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Running from Office: Why Young Americans are Turned Off to Politics Reprint Edition

by Jennifer L. Lawless (Author), Richard L. Fox (Author)
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The past two decades of politics in Washington have seen increased partisanship, prolonged stalemates, and numerous scandals. For today's teenagers and young adults, years of ineffective and inefficient political leadership have completely eroded any sense that politicians or government have the ability to do good or effect positive change. Worse, the mean-spirited, dysfunctional political system that has come to characterize American politics has turned young people off to the idea of running for office. With more than 500,000 elected positions in the United States, what will happen when this generation is expected to take the reins of political power?

Through an original, national survey of more than 4,000 high school and college students, as well as more than 100 in-depth interviews, Jennifer L. Lawless and Richard L. Fox find that young Americans feel completely alienated from contemporary politics and express little ambition or aspiration to run for office in the future. The overwhelming majority see nothing particularly noble about those currently in office, viewing most as dishonest, self-interested, and disinterested in helping their constituents. These young people want to improve their communities and enact change in the world; but they don't think politics is the way to achieve these goals. In fact, they look disdainfully upon the prospects of growing up to be a mayor, governor, senator, or even president of the United States. Running from Office explores young people's opinions about contemporary politics and their political ambition (or lack of it). The book paints a political profile of the next generation that should sound alarm bells about the long-term, deeply embedded damage contemporary politics has wrought on U.S. democracy and its youngest citizens.

As disheartening as their conclusions sound, Lawless and Fox end with practical suggestions for how new technologies, national service programs, and well-strategized public service campaigns could generate political ambition in young people. Today's high school and college students care deeply about improving the future, and it's not too late to ensure that they view running for office as an effective way to do so.
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    0190668733
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    978-0190668730
  3. Edition
    Reprint
  4. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    March 1, 2017
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    8.1 x 0.6 x 5.4 inches
  8. Print length
    232 pages
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An examination of what young people's disillusionment with government means for politics in the future

About the Author

Jennifer L. Lawless is a Professor of Government and the Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University. Her research focuses on gender, political ambition, and campaigns and elections in the United States.

Richard L. Fox is a Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. He conducts research on the U.S. Congress, elections, media and politics, and women and politics.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190668733
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190668730
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.1 x 0.6 x 5.4 inches
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Britney Elizabeth
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb job, Lawless & Fox!
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2016
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I purchased the ebook kindle version because this book was required for my Political Science course. To be honest, I had my assumptions regarding the younger American generation thoughts on politics, but I was not aware it was to this extreme until I read this book. I am not much of a reader , but Lawless and Fox made this book quite simple to read - they did a superb job on generating this book. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great option
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019
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These were exactly what was expected and were a great alternative to buying text books. The process to buy and return was easy.
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Dominique Tauzin
5.0 out of 5 stars Great jumping off place to address these issues and get ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2015
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The book asks important questions regarding the fate of the US political system. Great jumping off place to address these issues and get millennials to view the impact of their findings. Some good suggestions on how to tackle their concerns.
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Stephanie Bueno
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2018
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It arrived dirty. Other than that it's alright. Bought it for a politic class.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2016
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1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of paper and your time
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2018
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Uses too many pages to make the point that young people should be politically active
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Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2015
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Great research on a topic that seems neglected. Got a bit bogged down by the interviewee commentary, but maybe author wanted to provide these narratives to support her conclusions.
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