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03273aam a2200493 i 4500 001 6CACC88C1BE411EA82BF083097128E48 003 SILO 005 20191211010111 008 190730t20202020nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019016575 020 $a 1138603945 020 $a 9781138603943 020 $a 1138603953 020 $a 9781138603950 035 $a (OCoLC)1111641217 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCF $d GSU $d EAU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK1967 $b .W75 2020 082 00 $a 305.5/2 $2 23 100 1 $a Wright, Lauren A., $e author. 245 10 $a Star power : $b American democracy in the age of the celebrity candidate / $c Lauren A. Wright. 264 1 $a New York, NY ; $b Routledge, $c 2020. 300 $a xiv, 147 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Media & power 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a A short history of a longstanding obsession -- In their own words: why celebrities run -- Celebrities, they're not like us -- Do voters prefer celebrity candidates to politicians? -- The death of U.S.?. 520 $a "Are celebrity politics the spice of American public life or a pox on policy progress? This book identifies and measures the attributes of celebrities that make them well-equipped to win campaigns and yet poorly prepared to govern effectively. The framers of the US Constitution worried about the propensity of an undereducated public to elect unqualified entertainers rather than fit characters to government positions. Celebrities have come to play an increasingly central role in the American political process as fundraisers, surrogates, and as candidates themselves, yet remain a sorely understudied topic in political science. Through a multimethod approach that includes qualitative analysis, novel public opinion surveys, and survey experiments, this book assesses whether Americans are more likely to vote for celebrities than well-known traditional politicians and the implications of these preferences for democracy in the US. Perfect for students, scholars, and interested citizens, Star Power looks at the contemporary American political landscape through new lenses of research as well as popular appeal"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Political candidates $z United States $x Public opinion. 650 0 $a Fame $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Celebrities $x Political activity $z United States. 650 0 $a Entertainers $x Political activity $z United States. 650 0 $a Political psychology $z United States. 650 0 $a Voting research $z United States. 650 7 $a Celebrities $x Political activity. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00850096 650 7 $a Political candidates $x Public opinion. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069219 650 7 $a Political psychology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069667 650 7 $a Voting research. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01169267 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 776 08 $i Online version: $a Wright, Lauren A. $t Star power. $d New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. $z 9780429888830 $w (DLC) 2019980923 830 0 $a Media and power. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317020420.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6CACC88C1BE411EA82BF083097128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search