Negative campaigning is frequently denounced, but it is not well understood. Who conducts negative campaigns? Do they work? What is their effect on voter turnout and attitudes toward government? Just in time for an assessment of election 2004, two distinguished political scientists bring us a sophisticated analysis of negative campaigns for the Senate from 1992 to 2002. The results of their study are surprising and challenge conventional wisdom: negative campaigning has dominated relatively few elections over the past dozen years, there is little evidence that it has had a deleterious effect on our political system, and it is not a particularly effective campaign strategy. These analyses bring novel empirical techniques to the study of basic normative questions of democratic theory and practice.
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Chapter 1 The Problem of Negative Campaigning Chapter 2 The Literature of Negative Campaigning Chapter 3 Who Uses Negative Campaigning? Chapter 4 The Effectiveness of Negative Campaigning Chapter 5 Negative Campaigning in Open-Seat Contests Chapter 6 Effects of Negative Campaigning on the Political System Chapter 7 Normative Thoughts on Negative Campaigning Chapter 8 Appendix A. Description of Studies Included in the Meta-Analysis Chapter 9 Appendix B. Data and Methods
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A timely analysisssss
· Offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of US Senate campaigns.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780742527324
Publisert
2004-07-13
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Vekt
254 gr
Høyde
226 mm
Bredde
244 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224