Local Politics and Mayoral Elections in 21st Century America (eBook, ePUB)

The Keys to City Hall
Redaktion: Foreman, Sean D.; Godwin, Marcia L.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Written as lively narratives in a highly readable style, this book offers a complete and succinct review and analysis of the top mayoral campaigns in major American cities in recent years and the key to winning elections and governing effectively in these metropolitan areas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317578925
• Artikelnr.: 41850063

Autorenporträt

Sean D. Foreman is Associate Professor of Political Science at Barry University. A Board member of the Florida Political Science Association since 2008, Foreman was the organization's president in 2012-13, and has been State and Local Government section head for the FPSA for the past five years. Marcia L. Godwin is Associate Professor of Public Administration at the University of La Verne. Professor Godwin has a background in local government administration in Southern California and provides commentary on regional political issues to local media. Her research also includes local government innovation and redevelopment. She has been the faculty advisor for a number of doctoral dissertations in public administration and chairs the University of La Verne's Institutional Review Board. Professor Godwin is the State, Local, and Urban Politics Section Chair for the 2014 Western Political Science Association Conference.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Thematic Approaches
1. The Political Environment for Mayors in the 21st Century Sean D. Foreman
2. Regime Theory and Beyond: Urban Governance and Elections Marcia L.
Godwin 3. A Descriptive Analysis of Female Mayors: The U.S. and Texas in
Comparative Perspective Melissa Marschall 4. Running and Winning: Examining
Patterns of Latino Candidate Emergence and Success in Mayoral Elections
Carlos E. CuéllarPart 2: City Case Studies 5. Boston: The More Things
Change, The More They Stay The Same Joseph P. Caiazzo 6. Chicago: The
Election of Rahm Emanuel Dick Simpson, Missy Mouritsen Zmuda, and Betty
O'Shaughnessy 7. Cleveland: A Sour Note in the Rock and Roll City William
J. Miller 8. Detroit: The Financial Crisis and the Emergency Manager
Robert J. Mahu and Lyke Thompson 9. Los Angeles: The Perfect Non-Campaign:
The Election of a Hipster Mayor Fernando J. Guerra and Brianne Gilbert 10.
New York: From Entrepreneurialism to Populism: The Rise of Bill de Blasio
as "Everyman's" Mayor of New York City Larry D. Terry II 11. Miami, Miami
Beach and North Miami: Under Scrutiny, Under Water, and Under Arrest Sean
D. Foreman 12. San Diego: Paradise Regained? Nonpartisan Appeals and
Special Election Rules in San Diego's 2013-14 Mayoral Race Steven P. Erie,
Vladimir Kogan, Nazita Lajevardi, and Scott A. MacKenzie 13. St. Louis:
Race and the Reelection of the Longest Serving Mayor of St. Louis P.
Frances Gouzien and David C. Kimball Part 3: Conclusion 14. Lessons Learned
and Keys to Winning Mayoral Elections in Big Cities Marcia L. Godwin and
Sean D. Foreman