Routledge Handbook of Political Management

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 are also 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.