Brett L. Savage, Jacob Sutherland

California Politics Is Local (eBook, ePUB)

Voting Behavior and Special Districts

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that California politics should be viewed through a local lens due to the principal-agent relationship present in local governments around the state and, through a variety of recent civil rights and public goods case studies, presents a comprehensive understanding of 21st century California local politics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040323458
• Artikelnr.: 73144046

Autorenporträt

Brett L. Savage is Assistant Professor of Teaching at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his PhD in Political Science from the University of California. His research focuses on several areas including American politics, public law, local government, public policy, and electoral behavior. Brett served as Vice President of the Apple Valley Fire Protection District from 2017 to 2021.

Jacob Sutherland is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on several areas including public policy, institutions, urban affairs, and civic engagement. Jacob is also Managing Editor for Political Research Quarterly.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Case for Studying Special Districts and Local Elections Part I:
Voters in Local Elections 2. Who Participates in Local Elections?
California versus the United States 3. Who Finds Low-Salience Elections
Salient? An Analysis of Participation in Four Orange County Off-Cycle
Elections Part II: Special District Representatives 4. The Principal-Agent
Dilemma: Appointed versus Elected Special District Representatives 5.
Launch Pad or Final Resting Place: How do Special District Representatives
View the Positions they Hold? Part III: Special Districts 6. Why does
California have so many Special Districts? Migration, Economics, and
Partisanship 7. Community Members versus Special District Representatives:
The Case of the Temecula Valley Unified School District 8. California
Politics is Local. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C