{"product_id":"running-from-office-why-young-americans-are-turned-off-to-politics-9780190668730","title":"Running from Office: Why Young Americans Are Turned Off to Politics","description":"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\u003cbr\u003ethe 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\u003cbr\u003ewhen this generation is expected to take the reins of political power? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough 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\u003cbr\u003erun 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\u003cbr\u003ethey 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. \u003cem\u003eRunning from Office \u003c\/em\u003eexplores young people's opinions about contemporary politics and their political\u003cbr\u003eambition (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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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\u003cbr\u003eimproving the future, and it's not too late to ensure that they view running for office as an effective way to do so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer L. Lawless, Richard L. Fox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190668730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer L. Lawless \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Professor of Government and the Director of the Women \u0026amp; Politics Institute at American University. Her research focuses on gender, political ambition, and campaigns and elections in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard L. Fox\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40058160513139,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e4ce1cf6-f3cd-4835-92e8-8d29456a88bb.jpg?v=1651586031","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/running-from-office-why-young-americans-are-turned-off-to-politics-9780190668730","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}