Thom Reilly, Jacqueline S. Salit, Omar H. Ali

The Independent Voter

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For students, scholars, campaign professionals, activists, and media analysts, this book argues that independent voters are an engine for a transformation of US democracy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 296g
• ISBN-13: 9781032147338
• ISBN-10: 1032147334
• Artikelnr.: 64359123

Autorenporträt

Thom Reilly is Professor in the School of Public Affairs and Co-director of the Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy at Arizona State University. Jacqueline S. Salit is President of Independent Voting and Co-director of the Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy at Arizona State University. Omar H. Ali is Dean of Lloyd International Honors College and Professor of African-American political history at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Authors
Preface
Foreword
Andrew Yang
Introduction
Chapter One: Who Is the Independent Voter?
Chapter Two: Independents in American History
Chapter Three: Independent Voter or Shadow Partisans?
Chapter Four: Independents and Their Uses of Power
Chapter Five: Can Independents Be Key to Bridging the Political Divide?
Chapter Six: Free the Voters: The Legal Barriers and Biases Against
Independents
Chapter Seven: Independents Speak: "We're Not a Party. We're a Mindset"
Chapter Eight: What Binds Independents Together
Chapter Nine: Democracy's Dilemma
Chapter Ten: Developing Democracy
Afterword
Jessie Fields
Timeline
Bibliography