During the Obama presidency, Republicans made major gains in state legislative elections, especially in the South and the Midwest. Republicans’ control grew from 13 legislatures in 2009 to 32 in 2017. A major but largely ...

This chapter argues that Theresa May’s premiership, although highly disordered after losing her majority in the 2017 general election, made some important strides for LGBT equality. Theresa May’s Cabinet included the first ...

The book will make an important contribution to the debates about the Obama legacy. This edited volume considers the extent to which the Obama presidency matched the promises of hope and change that were held out in the ...

This edited collection delves into the key aspects of the Trump campaign promises around immigration, trade, social and foreign policy, and unpicks how the first year of the presidency has played out in delivering them.

Carefully balancing contemporary topics with in-depth analysis of their underlying processes and historical roots, this is essential reading for all students and researchers in the field of American government and politics.

Scholars have credited the victory of Edward Brooke, America's first popularly elected black U.S. senator, to a deracialized or color-blind election strategy in which both the candidate and the electorate ignored racial ...