Election Reform: Politics and Policy

Election Reform: Politics and Policy is the definitive work on the manner in which policymakers responded to the crisis that emerged from the 2000 presidential election. Editors Daniel Palazzolo and James Ceaser address two fundamental questions: How did the states and Congress respond to the problems in election law and administration that became apparent in the 2000 election? What factors explain the variety of ways in which different states responded? The book includes a theoretical framework for explaining election reform, an account of the Help America Vote Act, and in-depth studies of election law reform in eleven selected states. Anyone interested in the election crisis of 2000 and in the lessons learned from a major transformation of our electoral institutions will find this book essential reading. The book also contributes to the academic literature on policy innovation in the United States.https://scholarship.richmond.edu/bookshelf/1143/thumbnail.jp

Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in a UK university identifies dynamics of transmission

AbstractUnderstanding SARS-CoV-2 transmission in higher education settings is important to limit spread between students, and into at-risk populations. In this study, we sequenced 482 SARS-CoV-2 isolates from the University of Cambridge from 5 October to 6 December 2020. We perform a detailed phylogenetic comparison with 972 isolates from the surrounding community, complemented with epidemiological and contact tracing data, to determine transmission dynamics. We observe limited viral introductions into the university; the majority of student cases were linked to a single genetic cluster, likely following social gatherings at a venue outside the university. We identify considerable onward transmission associated with student accommodation and courses; this was effectively contained using local infection control measures and following a national lockdown. Transmission clusters were largely segregated within the university or the community. Our study highlights key determinants of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and effective interventions in a higher education setting that will inform public health policy during pandemics.</jats:p

A genealogy of anti-americanism [Les intellectuels européens face à l'Amérique]

Abstract : "European anti-Americanism did not begin with the Kyoto Protocol or war in Iraq. Political scientist James Ceaser offers a short history of this deep-rooted ideology, from colonial-era theories about biological "degeneracy" to the 20th century thought of Heidegger and Sartre".Ceaser James W. A genealogy of anti-americanism [Les intellectuels européens face à l'Amérique]. In: Revue juridique de l'Ouest, 2004-2. pp. 249-263

A genealogy of anti-americanism (Traducción de Gladys Portuondo)

Según el autor, el antiamericanismo descansa en la idea singular de que algo asociado con los Estados Unidos, algo en el propio corazón de la vida americana, resulta profundamente equivocado y amenazante para el resto del mundo. El artículo penetra en las fuentes históricas de tal idea convertida de algún modo en “paradigma” de la cultura occidental (abarcando no sólo a Europa, sino también a todas las Américas) desde el siglo XX, y muestra su vínculo con la fi losofía europea a partir de la Ilustración, así como con la teoría racista y el eurocentrismo de algunos filósofos europeos (Nietzsche y Heidegger, especialmente). El propósito del artículo es develar las peligrosas consecuencias de esta idea que en la actualidad vienen manifestándose, sin que se adviertan claramente sus orí[email protected] to the author, anti-Americanism rests on the singular idea that something associated with the United States, something at the core of American life, is deeply wrong and threatening to the rest of the world. The paper approaches to the historical sources of such idea, which has been changed into a west culture’s “paradigm”, in some way (embracing not only Europe, but all the Americas too) since the 20th. century. The paper shows the relation between this idea and the typical eurocentrism of some european philosophers (Nietzsche and Heidegger). The target is to clear the development of this idea and its dangerous consequences at the present time

Presidential selection : theory and development /

Based on the author's thesis, Harvard, 1977.Bibliography: p. 354-364.Includes index