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Politics, social theory, history of ideas
Information and Democracy
Public Policy in the News
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Stuart N. Soroka | University of California, Los Angeles
Using new tools to analyze media coverage and its effects, this book addresses issues of central importance to representative democracy in the US and world-wide: the communication of accurate information about what government does with policy, and public responsiveness to this information.
Communication, Society and Politics
300pp
Feb. 2022 9781108811897 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99
Feb. 2022 9781108491341 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108868242
No Blank Check
The Origins and Consequences of Public Antipathy towards Presidential Power
Andrew Reeves | Washington University in St Louis
No Blank Check presents a comprehensive study of public opinion towards presidential power. Analyzing data from panel surveys, original experiments, and historical polls, the book shows that the public opposes unilateral power and punishes presidents who use it, indicating that the public holds presidents accountable for how they exercise power.
200pp
Sep. 2022 9781316626474 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99
Sep. 2022 9781107174306 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781316795811
Stealth Lobbying Interest Group Influence and Health Care Reform
Amy Melissa McKay | University of Exeter
This book provides new insight into how and when lobbyists influence the American policymaking process, presenting compelling evidence that members of Congress provide greater access to, allow more influence from, and even insert legislation requested by the interest groups and lobbyists who provide financial assistance to their campaigns.
230pp
Jul. 2022
9781009188944 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009188937
The Advantage of Disadvantage
Costly Protest and Political Representation for Marginalized Groups
LaGina Gause | University of California, San Diego
The Advantage of Disadvantage provides insights for scholars and activists into how marginalized groups gain representation through protest. Drawing on formal theory, surveys, and quantitative data, the book presents an interdisciplinary analysis of representation, inequality, and digital activism. Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
220pp
Feb. 2022
9781009074322 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99
Feb. 2022 9781316513576 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009070171
