Presidential Election of 2020 - Donald Trump and the Crisis of Democracy

The Presidential Election of 2020: Donald Trump and the Crisis of Democracy analyzes the election in the context of the Trump presidency, his self-aggrandizing behavior and the threat he posed to the continuation of democracy in America. Trump's behavior leading up to the election and in the transition period that followed, and his and others' continuing efforts to introduce an authoritarian governing system represents the nation's number one challenge.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Donald Trump and His Presidency by William Crotty
Chapter 2: Donald Trump: A Personal and Political Profile and Impact on the Presidential
Election of 2020 by William Crotty
Chapter 3: The 2020 Presidential Nominations by Barbara Norrander
Chapter 4: Stability and Change in the 2020 Election: An Election Like No Other by Arthur C.
Paulson
Chapter 5: The 2020 Election and the States: Federalism Takes the Stage by John J. McGlennon
Chapter 6: Women and the 2020 Election: Breaking Down Barriers by Susan A. MacManus and
Amy N. Benner
Chapter 7: Democracy, When? The Democratic Vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the
Political Moment of Race in American Politics and the Political Science Discipline by
Shayla C. Nunnally
Chapter 8: Environmental Issues in the 2020 Campaign by John C. Berg
Chapter 9: Health Care and the 2020 Elections: Three Competing Visions Plus a Pandemic by
Thomas R. Marshall
Chapter 10: A Nation in Crisis by John Kenneth White

About the author

Edited by William Crotty - Contributions by Amy N. Benner; John C. Berg; William Crotty; Susan A. MacManus; Thomas R. Marshall; John J. McGlennon; Barbara Norrander; Shayla C. Nunnally; Arthur C. Paulson and John Kenneth White

Product details

• Authors: William Crotty
• Assisted by: William Crotty (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.06.2021
• EAN: 9781793625557
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-555-7
• No. of pages: 302
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, United States of America, USA, Political campaigning & advertising, Political campaigning and advertising, Civil rights & citizenship, Elections & referenda, Civics and citizenship, Elections and referenda / suffrage