Local Politics and Mayoral Elections in 21st Century America: The Keys to City Hall

ISBN-13: 9780415347365 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016

Sean D. Foreman; Marcia L. Godwin

Opis

Written as lively narratives in a highly readable style, this book offers a complete and succinct review and analysis of the top mayoral campaigns in major American cities in recent years and the key to winning elections and governing effectively in these metropolitan areas.

Recenzje

"The journey of getting elected mayor of a large U.S. city and then governing it successfully has been wrought by significant challenges in recent decades. Precipitous population losses, civil unrest, economic decline, infrastructure deterioration, property devaluation, corruption, social decay, and globalization have changed the landscape of these elections and subsequently affected the choice of mayoral governance styles. This book presents a provocative account of these changes as well as a much needed augmentation of what we know about elections for local chief executives (i.e., mayors). Presently, we know much more about elections for presidents and governors."—J. Edwin Benton, Ph.D, University of South Florida

O autorze

Sean D. Foreman is Associate Professor of Political Science at Barry University.  A Board member of the Florida Political Science Association since 2008, Foreman was the organization’s president in 2012-13, and has been State and Local Government section head for the FPSA for the past five years.

Marcia L. Godwin is Associate Professor of Public Administration at the University of La Verne.  Professor Godwin has a background in local government administration in Southern California and provides commentary on regional political issues to local media. Her research also includes local government innovation and redevelopment. She has been the faculty advisor for a number of doctoral dissertations in public administration and chairs the University of La Verne’s Institutional Review Board. Professor Godwin is the State, Local, and Urban Politics Section Chair for the 2014 Western Political Science Association Conference.