Topic: Congressional Elections

TimeDaysLocationInstructorGERCreditOPUS Class NumberSyllabus (Tentative)
1:00pm-4:00pm
F
Tarbutton Hall 313
Alan Abramowitz. 413139 TBA.

January 13, 2010- April 26, 2010

Catalog Description: Open only to senior and junior majors and others by permission of instructor. Selected topics in political science.

Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources

  1. Jacobson, Gary. 2008. The Politics of Congressional Elections.
    ISBN: 9780205577026.
    Longman
  2. Currinder, Marian. 2008. Money in the House: Campaign Funds and Congressional Party Politics.
    ISBN: 9780813343792.
    Westview Press
  3. Bruce Cain, Thomas Mann &. 2005. Party Line: Competition, Partnership, and Party Polarization.
    ISBN: 9780815754671.
    Brooking Institution Press
  4. Stonecash et al., Jeffrey. 2002. Diverging Parties: Social Change, Realignment, and Party Polarization.
    ISBN: 9780813398433.
    Westview Press
  5. Patrick Kenney, Kim Kahn &. 2003. No Holds Barred: Negativity in U.S. Senate Campaigns.
    ISBN: 9780130977601.
    Longman

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