http://blog.oup.com/2012/08/declaration-of-independence-campaign-finance-reform/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.oup.com/2012/08/declaration-of-independence-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-404100 Political dramaturgy and character in 2012 | OUPblog Thu, 09 May 2013 01:10:22 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=27771#comment-404100 [...] the Greeks and American Founding Fathers to modern political scientists, democracy has been misunderstood as an exercise in rationality. [...] [...] the Greeks and American Founding Fathers to modern political scientists, democracy has been misunderstood as an exercise in rationality. [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/08/declaration-of-independence-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-404033 An Anatomy of #Eastwooding | OUPblog Wed, 08 May 2013 23:44:36 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=27771#comment-404033 [...] and Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Our scholars previously tackled the issues of money and politics, and the role of political conventions. This week we turn to the role of [...] [...] and Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Our scholars previously tackled the issues of money and politics, and the role of political conventions. This week we turn to the role of [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/08/declaration-of-independence-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-293253 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Theodore Roosevelt, family man as political strategy Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:31:14 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=27771#comment-293253 [...] election, and Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Our scholars previously tackled the issue of money and politics, the role of political conventions, and the role of media in [...] [...] election, and Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Our scholars previously tackled the issue of money and politics, the role of political conventions, and the role of media in [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/08/declaration-of-independence-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-292782 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Red families v. blue families revisited Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:31:45 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=27771#comment-292782 [...] election, and Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Our scholars previously tackled the issue of money and politics, the role of political conventions, and  the role of media in politics. This [...] [...] election, and Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Our scholars previously tackled the issue of money and politics, the role of political conventions, and  the role of media in politics. This [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/08/declaration-of-independence-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-292456 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Work-life balance and why women don’t run Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:30:25 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=27771#comment-292456 [...] election, and Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Our scholars previously tackled the issue of money and politics, the role of political conventions, and the role of media in politics. [...] [...] election, and Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Our scholars previously tackled the issue of money and politics, the role of political conventions, and the role of media in politics. [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/08/declaration-of-independence-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-291097 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Networked politics in 2008 and 2012 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:30:57 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=27771#comment-291097 [...] and Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Our scholars previously tackled the issues of money and politics, and the role of political conventions. This week we turn to the role of media [...] [...] and Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Our scholars previously tackled the issues of money and politics, and the role of political conventions. This week we turn to the role of media [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/08/declaration-of-independence-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-288994 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Money and politics: A look behind the news Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:30:36 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=27771#comment-288994 [...] our authors are tackling the issue of money and politics. Read the previous post in this series: “The Declaration of Independence and campaign finance reform” by Alexander Tsesis, “Money for nothing? The great 2012 campaign spending spree” by [...] [...] our authors are tackling the issue of money and politics. Read the previous post in this series: “The Declaration of Independence and campaign finance reform” by Alexander Tsesis, “Money for nothing? The great 2012 campaign spending spree” by [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/08/declaration-of-independence-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-288791 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Five things you may not know about leadership PACs Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:31:15 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=27771#comment-288791 [...] our authors are tackling the issue of money and politics. Read the previous post in this series: “The Declaration of Independence and campaign finance reform” by Alexander Tsesis and “Money for nothing? The great 2012 campaign spending spree” by Andrew [...] [...] our authors are tackling the issue of money and politics. Read the previous post in this series: “The Declaration of Independence and campaign finance reform” by Alexander Tsesis and “Money for nothing? The great 2012 campaign spending spree” by Andrew [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/08/declaration-of-independence-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-288619 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Money for nothing? The great 2012 campaign spending spree Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:30:31 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=27771#comment-288619 [...] What may make a difference is not the money but some event that reinforces or resonates with the story that one side is trying to tell about the campaign. It might be a particularly strong or weak economic report. Or it could be an international crisis. (For example, on the eve of the 1956 election, Great Britain, France and Israel provoked a crisis over the Suez Canal that allowed Dwight Eisenhower to demonstrate a commitment to international norms, reinforcing his image as a steady leader in dangerous times.) Events empower stories. They make it possible for a campaign or party to declare, “So, you see, it’s just as we said.” No amount of campaign spending can have the same impact. Andrew Polsky is Professor of Political Science at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. A former editor of the journal Polity, his most recent book is Elusive Victories: The American Presidency at War. Read Andrew Polsky’s previous blog posts. Oxford University Press USA is putting together a series of articles on a political topic each week for the next four weeks in anticipation of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, and American presidential race. This week our authors are tackling the issue of money and politics. Read the previous post in this series: “The Declaration of Independence and campaign finance reform.” [...] [...] What may make a difference is not the money but some event that reinforces or resonates with the story that one side is trying to tell about the campaign. It might be a particularly strong or weak economic report. Or it could be an international crisis. (For example, on the eve of the 1956 election, Great Britain, France and Israel provoked a crisis over the Suez Canal that allowed Dwight Eisenhower to demonstrate a commitment to international norms, reinforcing his image as a steady leader in dangerous times.) Events empower stories. They make it possible for a campaign or party to declare, “So, you see, it’s just as we said.” No amount of campaign spending can have the same impact. Andrew Polsky is Professor of Political Science at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. A former editor of the journal Polity, his most recent book is Elusive Victories: The American Presidency at War. Read Andrew Polsky’s previous blog posts. Oxford University Press USA is putting together a series of articles on a political topic each week for the next four weeks in anticipation of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, and American presidential race. This week our authors are tackling the issue of money and politics. Read the previous post in this series: “The Declaration of Independence and campaign finance reform.” [...]

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