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

Charles, Guy-Uriel E., 1970- (Added Author). Gerken, Heather K., 1969- (Added Author). Kang, Michael S., 1973- (Added Author).

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

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ISBN: 1107001676
ISBN: 9781107001671
ISBN: 1107662737
ISBN: 9781107662735
ISBN: 0511976615
ISBN: 9780511976612
ISBN: 1139008005
ISBN: 9781139008006
ISBN: 1139010158
ISBN: 9781139010153
ISBN: 1139009109
ISBN: 9781139009102
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 295 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Publisher: Cambirdge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.