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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455191003321

Titolo

Campaign warriors [[electronic resource] ] : the role of political consultants in elections / / James A. Thurber, Candice J. Nelson, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2000

ISBN

0-8157-9832-6

9780815770125

0-585-37012-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThurberJames A. <1943->

NelsonCandice J. <1949->

Disciplina

324.7/0973

Soggetti

Campaign management - United States

Political campaigns - United States

Political consultants - United States

Campaign management

Political campaigns

Political consultants

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction to the Study of Campaign Consultants; 2 Portrait of Campaign Consultants; 3 The Business of Political Consulting; 4 Lessons from the Field: A Journey into Political Consulting; 5 Hired Guns and House Races: Campaign Professionals in House Elections; 6 Professionalization in Congressional Campaigns; 7 Electoral Partnerships: Political Consultants and Political Parties; 8 Campaign Consultants and Direct Democracy: Politics of Citizen Control; 9 The Internationalization of Campaign Consultancy

APPENDIX A: Measuring Campaign Consultants   Attitudes and BeliefsAPPENDIX B: The State Party Survey; APPENDIX C: Initiative and Referendum Interviews; Contributors; Index