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All Roads Lead to Power

The Appointed and Elected Paths to Public Office for US Women

By: Kaitlin N. Sidorsky

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All Roads Lead to Power

The Appointed and Elected Paths to Public Office for US Women

By: Kaitlin N. Sidorsky

Speaking of cabinet appointments he’d made as governor, presidential candidate Mitt Romney famously spoke of having “whole binders full of women” to consider. The line was much mocked; and yet, Kaitlin Sidorsky suggests, it raises a point long overlooked in discussions of the gender gap in politics: many more women are appointed, rather than elected, to political office. Analyzing an original survey of political appointments at all levels of state government, All Roads Lead to Power offers an expanded, more nuanced view of women in politics. This book also questions the manner in which political ambition, particularly among women, is typically studied and understood. In a deep comparative analysis of appointed and elected state positions, All Roads Lead to Power highlights how the differences between being appointed or elected explain why so many more women serve in appointed offices. These women, Sidorsky finds, are not always victims of a much-cited lack of self-confidence or ambition, or of a biased political sphere. More often, they make a conscious decision to enter politics through what they believe is a far less partisan and negative entry point. Furthermore, Sidorsky’s research reveals that many women end up in political appointments—at all levels—not because they are ambitious to hold public office, but because the work connects with their personal lives or careers. With its groundbreaking research and insights into the ambitions, recruitment, and motivations of appointed officials, Sidorsky’s work broadens our conception of political representation and alters our understanding of how and why women pursue and achieve political power.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700636145

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9780700636143

Inequality across State Lines

How Policymakers Have Failed Domestic Violence Victims in the United States

By: Kaitlin Sidorsky,Wendy J. Schiller

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How Policymakers Have Failed Domestic Violence Victims in the United States

By: Kaitlin Sidorsky,Wendy J. Schiller

This book identifies specific factors that explain why domestic violence policies in the United States fail to keep women safe.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009279114

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All Roads Lead to Power

The Appointed and Elected Paths to Public Office for US Women

By: Kaitlin N. Sidorsky

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The Appointed and Elected Paths to Public Office for US Women

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Hamiltonia

A State and Local Government Simulation

By: Kaitlin N. Sidorsky,Kelly B. Smith

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Hamiltonia

A State and Local Government Simulation

By: Kaitlin N. Sidorsky,Kelly B. Smith

Students in state and local politics courses frequently have low levels of prior knowledge about the topic and even lower levels of engagement. Hamiltonia: A State Government Simulation promotes experiential and active learning by boosting engagement and making the content memorable and meaningful. By putting themselves in the driver’s seat of creating state and local government institutions, students understand how variations in the rules of the game drastically affect the outcome in state politics and the policy areas they care about, like education, criminal justice, health care, and the environment. This new text and simulation provide a full grounding in the basics of state and local government while also giving students an opportunity to apply what they have learned by building their own fictional fifty-first state from the ground up. Students will write a state constitution that gives shape to the institutions and rules, then engage directly with what they built – participating in an election, addressing pressing policy issues, and experiencing the challenges and opportunities of state-level political leaders. Hamiltonia brings political science concepts alive, provides the context for students to more fully understand state and local politics and feel more empowered to influence politics and policy where they live. Features of this exciting book include: An out of the box, class-tested simulation, ready to use in multiple settings and in a full range of course sizes A full package of instructor resources available at rowman.com, including an instructor manual, lecture slides, a test bank, and downloadable support materials for the simulation Pedagogical aids like learning objectives, key terms, and suggested discussion questions to ensure students understand the basics before they jump into the simulation Policy chapters on education, criminal justice, environment, and health to show the real-world implications of state and local government institutions and processes

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538192500

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9781538192504

Inequality across State Lines

How Policymakers Have Failed Domestic Violence Victims in the United States

By: Kaitlin Sidorsky,Wendy J. Schiller

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How Policymakers Have Failed Domestic Violence Victims in the United States

By: Kaitlin Sidorsky,Wendy J. Schiller

In the United States, one in four women will be victims of domestic violence each year. Despite the passage of federal legislation on violence against women beginning in 1994, differences persist across states in how domestic violence is addressed. Inequality Across State Lines illuminates the epidemic of domestic violence in the U.S. through the lens of politics, policy adoption, and policy implementation. Combining narrative case studies, surveys, and data analysis, the book discusses the specific factors that explain why U.S. domestic violence politics and policies have failed to keep women safe at all income levels, and across racial and ethnic lines. The book argues that the issue of domestic violence, and how government responds to it, raises fundamental questions of justice; gender and racial equality; and the limited efficacy of a state-by-state and even town-by-town response. This book goes beyond revealing the vast differences in how states respond to domestic violence, by offering pathways to reform.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009279130

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Hamiltonia

A State and Local Government Simulation

By: Kaitlin N. Sidorsky,Kelly B. Smith

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A State and Local Government Simulation

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All Roads Lead to Power

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