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Routledge Handbook of Political Management

By Dennis W. Johnson

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About the Book

The Routledge Handbook of Political Management is a comprehensive overview of the field of applied politics, encompassing political consulting, campaigns and elections, lobbying and advocacy, grass roots politics, fundraising, media and political communications, the role of the parties, political leadership, and the ethical dimensions of public life. While most chapters focus on American politics and campaigns, there also are contributions on election campaigns in Europe, the Middle East, Russia, Australia, East Asia, and Latin America. In addition to a thorough treatment of campaign and elections, the authors discuss modern techniques, problems, and issues of advocacy, lobbying, and political persuasion, with a special emphasis throughout the volume on technology, the Internet, and online communications as political tools.

Grounded in the disciplines of political science, political communications, and political marketing, the Routledge Handbook of Political Management explores the linkages between applied politics and social science theory. Leading American and international scholars and practitioners provide an exhaustive and up-to-date treatment of the state of this emerging field. This publication is major resource for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars of campaigns, elections, advocacy, and applied politics, as well as for political management professionals.

Reviews

"This overview of political consulting practices in the U.S. and around the world is for anyone interested in what campaigns and why they're structured as they are. Chapters contributed by a team of leading international experts assess the state of the art in political campaiging from message testing to online advocacy and grassroots lobbying. If you wanted one book to get ou up to speed on campaign management practices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, this is the book to get."

--Scott L. Althaus, Unversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"For readers interested in aspects of contemporary political management, this volume is the perfect place to start. Johnson assembles an A-list of contributors to provide a rich and comprehensive collection of the most up-to-date information about a wide range of topics in applied politics."

--Costas Panagopoulos, Fordham University

Table of Contents

Part 1: The Field of Political Management 1. Political Consulting: From its Inception to Today, Dennis W. Johnson 2. Modern Political Campaigns in the United States, Paul S. Herrnson and Colton C. Campbell 3. Political Consulting Worldwide, Fritz Plasser 4. Political Management and Political Science, Stephen C. Craig 5. Political Management and Political Communications, Lynda Lee Kaid 6. Political Management and Marketing, Wojciech Cwalina, Andrzej Falkowski, and Bruce Newman Part 2: American Campaigns and Elections 7. The Permanent Campaign, David Dulio and Terri L. Towner 8. Political Management and the Technological Revolution, Stephen K. Medvic 9. Message Testing in the Twenty-first Century, Brian C. Tringali 10. The New Media in Political Campaigns: What the Future Holds, Peter Fenn 11. The Rise and Influence of "Monster" PACs, Steve Billet 12. The Promise and Futility of American Campaign Financing, Anthony Gierzynski 13. Campaigning Online, Emilienne Ireland 14. Selling the Presidency 2004: A Marketing Perspective, Nicholas J. O’Shaughnessy and Stephan Henneberg 15. What Drives the Cost of Political Advertising? Robin Kolodny and Michael Hagen 16. Running for Office: The Candidate’s Job Gets Tougher, More Complex, Ronald A. Faucheux 17. The War of Ideas, Wedge Isues, Youth Recruitment, and Money, Kathleen Barr 18. The Religious Right in American Politics, Mark J. Rozell Part 3: Campaigns Worldwide 19. Television Campaigning Worldwide, Guenther Lengauer and Fritz Plasser 20. Mobile Technology and Political Participation: What the Rest of the World Can Teach America, Julie Germany and Justin Oberman 21. The Modern British Campaign, Dominic Wring 22. German Elections and Modern Campaign Techniques, Marco Althaus 23. Falafel and Apple Pie: American Consultants, Modernization and Americanization of Electoral Campaigns in Israel, Dahlia Scheindlin and Israel Waismel-Manor 24. Russia: Electoral Campaigning in a "Managed Democracy", Derek S. Hutcheson 25. Australia and the Modern Election Campaign, Ian Ward 26. Election Campaigns in the Philippines, Louis Perron 27. Evolution and Limitations of Modern Campaigning in East Asia: A Case Study of Taiwan, Christian Schafferer 28. Mexican 2000 Presidential Election: Long Transition or a Sudden Political Marketing Triumph? Eduardo Robledo Part 4: Lobbying and Advocacy 29. Creation of the U. S. Lobbying Industry, Conor McGrath and Phil Harris 30. Best Practices in Online Advocacy for Associations, Nonprofits, and Corporations, Brad Fitch 31. Building Constituencies for Advocacy for Associations, Nonprofits, and Corporations, Edward Grefe 32. Political Consultants, Interest Groups, and Issue Advocacy, Douglas Lathrop 33. Military and Defense Lobbying: A Case Study, Julius W. Hobson, Jr. 34. Discoverying Our (Corporate) Grassroots: European Advocacy 2.0, Marco Althaus Part 5: Political Parties, Political Management, and Democracy 35. Campaign Consultants and Political Parties Today, Maik Bohne, Alicia Kollar Prevost, and James Thurber 36. Network Marketing and American Political Parties, Peter Ubertaccio 37. Managing a Market-Orientation in Opposition and Government: Cases in the U.K. and New Zealand, Jennifer Lees-Marshment 38. Machiavellian Marketing: Justifying the Ends and Means in Modern Politics, Phil Harris, Conor McGrath, and Irene Harris 39. The Ethics of Campaigns and Public Affairs, Candice Nelson 40. Winning Over a Cynical Public: Debate over Stem Cell and Other Biotechnologies, Bonnie Stabile and Susan Tolchin

About the Author(s)

Dennis W. Johnson is Professor of Political Management and former Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University.