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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…

Jake Tapper, Alex Thompson

Original Sin

An explosive inside reckoning with one of the most fateful conspiracies inAmerican political history---the concerted effort by the President's team to hidehis mental decline.In Greek tragedy, the protagon…

Bad Religion

How Could Hell Be Any Worse

Michelle D. Deardorff

Race and the Law in the United States

"A senior undergraduate textbook exploring the issues and themes within race and law today, and how these can be explained by the judicial past. Historical cases and primary sources are contextualize…

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 …

State and Nation Making in Latin America and Spain

This book thoroughly examines the neoliberal state and its era in Latin America and Spain. It explores neoliberal public policies, power strategies, institutional resources, popular support, and social pr…

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 -…

Jack B. Greenberg, John A. Dearborn

Congressional Expectations of Presidential Self-Restraint

This Element explores how Congress has designed laws reliant on an assumption of presidential self-restraint, an expectation that presidents would respect statutory goals by declining to use their formal …

Robert D. Alvarez, Jason P. Casellas

Shifting Allegiances

This Element examines the growing influence of Latino Republicans in Congress and state legislatures and reveals their diverse nature. Factors contributing to their success include demographics, conservat…

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.

Robert D. Alvarez, Jason P. Casellas

Shifting Allegiances

This Element examines the growing influence of Latino Republicans in Congress and state legislatures and reveals their diverse nature. Factors contributing to their success include demographics, conservat…

Jack B. Greenberg, John A. Dearborn

Congressional Expectations of Presidential Self-Restraint

This Element explores how Congress has designed laws reliant on an assumption of presidential self-restraint, an expectation that presidents would respect statutory goals by declining to use their formal …

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 …

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…