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Why Welfare States Persist

The Importance of Public Opinion in Democracies

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

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Why Welfare States Persist

The Importance of Public Opinion in Democracies

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

The world’s richer democracies all provide such public benefits as pensions and health care, but why are some far more generous than others? And why, in the face of globalization and fiscal pressures, has the welfare state not been replaced by another model? Reconsidering the myriad issues raised by such pressing questions, Clem Brooks and Jeff Manza contend here that public opinion has been an important, yet neglected, factor in shaping welfare states in recent decades. Analyzing data on sixteen countries, Brooks and Manza find that the preferences of citizens profoundly influence the welfare policies of their governments and the behavior of politicians in office. Shaped by slow-moving forces such as social institutions and collective memories, these preferences have counteracted global pressures that many commentators assumed would lead to the welfare state’s demise. Moreover, Brooks and Manza show that cross-national differences in popular support help explain why Scandinavian social democracies offer so much more than liberal democracies such as the United States and the United Kingdom. Significantly expanding our understanding of both public opinion and social policy in the world’s most developed countries, this landmark study will be essential reading for scholars of political economy, public opinion, and democratic theory.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226075958

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Whose Rights?

Counterterrorism and the Dark Side of American Public Opinion

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

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Whose Rights?

Counterterrorism and the Dark Side of American Public Opinion

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, the U.S. government adopted a series of counterterrorism policies that radically altered the prevailing balance between civil liberties and security. These changes allowed for warrantless domestic surveillance, military commissions at Guantanamo Bay and even extralegal assassinations. Now, more than a decade after 9/11, these sharply contested measures appear poised to become lasting features of American government. What do Americans think about these policies? Where do they draw the line on what the government is allowed to do in the name of fighting terrorism? Drawing from a wealth of survey and experimental data, Whose Rights? explores the underlying sources of public attitudes toward the war on terror in a more detailed and comprehensive manner than has ever been attempted. In an analysis that deftly deploys the tools of political science and psychology, Whose Rights? addresses a vexing puzzle: Why does the counterterrorism agenda persist even as 9/11 recedes in time and the threat from Al Qaeda wanes? Authors Clem Brooks and Jeff Manza provocatively argue that American opinion, despite traditionally showing strong support for civil liberties, exhibits a “dark side” that tolerates illiberal policies in the face of a threat. Surveillance of American citizens, heightened airport security, the Patriot Act and targeted assassinations enjoy broad support among Americans, and these preferences have remained largely stable over the past decade. There are, however, important variations: Waterboarding and torture receive notably low levels of support, and counterterrorism activities sanctioned by formal legislation, as opposed to covert operations, tend to draw more favor. To better evaluate these trends, Whose Rights? examines the concept of “threat-priming” and finds that getting people to think about the specter of terrorism bolsters anew their willingness to support coercive measures. A series of experimental surveys also yields fascinating insight into the impact of national identity cues. When respondents are primed to think that American citizens would be targeted by harsh counterterrorism policies, support declines significantly. On the other hand, groups such as Muslims, foreigners, and people of Middle Eastern background elicit particularly negative attitudes and increase support for counterterrorism measures. Under the right conditions, Brooks and Manza show, American support for counterterrorism activities can be propelled upward by simple reminders of past terrorism plots and communication about disliked external groups. Whose Rights? convincingly argues that mass opinion plays a central role in the politics of contemporary counterterrorism policy. With their clarity and compelling evidence, Brooks and Manza offer much-needed insight into the policy responses to the defining conflict of our age and the psychological impact of terrorism.

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Russell Sage Foundation

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1610448014

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Social Cleavages and Political Change

Voter Alignments and U.S. Party Coalitions

By: Jeff Manza,Clem Brooks

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Social Cleavages and Political Change

Voter Alignments and U.S. Party Coalitions

By: Jeff Manza,Clem Brooks

What social groups support which political party, and how that support has changed over time, are central questions in the sociology of political behaviour. This study provides the first systematic book-length reassessment and restatement of the sociological approach to American politics in more than 20 years. It challenges widespread arguments that the importance of social cleavages have declined precipitously in recent years in the face of post-industrial social and economic changes. The book reconceptualizes the concept of social cleavages and focus on four major cleavages in American society: class, religion, gender, and race, arguing a that a number of important changes in the alignments of the groups making up these four cleavages have occurred. The book examines the implications of these changes for the Democratic and Republican Parties. The findings of the book are examined in light of the central dilemmas facing the two major parties in the contemporary political environment.

