Reviews
"The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics are a grandly ambitious undertaking. Success depends on coverage, scholarship, and editorial command. Measured by these standards, the Handbooks will be immensely valuable to the discipline. The right topics are analyzed by knowledgeable scholars andmanaged by experienced editors. A five-star project that will influence teaching and research for decades." --Professor Charles O. Jones, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Review from previous edition: "While learning about the state of research in political behavior, readers will find interesting nuggets of information on the development of political science in the US. Summing Up: Recommended." --CHOICE, 'Review from previous edition While learning about the state of research in political behavior, readers will find interesting nuggets of information on the development of political science in the US. Summing Up: Recommended.'CHOICE'The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior is a must-own for anyone interested in mass political behavior ... topics range from different methodologies of research to systematic reviews of enduring puzzles in political behavior. The Handbook offers an excellent overview of where we have been as a field, and a roadmap for where future research should go.'Adam J. Berinsky, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.'The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics are a grandly ambitious undertaking. Success depends on coverage, scholarship, and editorial command. Measured by these standards, the Handbooks will be immensely valuable to the discipline. The right topics are analyzed by knowledgeable scholars and managed by experienced editors. A five-star project that will influence teaching and research for decades.'Professor Charles O. Jones, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior is a must-own for anyone interested in mass political behavior ... topics range from different methodologies of research to systematic reviews of enduring puzzles in political behavior. The Handbook offers an excellent overviewof where we have been as a field, and a roadmap for where future research should go." --Adam J. Berinsky, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Table of Content
Part I: Introduction1. Introduction, Jan E. LeighleyPart II: Research Design2. The State of Survey Research as a Research Tool in American Politics, Lonna Rae Atkeson3. Optimizing Survey Questionnaire Design in Political Science: Insights from Psychology, Josh Pasek and Jon A. Krosnick4. Field Experiments and the Study of Political Behavior, Tiffany C. Davenport, Alan S. Gerber, and Donald P. Green5. Formal Modeling, Strategic Behavior, and the Study of American Elections, John H. Aldrich and Arthur LupiaPart III: Participation6. Why Is American Turnout So Low, and Why Should We Care?, Michael D. Martinez7. American Voter Turnout in Historical Perspective, Michael P. McDonald8. Expanding the Possibilities: Reconceptualizing Political Participation as a Tool Box, Fredrick Harris and Daniel Gillion9. Voter Registration: Turnout, Representation, and Reform, Robert D. Brown10. Early, Absentee, and Mail-In Voting, Robert M. Stein and Greg Vonnahme11. Digital Democracy: How Politics Online is Changing Electoral Participation, Karen Mossberger and Caroline J. Tolbert12. Voting Technology, R. Michael Alvarez and Thad E. HallPart IV: Vote Choice13. The Study of Electoral Behavior, Larry M. Bartels14. The American Voter, William G. Jacoby15. Politics, Expertise, and Interdependence within Electorates, T.K. Ahn, Robert Huckfeldt, Alexander K. Mayer, and John B. Ryan16. Constructing the Vote: Media Effects in a Constructionist Model, Maria Armoudian, Ann N Crigler17. Campaign Effects on Vote Choice, Sunshine Hillygus18. Forecasting U.S. Presidential Elections, Thomas HolbrookPart V: Interests, Self- and Otherwise19. Economics, Elections and Voting Behavior, Suzanna Linn, Jonathan Nagler, and Marco A. Morales20. Latinos and Political Behavior: Defining Community to Examine Critical Complexities, John A. Garcia21. Organizing American Politics, Organizing Gender, Kira Sanbonmatsu22. Gauging the God Gap: Religion and Voting in U.S. Presidential Elections, John C. GreenPart VI: Elections Other than Presidential23. Local and National Forces in Congressional Elections, Barry C. Burden and Amber Wichowsky24. The Study of Local Elections