The Enduring Democracy

The Enduring Democracy by Kenneth Dautrich, David A. Yalof, and Christina Bejarano examines the current state of American politics through the lenses of American history and the nation's changing demographics. This two-pronged approach encourages students to place current issues and controversies into historical perspective, and to think critically about how those issues and controversies are impacted by America's increasingly diverse population. By analyzing and understanding the influences of historical context and demographics, students can debate effectively with references, use historical outcomes to predict for the future, and create strong arguments based on what they know about fundamental changes in the political landscape. The highly anticipated Sixth Edition frames the 2016 general election and 2018 midterm elections from the perspective of what they mean to college students, so that they can see the relevance of American government in their daily lives.

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Author: Kenneth J. Dautrich, David A. Yalof, Christina E. Bejarano
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: 01/14/2020
Pages: 440
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.89lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.30w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781544364476

About the Author
Dautrich, Kenneth J.: - Kenneth J. Dautrich (PhD, Rutgers, 1995) is an associate professor of public policy at the University of Connecticut. He is also the founder and former director of the Center for Survey Research & Analysis at the University of Connecticut. Previously, Dr. Dautrich was a research fellow at the Media Studies Center in New York and has served as a senior faculty fellow at the Heldrich Center at Rutgers. His first book, How the News Media Fail American Voters (Columbia University Press, 1999), received scholarly praise in numerous political science circles. He also coauthored The First Amendment and the Media in the Court of Public Opinion (Cambridge University Press, 2002) and The Future of the First Amendment (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008). Dr. Dautrich's research and teaching focus on public opinion and American elections. For the past six years he has directed a set of national surveys on civic literacy in the American public and the role of higher education in advancing knowledge about American government. He directs an annual national survey on the state of the First Amendment for the Freedom Forum's Newseum Institute and a biannual survey of the millennial generation on the future of the First Amendment for the Knight Foundation.Bejarano, Christina E.: - Christina E. Bejarano (PhD and MA, University of Iowa; BA, University of North Texas) is department chair and professor of Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies at Texas Woman's University. Her research and teaching interests are in American gender politics, in particular the areas of gender, race/ethnicity, and political behavior. Her interest in the conditions under which racial/ethnic minorities and women successfully compete for U.S. electoral office is reflected in her book, The Latina Advantage: Gender, Race, and Political Success (University of Texas Press, 2013). Her work also focuses on how racial/ethnic minorities and women can shape or influence the current electoral environment, which is reflected in her book, The Latino Gender Gap in U.S. Politics (Routledge, 2014). Professor Bejarano has also written journal articles for publication in Political Research Quarterly and Politics & Gender. Yalof, David A.: - David A. Yalof (PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 1997; JD, University of Virginia, 1991) is department head and professor of political science at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. His first book, Pursuit of Justices: Presidential Politics and the Selection of Supreme Court Nominees (University of Chicago Press, 1999), was awarded the American Political Science Association′s Richard E. Neustadt Award as the best book published on presidential studies in 1999. His most recent book is Prosecution among Friends: Presidents, Attorneys General, and Executive Branch Wrongdoing (Texas A&M University Press, 2012). He is also the coauthor of The First Amendment and the Media in the Court of Public Opinion (Cambridge University Press, 2002), The Future of the First Amendment (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008), and Constitutional Law: Civil Liberty and Individual Rights (Foundation Press, 2007). Dr. Yalof has written extensively on issues in constitutional law and Supreme Court appointment politics. His work has been published in Political Research Quarterly, Judicature, Constitutional Commentary, and various other journals.

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