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OUP Oxford

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0191544620

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Locked Out

Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy

By: Jeff Manza,Christopher Uggen

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Locked Out

Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy

By: Jeff Manza,Christopher Uggen

Mr. Manza and Mr. Uggen... wade into one of the most contested empirical debates in political science: How many (if any) recent American elections would have gone differently if all former felons had been allowed to vote?"--The Chronicle of Higher Education. Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen, who understand the vastness of the jailers' reach, follow the story out of the cell and into the voting booth. Locked Out examines how the disenfranchisement of felons shapes American democracyhardly a hypothetical matter in an age of split electorates and hanging chads.... Exacting and fair, their work should persuade even those who come to the subject skeptically that an injustice is at hand.The New York Review of Books. 5.4 million Americans--1 in every 40 voting age adultsare denied the right to participate in democratic elections because of a past or current felony conviction. In several American states, 1 in 4 black men cannot vote due to a felony conviction. In a country that prides itself on universal suffrage, how did the United States come to deny a voice to such a large percentage of its citizenry? What are the consequences of large-scale disenfranchisement--for election outcomes, for the reintegration of former offenders back into their communities, and for public policy more generally? Locked Out exposes one of the most important, yet little known, threats to the health of American democracy today. It reveals the centrality of racial factors in the origins of these laws, and their impact on politics today. Marshalling the first real empirical evidence on the issue to make a case for reform, the authors' path-breaking analysis will inform all future policy and political debates on the laws governing the political rights of criminals.

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Oxford University Press

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0195341945

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Inequality and Society

By: Jeff Manza,Michael Sauder

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Inequality and Society

By: Jeff Manza,Michael Sauder

With the ideal balance of classic essays and more contemporary studies, Inequality and Society covers the standard themes of poverty and inequality while bringing political institutions into the analysis.

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W. W. Norton

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0393977250

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The Labor of Luck

Casino Capitalism in the United States and South Africa

By: Jeff Sallaz

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The Labor of Luck

Casino Capitalism in the United States and South Africa

By: Jeff Sallaz

A rich and compelling comparative study of a rapidly growing and little-studied global industry. Sallaz offers an extremely clever and provocative account that is sure to stimulate a lot of debate among scholars."—Ruth Milkman, University of California, Los Angeles and author of L.A. Story: Immigrant Workers and the Future of the U.S. Labor Movement "A tremendous tour de force. It is astonishing in its scope, ranging effortlessly from the minutiae of shop floor life to the heights of comparative national political and economic history, from breezily personal (and often amusing) to a brilliant reconstruction of social theory."—Steven Henry Lopez, Ohio State University and author of Reorganizing the Rust Belt: An Inside Study of the American Labor Movement

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Univ of California Press

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0520259491

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Dark Passions

By: Jeff Gelb,Michael Garrett

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Dark Passions

By: Jeff Gelb,Michael Garrett

Not all love is innocent. Some desires swallow you whole. . . There's more than meets the eye to the twenty twisted pleasures collected here, with death and desire lying in wait behind every corner. One goth girl finds the man whose love can make her beautiful and whose body can bring her ecstasy—if she can stomach the price. . . A zombie apocalypse destroys a man's family, but "til death do us part" is a vow his wife won't forget—even if she's now more on the undead side. A vampire hunter wakes up the morning after and has to discover what forbidden pleasures he indulged in the night before—he suspects they might involve the drop-dead gorgeous bloodsucker next door. . . These and many more tales of sinister passion lie inside—if you aren't afraid of the dark. . ..

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Pinnacle Books

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0786029048

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Rethinking America

The Imperial Homeland in the 21st Century

By: Jeff Maskovsky,Ida Susser

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Rethinking America

The Imperial Homeland in the 21st Century

By: Jeff Maskovsky,Ida Susser

How has domestic life been reorganised to accommodate the new U.S. imperial ambitions? What are the consequences of empire for the people living here "at home"? This new collection of essays answers these questions by exploring the cultural, political, and economic shifts that are now under way in the United States. Encouraging a radical rethinking of what the country is today, this book highlights the connection of U.S. imperial strategies to the production of insecurity, uncertainty, and deepening inequality at home. Rethinking America also explores the instabilities and contradictions of the new imperialism from the unique vantage point of the newly emerging U.S. "homeland." Comprised of work from leading figures in the field of U.S. ethnography, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the changes taking place in the United States in the early years of the twenty-first century.

