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Race, reform, and regulation of the electoral process recurring puzzles in American democracy

Title
Race, reform, and regulation of the electoral process [electronic resource] : recurring puzzles in American democracy / edited by Guy-Uriel E. Charles, Heather K. Gerken, Michael S. Kang.
ISBN
9781139009102 (electronic bk.)
1139009109 (electronic bk.)
9781139010153 (electronic bk.)
1139010158 (electronic bk.)
9781107001671
1107001676
Published
Cambirdge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 295 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Summary
"This book offers a critical reevaluation of three fundamental and interlocking themes in American democracy: the relationship between race and politics, the performance and reform of election systems, and the role of courts in regulating the political process. This edited volume features contributions from some of the leading voices in election law and social science. The authors address the recurring questions for American democracy and identify new challenges for the twenty-first century. They not only consider where current policy and scholarship is headed, but also suggest where it ought to go over the next two decades. The book thus provides intellectual guideposts for future scholarship and policy making in American democracy"--Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Print version: Race, reform, and regulation of the electoral process. Cambirdge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 02, 2013
Series
Cambridge studies in election law and democracy.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: the future of elections scholarship / Guy-Uriel E. Charles, Heather K. Gerken and Michael S. Kang
Part I. Race and Politics: Overview: how, if at all, is racial and ethnic stratification changing, and what should we do about it? / Jennifer L. Hochschild; Voting rights: the next generation / Richard L. Pildes; The reconstruction of voting rights / Pamela S. Karlan; Explaining perceptions of competitive threat in a multiracial context / Vincent L. Hutchings, Cara Wong, James Jackson and Ronald E. Brown
Part II. Courts and the Regulation of the Electoral Process: Overview: mapping election law's interior / David Schleicher; The institutional turn in election law scholarship / Heather K. Gerken and Michael S. Kang; Judges as political regulators: evidence and options for institutional change / Richard L. Hasen; Empirical legitimacy and election law / Christopher S. Elmendorf; Judging democracy's boundaries / Samuel Issacharoff
Part III. Election Performance and Reform: Overview: election reform / Alex Keyssar; New directions in the study of voter mobilization: combining psychology and field experimentation / Alan S. Gerber; Popular election monitoring: how technology can enable citizen participation in election administration / Archon Fung; Democracy in the United States: 2020 and beyond: how can scholarly research shape a vision and help to realize it? / Edward B. Foley; Partisanship, public opinion, and redistricting / Joshua Fougere, Stephen Ansolabehere and Nathaniel Persily
Part IV. Conclusion: More or less: searching for regulatory balance / Bruce E. Cain.
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