Dialogues in Democracy Reading List

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Reconsidering Parties and Partisanship

Studying partisanship through party-in-the-electorate, party-in-government, and party-as-an-organization

Second in Command

Reevaluating the Role of Vice Presidents and Running Mates in Modern American Politics

Reconsidering the true significance of the nation’s second-highest office

Posting for Power

Congressional Partisanship on Social Media

Why do legislators frame issues as Democrat vs. Republican?

Broken Record

The Origins and Evolution of Recorded Voting in the U.S. Congress

Yay or Nay? Exploring how roll call voting has contributed to political polarization

Waves of Discontent

Electoral Volatility, Public Policymaking, and the Health of American Democracy

Understanding the link between voter frustration and changing party control

Strategic Responsiveness

How Congress Confronts Presidential Power

Revealing the role of policy in the struggle for power between Congress and the president

Autocrats Can't Always Get What They Want

State Institutions and Autonomy under Authoritarianism

Discovering why autocrats may not be in total control

The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S.

Why We Have the System We Have

Why the U.S. campaign finance system is difficult to fix

Generational Politics in the United States

From the Silents to Gen Z and Beyond

How generational change impacts the future of American politics

Tracks on the Trail

Popular Music, Race, and the US Presidency

How music defines US presidential campaigns