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Campaign crises : detours on the road to Congress /
"Sam Garrett explores the dynamic process of electioneering by focusing on the insights and activities of political professionals: the consultants, party officials, staff, and others who make a career out of campaigning. As his analysis makes clear, how these experts handle crises - be they rea...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boulder, Colo. :
Lynne Rienner Publishers,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title page; copyright page; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Table 2.1 How Political Professionals Defined Campaign Crises; Table 2.2 Partisan Differences and Use of the Attack Frame: First-Round Interviews; Table 2.3 Partisan Differences and Use of the Attack Frame: All Interviews; Table 2.4 Partisan Differences and Use of the Reactive Attack Frame: First-Round Interviews; Table 2.5 Professional Differences and Use of the Attack Frame: All Interviews; Table 2.6 Professional Differences and Use of the Constant Crisis Frame: All Interviews.
- Table 2.7 Professional Differences and Use of the Constant Crisis Frame: First-Round InterviewsFigure 2.1 The Typology of Campaign Crises; Figure 2.2 The Typology of Campaign Crises and the Cases; Table 3.1 Strategic Decisionmakers During Crises; Table 4.1 Election Results for the Case Studies; Acknowledgments; ch1-Campaigns, Crises, and Modern US Politics; Unifying Theory and Practice; Why Political Professionals?; Moving Beyond Scandal; Context, Crises, and Modern House and Senate Campaigns; Methodological Overview; Overview; A Note to Readers; Notes; ch2-What Crises Are and Why They Matter.
- The Existing Focus on ScandalHow Political Professionals Defined Campaign Crises; Professional Demographics and Defining Crises; Campaign Crises Versus Traditional Scandals; The Typology of Campaign Crises; Connecting the Typology Dimensions and the Crisis Definitions; Conclusion; Notes; ch3-Campaign Leadership and Strategy During Crises; The Evolution of Campaign Leadership; Strategic Decisionmaking Teams; Strategic Reasons for Keeping the Decisionmaking Team Small; Relationships Between Consultants and Campaign Managers; Candidates, Families, and the Personal Side of Campaign Strategy.
- Campaign Organizations and Preventing Crises: The Role of ResearchExternal Players: Campaign Relationships with Parties and Interest Groups During Crises; Conclusion; Notes; ch4-Recognizing and Creating Crises: The Cleland-Chambliss Race; The Case Studies and the Typology of Campaign Crises; The 2002 Georgia Senate Race; Notes; ch5-An Environment of Crisis: The Torricelli-Forrester-Lautenberg Race; Crises on the Horizon?; Concluding Comments on Crises in the Torricelli-Forrester-Lautenberg Race; Notes; ch6-A Crisis of Epic Proportions: The Wellstone-Coleman-Mondale Race.
- Crises on the Horizon?The Coleman Decisionmaking Team and Organization; Crises for the Mondale Campaign; Concluding Comments on Crises and the Wellstone-Coleman-Mondale Race; Notes; ch7-Subtle Crises and Fair Fights: The Cantwell-Gorton Race; Crises on the Horizon?; Concluding Comments on Crises and the Cantwell-Gorton Race; Notes; ch8-Conclusion; Defining Crises; Implications for Campaign Organizations; Strategy, Tactics, and Crises; Comparing Case Studies and Considering the Typology; Crises and the Test of Time; Foundations for Future Research; Consultants and Candidates: A Brief Afterword.