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En la comunicación política actual, comprendida como quien define, decide, hay que tener siempre presente la importancia de definirnos y definirlos. El modelo flor de posicionamiento ofrece un paso a paso para presentar al propio candidato y a sus adversarios. Esta metodología organiza el trabajo de campaña, la producción de los materiales publicitarios y la acción política con mayor eficacia. También brinda una matriz para utilizar las redes...
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From the acclaimed author of Dog Whistle Politics, an essential road map to neutralizing the role of racism as a divide-and-conquer political weapon and to building a broad multiracial progressive future
Today more than ever, warnings to fear immigrants and people of color bombard us incessantly. Quite simply, the Right's fundamental strategy has been to divide and distract while rigging the rules to benefit the superrich. No more. It's time to reject...
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The two studies in Interest Groups and Elections in Canada explore the nature and influence of special interest groups. They consider different aspects of the question, "In the context of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, how can the laws intended to secure a fair electoral process be reconciled with freedom of expression?" Janet Hiebert reviews the limits on interest groups adopted in 1974 and amended in 1983,profiles the groups involved...
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Canadians answered "Yes" or "No" to prohibiting alcohol, conscripting soldiers, and revamping our constitution. Forcing such crucial choices at the ballot box is high-stakes democracy, both here and overseas - as witnessed with Britain's transformative 2016 "Brexit" referendum. Forcing Choice dissects Canada's extensive use of ballot questions at all levels of government, and weighs the benefits of citizens making fundamental decisions for the nation....
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With the election of Donald J. Trump to President in 2016, Middle America and conservatives rejoiced. Meanwhile many liberals melted down, not comprehending that a divided America did not start with President Trump. In actuality, the division was instigated by a left turn in politics enshrined in the courts, including unions which propped up the liberal agenda; a corrupt and incompetent Washington D.C.; an overall disgust with lawmakers; a failed...
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A mood of anger with the political system has been stirring across Canada; yet rather than turning away from the system, many Canadians are actually seeking a greater say in matters that affect them. they want to become more effective participants in the political process. In this timely book, Patrick Boyer examines the important role that direct democracy - through the occasional use of referendums, plebiscites, and initiatives - can play in concert...
7) Voter Z
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In Voter Z, Jennifer Lambert explores the formation of Generation Zers' political identities in order to share how this generation redefines the way we think about and engage with American politics. With an authentic approach to youth politics and activism, the reader dives headfirst into interviews with young voters, activists, and leaders all over the country, sharing how this generation has become the most diverse, progressive, and activism-oriented...
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Summary, Analysis & Review of Bernie Sanders's Our Revolution by Instaread
In Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders outlines his career and political ideals. The book includes an autobiographical sketch of his early life, a discussion of his 2016 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, and a summary of his views on important national issues. Sanders believes that the wealthy control government institutions...
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The former special assistant for legislative affairs to President Clinton, president of the American Constitution Society, and author of the "damn fine" (Elle) Under the Bus shows how the left can undo the right's damage and take the country back
Despite representing the beliefs of a minority of the American public on many issues, conservatives are in power not just in Washington, DC, but also in state capitals and courtrooms across the country....
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"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Government and Politics, Association of American Publishers" Daniel Q. Gillion is the Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Political Power of Protest and Governing with Words.
How political protests and activism influence voters and candidates
The "silent majority"-a phrase coined by Richard Nixon in 1969 in response...
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Public corruption is the silent killer of our economy. We've spawned the thickest network of patronage and influence ever seen in any country, a crony capitalism in which business partners with government and transfers wealth from the poor to the rich. This is a betrayal of the Framers' vision for America, and of the Constitution they saw as an anti-corruption covenant. Most Americans get it, and this explains the otherwise improbable rise of Donald...
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Incumbents enjoy many advantages when they seek reelection, but their
distinct disadvantages (such as not fulfilling promises or staying
within the status quo) are ripe weaknesses for opposing candidates to
knock them down. Studying the US's Barack Obama, Ukraine's Volodymyr
Zelensky, and France's Emmanuel Macron, among many other candidates,
political strategist Louis Perron, PhD, describes tactics to assess the
strength of the incumbent, the...
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Let Adam Brandon, one of America's leading activists, explain the past, the present, and the future of American conservatism-from Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan to the rise of the Tea Party and the fight against Obamacare to the election of Donald Trump and his battle to drain the swamp in Washington-and offer advice from his unique perspective on how to bridge the generational and political divides in the United States for a better future.
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The November 2020 US election was arguably the most consequential since the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln-and grassroots leaders and organizers played crucial roles in the contention for the presidency and control of both houses of Congress.
Power Concedes Nothing tells the stories behind a victory that won both the White House and the Senate and powered progressive candidates to new levels of influence. It describes the on-the-ground efforts...
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THE TRIAL THAT IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Reprinted to coincide with the release of the new Aaron Sorkin film, this book provides the political background of this infamous trial, narrating the utter craziness of the courtroom and revealing both the humorous antics and the serious politics involved
Opening at the end of 1969-a politically charged year at the beginning of Nixon's presidency and at the height of the anti-war movement-the Trial of...
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This book evaluates the transformational process of left populism across grassroots, national and European levels and asks what we can do to harness the power of broad-based, popular left politics. While the right is using populist rhetoric to great effect, the left's attempts have been much less successful. Syriza in Greece and Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party in Britain have both failed to introduce socialism in their countries, while Podemos has had...
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LIFE IS WINNING IN AMERICA! THE END OF ABORTION IS WITHIN REACH!
Ahead of the pivotal 2020 elections, momentum is building across America to revisit the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that struck down laws protecting unborn children and their mothers nationwide. Life is Winning: Inside the Fight for Unborn Children and Their Mothers tells the story of how the pro-life cause went from an orphaned political "problem" to a winning issue embraced at the highest...
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