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Routledge

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1317252861

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Virginia Way, The: Democracy and Power after 2016

By: Jeff Thomas

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Virginia Way, The: Democracy and Power after 2016

By: Jeff Thomas

For four hundred years, Virginia's politicians have preached a "Virginia Way" of honor, gentility and democracy. In reality, this ideology bred a corrupt political class, a runaway electricity company, a university that reflected the values of donors and a school system that suffered from cronyism. This Virginia Way prevented rather than promoted the success of its stated democratic ideals. Readers from the right, left and middle will learn much about how their government operates and understand Virginia in a whole new way. Author Jeff Thomas explodes the myth of the Virginia Way with an insightful portrait of the people, politics and power that run the Commonwealth.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467143685

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The Winding Path of Transformation

Finding Yourself Between Glory and Humility

By: Jeff Tacklind

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The Winding Path of Transformation

Finding Yourself Between Glory and Humility

By: Jeff Tacklind

Pastor Jeff Tacklind knows that the spiritual journey can be winding and halting rather than a constant ascent of growth—full of paradox, tension, and surprises. Drawing from the natural world and following guides such as C. S. Lewis, Henri Nouwen, and Søren Kierkegaard, Tacklind's honest and meditative account will inspire those on the winding path of following God.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830872248

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Class And Party In American Politics

By: Jeffrey Stonecash

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Class And Party In American Politics

By: Jeffrey Stonecash

This single volume work examines whether class political divisions have increased or decreased over time in America. Most studies have concluded that class differences have declined, and that Democrats have alienated their electoral base--the working class. However, counter to these scholarly and pundit mainstream, in Class and Party in American Politics Jeffrey M. Stonecash shows that the less affluent now give higher levels of support to the Democrats (and lower levels to the Republicans) than in the 1950s and 1960s.Class and Party in American Politics is clear, concise, and firmly grounded on electoral and voter survey data from 1952 to 1996. This text will be profoundly useful for Campaign 2000 courses, among others as well, and it most likely will not become dated in the future. It was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 2001.

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Routledge

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0429981198

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Race Relations at the Margins

Slaves and Poor Whites in the Antebellum Southern Countryside

By: Jeff Forret

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Race Relations at the Margins

Slaves and Poor Whites in the Antebellum Southern Countryside

By: Jeff Forret

Covering a broad geographic scope from Virginia to South Carolina between 1820 and 1860, Jeff Forret scrutinizes relations among rural poor whites and slaves, a subject previously unexplored and certainly under-reported. Forret’s findings challenge historians’ long-held assumption that mutual violence and animosity characterized the two groups’ interactions; he reveals that while poor whites and slaves sometimes experienced bouts of hostility, often they worked or played in harmony and camaraderie. Race Relations at the Margins is remarkable for its focus on lower-class whites and their dealings with slaves outside the purview of the master. Race and class, Forret demonstrates, intersected in unique ways for those at the margins of southern society, challenging the belief that race created a social cohesion among whites regardless of economic status. As Forret makes apparent, colonial-era flexibility in race relations never entirely disappeared despite the institutionalization of slavery and the growing rigidity of color lines. His book offers a complex and nuanced picture of the shadowy world of slave–poor white interactions, demanding a refined understanding and new appreciation of the range of interracial associations in the Old South.

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LSU Press

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0807131458

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9780807131459

Galloway's Book on Running

By: Jeff Galloway

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Galloway's Book on Running

By: Jeff Galloway

An approach to running describing how to prepare for races and to avoid stress -related injuries and to help the runner get started comfortably and with confidence.

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0394727096

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Locked Out

Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy

By: Jeff Manza,Christopher Uggen

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Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy

By: Jeff Manza,Christopher Uggen

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Oxford University Press

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Whose Rights?

Counterterrorism and the Dark Side of American Public Opinion

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

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Whose Rights?

Counterterrorism and the Dark Side of American Public Opinion

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

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Why Welfare States Persist

The Importance of Public Opinion in Democracies

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

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Why Welfare States Persist

The Importance of Public Opinion in Democracies

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

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Social Cleavages and Political Change

Voter Alignments and U.S. Party Coalitions

By: Jeff Manza,Clem Brooks

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Social Cleavages and Political Change

Voter Alignments and U.S. Party Coalitions

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The Sociology Project 2.5

Introducing the Sociological Imagination

By: NYU Sociology Dept,Jeff Manza,Richard Arum,Lynne Haney

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The Sociology Project 2.5

Introducing the Sociological Imagination

By: NYU Sociology Dept,Jeff Manza,Richard Arum,Lynne Haney

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. For courses in Introductory Sociology Inspire each student’s sociological imagination Authored collaboratively by members of the NYU Sociology Department, The Sociology Project 2.5 draws on the collective wisdom of expert faculty to reveal how individuals are shaped by the contexts in which they live and act. Organized around the big questions in every subfield of the discipline, The Sociology Project 2.5 shows how sociologists analyze our world and sets students off on their own journeys of sociological inquiry. At its core, The Sociology Project 2.5 seeks to inspire each student’s sociological imagination and instill in each reader a new determination to question the world around us.

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0134638018

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