High-Tech Grass Roots: The Professionalization of Local Elections

Election campaigns in small and mid-sized electoral districts have been run from the grass roots from the beginning of the republic. Yard signs, door-to-door canvassing, and soap-box oratory have characterized state and local elections for years, and many predict their persistence into the 21st century. This book looks at new trends in small-town politics, tracking the infiltration of sophisticated communications technology, the use of political consultants, and the increase in fundraising and campaign expenditures. Original surveys, interviews, and in-depth case studies lead the author to conclude that the new tactics are with us to stay, but that their potentially negative effects--rising campaign budgets and diminished citizen participation--may be mitigated by creative approaches to reform.

Info autore

J. Cherie Strachan is assistant professor of communication at the University of Albany.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Cherie J. Strachan
• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9780742517653
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1765-3
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 158 mm x 236 mm x 16 mm
• Peso: 322 g
• Serie: Campaigning American Style
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva