LEADER 04247nam 22005655 450 001 9910480166103321 005 20210716202518.0 010 $a1-4798-0128-3 024 7 $a10.18574/9781479801282 035 $a(CKB)3710000001021323 035 $a(OCoLC)968656552 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse53931 035 $a(DE-B1597)547174 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781479801282 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4500685 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001021323 100 $a20200608h20172017 fg 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOut of the Running $eWhy Millennials Reject Political Careers and Why It Matters /$fShauna Shames 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cNew York University Press,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (1 PDF (xiv, 231 pages) :)$cillustrations 300 $aIssued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. 311 0 $a1-4798-2599-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 185-226) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Tables and Figures --$tAcknowledgments --$t1. Good Reasons Not to Run --$t2. Political Ambition --$t3. The Costs of Running --$t4. The Rewards of Running --$t5. Weighing the Costs and Rewards of Political Careers --$t6. Inefficient and Unappealing Politics --$t7. Not Our Kind of Game --$t8. Change the System, Change the Candidates --$tAppendix --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tIndex --$tAbout the Author 330 $aAn inside look into why Millennials are rejecting careers in politics, and what this means for the future of America's political system Millennials are often publicly criticized for being apathetic about the American political process and their lack of interest in political careers. But what do millennials themselves have to say about the prospect of holding political office? Are they as uninterested in political issues and the future of the American political system as the media suggests? Out of the Running goes directly to the source and draws from extensive research, including over 50 interviews, with graduate students in elite institutions that have historically been a direct link for their graduates into state or federal elected office: Harvard Law, Harvard?s Kennedy School of Government, and Boston?s Suffolk University Law School. Shauna Shames, herself a young graduate of Harvard University, suggests that millennials are not uninterested; rather, they don?t believe that a career in politics is the best way to create change. Millennials view the system as corrupt or inefficient and are particularly skeptical about the fundraising, frenzied media attention, and loss of privacy that have become staples of the American electoral process. They are clear about their desire to make a difference in the world but feel that the ?broken? political system is not the best way to do so?a belief held particularly by millennial women and women of color. The implications of Shames? argument are crucial for the future of the American political system?how can a system adapt and grow if qualified, intelligent leaders are not involved? An engaging and accessible resource for anyone who follows American politics, Out of the Running highlights the urgent need to fix the American political system, as an absence of diverse millennial candidates leaves its future in a truly precarious position. 606 $aPolitical campaigns$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical science$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical participation$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical candidates$zUnited States 606 $aGeneration Y$xPolitical activity$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical campaigns 615 0$aPolitical science 615 0$aPolitical participation 615 0$aPolitical candidates 615 0$aGeneration Y$xPolitical activity 676 $a323/.0420973 700 $aShames$b Shauna$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01032055 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480166103321 996 $aOut of the Running$92449697 997 $aUNINA