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Race, Reform, and Regulation of the Electoral Process Recurring Puzzles in American Democracy

Edited by Guy-Uriel E. Charles · Heather K. Gerken · Michael S. Kang
Cambridge University Press July 2012

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ISBN-13
9781107662735
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
July 2012
Format
Paperback , 312 pages
Jurisdiction
U.S. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book offers a critical re-evaluation of three fundamental and interlocking themes in American democracy: the relationship between race and politics, the performance and reform of election systems and the role of courts in regulating the political process. This edited volume features contributions from some of the leading voices in election law and social science. The authors address the recurring questions for American democracy and identify new challenges for the twenty-first century. They not only consider where current policy and scholarship are headed, but also suggest where they ought to go over the next two decades. The book thus provides intellectual guideposts for future scholarship and policy making in American democracy.

• Charts the future of election scholarship and policy

• Includes the leading voices in the field from law and political science

• Offers a critical re-evaluation of three fundamental and interlocking themes in American democracy: the relationship between race and politics, the performance and reform of election systems and the role of courts in regulating the political process

Table of Contents

Figures
ix
Tables
xi
Contributors
xiii
Preface
xv
Introduction: The Future of Elections Scholarship
Guy-Uriel E. Charles, Heather K. Gerken, and Michael S. Kang
1
Part I.   Race and Politics
 
1         Voting Rights: The Next Generation
Richard L. Pildes
17
2         The Reconstruction of Voting Rights
Pamela S. Karlan
34
3         Explaining Perceptions of Competitive Threat in a Multiracial Context
Vincent L. Hutchings, Cara Wong, James Jackson, and Ronald E. Brown
52
Part II.  Courts and the Regulation of the Electoral Process
 
4         The Institutional Turn in Election Law Scholarship
Heather K. Gerken and Michael S. Kang
86
5         Judges as Political Regulators: Evidence and Options for Institutional Change
Richard L. Hasen
101
6         Empirical Legitimacy and Election Law
Christopher S. Elmendorf
117
7         Judging Democracy's Boundaries
Samuel Issacharoff
150
Part III. Election Performance and Reform
 
8         New Directions in the Study of Voter Mobilization: Combining Psychology and Field Experimentation
Alan S. Gerber
179
9         Popular Election Monitoring: How Technology Can Enable Citizen Participation in Election Administration
Archon Fung
192
10        Democracy in the United States, 2020 and Beyond: How Can Scholarly Research Shape a Vision and Help Realize It?
Edward B. Foley
209
11        Partisanship, Public Opinion, and Redistricting
Joshua Fougere, Stephen Ansolabehere, and Nathaniel Persily
227
Part IV.  Conclusion
 
12        More or Less: Searching for Regulatory Balance
Bruce E. Cain
263
Index
287

About the Author

Guy-Uriel E. Charles
Duke Law School


Heather K. Gerken
Yale Law School

Michael S. Kang
Emory University, Atlanta

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