LEADER 03750nam 2200601 450 001 9910466271603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-5017-0778-7 024 7 $a10.7591/9781501707797 035 $a(CKB)3710000001092796 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4813231 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001660827 035 $a(OCoLC)984428419 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse57105 035 $a(DLC) 2016031135 035 $a(DE-B1597)492916 035 $a(OCoLC)953175952 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501707797 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4813231 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11353134 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL995345 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001092796 100 $a20170314h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aDrawing the lines $econstraints on partisan gerrymandering in U.S. politics /$fNicholas R. Seabrook 210 1$aIthaca, New York ;$aLondon, [England] :$cCornell University Press,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (150 pages) 225 0 $aCanadian theses = Theses canadiennes. 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2016. 311 $a1-5017-0531-8 311 $a1-5017-0779-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction: Perceptions and Misperceptions of Partisan Redistricting -- $t1. A Theory of Constrained Redistricting -- $t2. The Unrealized Precedent of Davis v. Bandemer -- $t3. Second-Order Challenges and the Rise of Mid-Decade Redistricting -- $t4. Winning the Future? Redistricting and Partisan Bias -- $t5. Redistricting, Electoral Responsiveness, and Democracy -- $tConclusion: Implications for Redistricting Reform -- $tReferences -- $tCourt Cases -- $tIndex 330 $aRadical redistricting plans, such as that pushed through by Texas governor Rick Perry in 2003, are frequently used for partisan purposes. Perry's plan sent twenty-one Republicans (and only eleven Democrats) to Congress in the 2004 elections. Such heavy-handed tactics strike many as contrary to basic democratic principles. In Drawing the Lines, Nicholas R. Seabrook uses a combination of political science methods and legal studies insights to investigate the effects of redistricting on U.S. House elections. He concludes that partisan gerrymandering poses far less of a threat to democratic accountability than conventional wisdom would suggest.Building on a large data set of the demographics of redrawn districts and subsequent congressional elections, Seabrook looks less at the who and how of gerrymandering and considers more closely the practical effects of partisan redistricting plans. He finds that the redrawing of districts often results in no detrimental effect for district-level competition. Short-term benefits in terms of capturing seats are sometimes achieved but long-term results are uncertain. By focusing on the end results rather than on the motivations of political actors, Seabrook seeks to recast the political debate about the importance of partisanship. He supports institutionalizing metrics for competitiveness that would prove more threatening to all incumbents no matter their party affiliation. 606 $aGerrymandering$zUnited States 606 $aApportionment (Election law)$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGerrymandering 615 0$aApportionment (Election law) 676 $a328.7323073455 700 $aSeabrook$b Nicholas R.$01044134 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910466271603321 996 $aDrawing the lines$92469582 997 $aUNINA