Political Behavior and Public Opinion

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Broken Record

The Origins and Evolution of Recorded Voting in the U.S. Congress

By Michael Steven Lynch & Anthony Joseph Madonna
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Political History, Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Yay or Nay? Exploring how roll call voting has contributed to political polarization

Strategic Responsiveness

How Congress Confronts Presidential Power

By Scott H Ainsworth, Brian M Harward, and Kenneth W Moffett
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance, Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Revealing the role of policy in the struggle for power between Congress and the president

Interrogating Integration

Sport, Celebrity, and Scandal in the Making of New Germany

By Kate Zambon
Subjects: German Studies, Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Sports
Series: Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany

Examining integration discourse through the lens of public debates and sporting events in Germany

In Search of Admiration and Respect

Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in the United States, 1875–1974

By Yanqiu Zheng
Subjects: Asian Studies, China, Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Cultural Studies, History, Chinese History, Art, Art History, Literary Studies, Asian Literature, Theater and Performance
Series: China Understandings Today

Reframes cultural diplomacy as part of China's ongoing quest for modernity beyond wealth and power

Mass–Elite Representation Gap in Old and New Democracies

Critical Junctures and Elite Agency

Edited by Jaemin Shim
Subjects: Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Public Policy, Political Theory
Series: New Comparative Politics

How can we explain policy preference mismatch between voters and their representatives?

Generational Politics in the United States

From the Silents to Gen Z and Beyond

Edited by Sally Friedman & David Schultz
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Political Communication

How generational change impacts the future of American politics

State Institutions, Civic Associations, and Identity Demands

Regional Movements in Greater Southeast Asia

Edited by Amy H. Liu & Joel Selway
Subjects: Asian Studies, South/Southeast Asia, Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Comparative Politics
Series: Emerging Democracies

An in-depth look at why autonomy movements fail or succeed

None of the Above

Protest Voting in Latin American Democracies

By Mollie J. Cohen
Subjects: Latin American Studies, Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Governance
Series: Emerging Democracies

How citizens casting an invalid vote still contribute to democracy

China as Number One?

The Emerging Values of a Rising Power

By Yang Zhong & Ronald F. Inglehart
Subjects: Asian Studies, China, Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Series: China Understandings Today

Examining the contemporary rise in China’s political, economic, and military power through the opinions of its citizens

Warping Time

How Contending Political Forces Manipulate the Past, Present, and Future

By Benjamin Ginsberg & Jennifer Bachner
Subjects: Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Political History

Time is a powerful political tool

Symbolic Objects in Contentious Politics

Edited by Benjamin Abrams & Peter Robert Gardner
Subjects: Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Sociology

So much depends upon a yellow umbrella (or a pink hat)

The State You See

How Government Visibility Creates Political Distrust and Racial Inequality

By Aaron J. Rosenthal
Subjects: Race and Ethnicity, Political Science, Public Policy, Political Behavior and Public Opinion

How race affects Americans' experiences of government

Democracy's News

A Primer on Journalism for Citizens Who Care about Democracy

By G. Michael Killenberg & Rob Anderson
Subjects: Media Studies, Journalism, Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion

How a free press can unite America

Rejuvenating Communism

Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in Post-Mao China

By Jérôme Doyon
Subjects: Asian Studies, China, Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Series: China Understandings Today

How the Chinese party-state attracts young officials to renew its elite

Twilight of the American State

By Pierre Schlag
Subjects: Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, American Politics

The American law state's many personalities create its political-legal dysfunction, setting the stage for new eras including the rise of Trump

Gendered Pluralism

By Katherine Tate & Belinda Robnett
Subjects: Political Science, Race and Politics, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, American Politics
Series: The CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics

Examines the extent to which gender influences the political policy views and attitudes of women

Struggles for Political Change in the Arab World

Regimes, Oppositions, and External Actors after the Spring

Edited by Lisa Blaydes, Amr Hamzawy, and Hesham Sallam
Subjects: Political Science, Comparative Politics, Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Series: Emerging Democracies

Long-term effects of the Arab Spring

Rationality of Irrationality

Political Determinants and Effects of Party Position Blurring

By Kyung Joon Han
Subjects: Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Political Communication

Ambiguous party positions distract voters from thinking about the issues

Twenty-First Century Military Innovation

Technological, Organizational, and Strategic Change beyond Conventional War

By Marcus Schulzke
Subjects: Political Science, Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies, Political Behavior and Public Opinion

How the military actively reengineers for success on and off the battlefield

Home Field Advantage

Roots, Reelection, and Representation in the Modern Congress

By Charles R Hunt
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Political History, Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Investigates the effects of legislators’ local roots on congressional campaigns, elections, and representation

Democracy's Meanings

How the Public Understands Democracy and Why It Matters

By Nicholas T. Davis, Kirby Goidel, and Keith Gaddie
Subjects: Political Science, Governance, Political Behavior and Public Opinion

How do the people who make up American democracy view and judge its process?

The Dictator's Dilemma at the Ballot Box

Electoral Manipulation, Economic Maneuvering, and Political Order in Autocracies

By Masaaki Higashijima
Subjects: Political Science, Comparative Politics, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Political Economy
Series: Emerging Democracies

Dictators don't dance

The Dictator's Dilemma at the Ballot Box

Electoral Manipulation, Economic Maneuvering, and Political Order in Autocracies

By Masaaki Higashijima
Subjects: Political Science, Comparative Politics, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Political Economy
Series: Emerging Democracies

Dictators don't dance

What Women Want

Gender and Voting in Britain, Japan and the United States

By Gill Steel
Subjects: Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Gender Studies

Women vote their own minds

Elite-Led Mobilization and Gay Rights

Dispelling the Myth of Mass Opinion Backlash

By Benjamin George Bishin, Thomas Joseph Hayes, Matthew Benjamin Incantalupo, and Charles Anthony Smith
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Human Rights

Grassroots America supports LBGTQ rights even when leaders do not

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