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Author Lawless, Jennifer L., 1975-

Title Becoming a candidate : political ambition and the decision to run for office / Jennifer L. Lawless.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2012]
©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 279 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
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Summary "This book is about political ambition - who has it, how it is fostered, and how it evolves"-- Provided by publisher.
"Becoming a Candidate: Political Ambition and the Decision to Run for Office explores the factors that drive political ambition at the earliest stages. Using data from a comprehensive survey of thousands of eligible candidates, Jennifer L. Lawless systematically investigates what compels certain citizens to pursue elective positions and others to recoil at the notion. Lawless assesses personal factors, such as race, gender, and family dynamics, that affect an eligible candidate's likelihood of considering a run for office. She also focuses on eligible candidates' professional lives and attitudes toward the political system"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. Mudslinging, money-grubbing, and mayhem: who would ever run for office? -- 2. The decision to run for office: the theoretical and methodological approach -- 3. Political ambition in the candidate eligibility pool -- 4. Barack Obama and 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling: sex, race, and political ambition -- 5. You could be president someday! early socialization, the role of family, and political ambition -- 6. On-the-job training: professional circumstances and the decision to run for office -- 7. You think I should run for office? political parties, political recruitment, and political ambition -- 8. Biting the bullet: deciding to run for office -- 9. Future patterns of candidate emergence and studies of political ambition.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Political candidates -- United States.
Political candidates.
United States.
Political candidates -- United States -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Electronic books.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Other Form: Print version: Lawless, Jennifer L., 1975- Becoming a candidate. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9780521767491 (DLC) 2011025064 (OCoLC)733936088
ISBN 9781139223805 (electronic book)
1139223801 (electronic book)
9780511806001 (electronic book)
0511806000 (electronic book)
9781139220378
1139220373
9781139217286
1139217283
9780521767491
0521767490
9780521756600
052175660X
Standard No. 9786613598240