in American Politics, Melissa J. Marschall25. Studying State Judicial Races in a Transformed Electoral Environment, Laura Langer, Meghan Leonard and Andrea Polk26. Primary Elections, Barbara Norrander27. Direct Democracy in the United States, Shaun Bowler, Todd DonovanPart VII: Elites and Institutions28. Voters in Context: The Politics of Citizen Behavior, Walter J. Stone and Matthew K. Buttice29. Getting Up Off the Canvass: Rethinking the Study of Mobilization, Kenneth M. Goldstein and Matthew Holleque30. Parties, Elections, and Democratic Politics, John H. Aldrich and John D. Griffin31. Organized Interests: Evolution and Influence, Peter L. Francia32. Money and American Elections, Lynda Powell and Clyde Wilcox33. Redistricting, Bernard Grofman and Thomas L. Brunell34. American Electoral Practices in Comparative Perspective, Mark N. Franklin and Till WeberPart VIII: Reflections35. On Participation: Individuals, Dynamic Categories, and the Context of Power, Jane Junn36. Studying American Elections, Paul R. Abramson, John H. Aldrich and David W. Rohde37. In Search of Representation Theory, Patricia A. Hurley and Kim Quaile Hill, Part I: Introduction1: Jan E. Leighley: IntroductionPart II: Research Design2: Lonna Rae Atkeson: The State of Survey Research as a Research Tool in American Politics3: Josh Pasek and Jon A. Krosnick: Optimizing Survey Questionnaire Design in Political Science: Insights from Psychology4: Tiffany C. Davenport, Alan S. Gerber, and Donald P. Green: Field Experiments and the Study of Political Behavior5: John H. Aldrich and Arthur Lupia: Formal Modeling, Strategic Behavior, and the Study of American ElectionsPart III: Participation6: Michael D. Martinez: Why Is American Turnout So Low, and Why Should We Care?7: Michael P. McDonald: American Voter Turnout in Historical Perspective8: Fredrick Harris and Daniel Gillion: Expanding the Possibilities: Reconceptualizing Political Participation as a Tool Box9: Robert D. Brown: Voter Registration: Turnout, Representation, and Reform10: Robert M. Stein and Greg Vonnahme: Early, Absentee, and Mail-In Voting11: Karen Mossberger and Caroline J. Tolbert: Digital Democracy: How Politics Online is Changing Electoral Participation12: R. Michael Alvarez and Thad E. Hall: Voting TechnologyPart IV: Vote Choice13: Larry M. Bartels: The Study of Electoral Behavior14: William G. Jacoby: The American Voter15: T.K. Ahn, Robert Huckfeldt, Alexander K. Mayer, and John B. Ryan: Politics, Expertise, and Interdependence within Electorates16: Maria Armoudian, Ann N Crigler: Constructing the Vote: Media Effects in a Constructionist Model17: Sunshine Hillygus: Campaign Effects on Vote Choice18: Thomas Holbrook: Forecasting U.S. Presidential ElectionsPart V: Interests, Self- and Otherwise19: Suzanna Linn, Jonathan Nagler, and Marco A. Morales: Economics, Elections and Voting Behavior20: John A. Garcia: Latinos and Political Behavior: Defining Community to Examine Critical Complexities21: Kira Sanbonmatsu: Organizing American Politics, Organizing Gender22: John C. Green: Gauging the God Gap: Religion and Voting in U.S. Presidential ElectionsPart VI: Elections Other than Presidential23: Barry C. Burden and Amber Wichowsky: Local and National Forces in Congressional Elections24: Melissa J. Marschall: The Study of Local Elections in American Politics25: Laura Langer, Meghan Leonard and Andrea Polk: Studying State Judicial Races in a Transformed Electoral Environment26: Barbara Norrander: Primary Elections27: Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan: Direct Democracy in the United StatesPart VII: Elites and Institutions28: Walter J. Stone and Matthew K. Buttice: Voters in Context: The Politics of Citizen Behavior29: Kenneth M. Goldstein and Matthew Holleque: Getting Up Off the Canvass: Rethinking the Study of Mobilization30: John H. Aldrich and John D. Griffin: Parties, Elections, and Democratic Politics31: Peter L. Francia: Organized Interests: Evolution and Influence32: Lynda Powell and Clyde Wilcox: Money and American Elections33: Bernard Grofman and Thomas L. Brunell: Redistricting34: Mark N. Franklin and Till Weber: American Electoral Practices in Comparative PerspectivePart VIII: Reflections35: Jane Junn: On Participation: Individuals, Dynamic Categories, and the Context of Power36: Paul R. Abramson, John H. Aldrich and David W. Rohde: Studying American Elections37: Patricia A. Hurley and Kim Quaile Hill: In Search of Representation Theory
