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The Social Citizen
Human beings are social animals. Yet despite vast amounts of research into political decision making, very little attention has been devoted to its social dimensions. In political science, social relationships are generally thought of as mere sources of information, rather than active influences on one’s political decisions. Drawing upon data from settings as diverse as South Los Angeles and Chicago’s wealthy North Shore, Betsy Sinclair shows that social networks do not merely inform citizen’s behavior, they can—and do—have the power to change it. From the decision to donate money to a campaign or vote for a particular candidate to declaring oneself a Democrat or Republican, basic ...
Computational Social Science
Quantitative research in social science research is changing rapidly. Researchers have vast and complex arrays of data with which to work: we have incredible tools to sift through the data and recognize patterns in that data; there are now many sophisticated models that we can use to make sense of those patterns; and we have extremely powerful computational systems that help us accomplish these tasks quickly. This book focuses on some of the extraordinary work being conducted in computational social science - in academia, government, and the private sector - while highlighting current trends, challenges, and new directions. Thus, Computational Social Science showcases the innovative methodological tools being developed and applied by leading researchers in this new field. The book shows how academics and the private sector are using many of these tools to solve problems in social science and public policy.
Get Out the Vote
What are the most cost-effective ways to increase voter turnout? Whether the ambition is to win elections, promote civic engagement, or bolster the legitimacy of democratic institutions, this question is of enormous significance to those who run and study campaigns. Since the original edition appeared in 2004 Get Out the Vote has become the indispensable guide to understand how to mobilize voters. Combining information from their own extensive field research and the rapidly expanding number of studies conducted by a growing network of scholars and campaign consultants, Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber bring scientific rigor to the subject, challenging much of the conventional wisdom about what works and what doesn't in political campaigns. Updated to include the newest research and published in time for the 2024 election cycle, Get Out the Vote will again be the indispensable guide to voter mobilization for campaign managers, consultants, and activists across the political spectrum. In addition, Green and Gerber provide students an accessible introduction to campaign research methodology.
Taffy Sinclair, Baby Ashley and Me
Jane and Taffy find a baby abandoned on the front steps of their school and become overnight celebrities.
When Angels Fly
When Angels Fly tells of love and loss at a hospital in Spokane, Washington.After the death of her mother in 1988, Hailee Bradford Richards grew up in Sun Valley, Idaho, raised by her father, John Bradford, and a Shoshone Indian woman named Sadie. Deeply rooted in her tribal customs, Sadie had an ingrained belief that spirits walk among us, lending help with our daily lives.Now a doctor of radiology, Hailee has spent most of her adult life rejecting Sadie’s superstitious beliefs. Confronted with the unexpected death of her husband, Dr. Peter Richards, Hailee manages to get through his memorial before discovering that she is pregnant. Angry with God for taking another person she loves, Hailee struggles to accept the things she cannot change.Holden Chambers, chief of staff at Sacred Heart Hospital, befriends Hailee after failing to save Peter when he was brought into the ER. What begins as moral support turns into longing when Holden discovers he has fallen in love with the wife of his dead colleague.This heartfelt story reaches deep into our spirit to show us that we can survive, even after we think we have survived the worst that life has dealt us.
Why Governments and Parties Manipulate Elections
This book documents the widespread use of blatant and excessive manipulation of elections and explains what drives this practice. Alberto Simpser shows that, in many instances, governments and parties manipulate elections not only to gain votes, but also to transmit or distort information. This manipulation conveys an image of strength, shaping others' behavior to the benefit of the manipulators, increasing the scope for the manipulators to pursue their goals while in government and mitigating future challenges to their hold on power.
Taffy Sinclair Strikes Again
Jana and her four sixth-grade friends are out to give gorgeous Taffy Sinclair a little competition. But their attempt ends in disaster and Jana finds she has four new enemies.
Law and Election Politics
Though the courts have been extremely active in interpreting the rules of the electoral game, this role is misunderstood and understudied—as, in many cases, are the rules themselves. Law and Election Politics illustrates how election laws and electoral politics are intertwined, analyzing the rules of the game and some of the most important—and most controversial—decisions the courts have made on a variety of election-related subjects. More than a typical law book that summarizes cases, Mathew Streb has assembled an outstanding group of scholars to place electoral laws and the courts‘ rulings on those laws in the context of electoral politics. They comprehensively cover the range of topics important to election law—campaign finance, political parties, campaigning, redistricting, judicial elections, the Internet, voting machines, voter identification, ballot access, and direct democracy. This is an essential resource both for students of the electoral process and scholars of election law and election reform.
Son of Scarface
A Memoir by the Grandson of Al Capone is a journal of the grandson of the most notorious gangster in American History. Chris W Knight chronicles his courageous search to find the truth behind the lies, the deceptions and the heartaches. Torn between denying the family bloodline and embracing it, he finds himself forced to confront a dual identity, that he is not only the grandchild of a celebrity, but the grandchild of America's most notorious and infamous Mob boss. Book jacket.
Nobody Likes Taffy Sinclair
Having made a TV movie in Hollywood, Taffy Sinclair comes back to Wakeman Junior High. But life seems pretty ordinary after the movie set, and Taffy can't help feeling different. Then she learns that the TV movie will become a prime-time series and the producer wants her to play the star.
