Kentucky politics & government: do we stand united?
In: Politics and governments of the American states
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In: Politics and governments of the American states
In: Politics & policy, Band 28, Heft 3, S. 499-529
ISSN: 1747-1346
Women play a critical but inadequate role in the political life of Kentucky. The intermittent impact of Kentucky women as voters, appointed officeholders, members of boards and commissions, party activists, lobbyists, and campaign contributors historically has lagged behind national averages. And the role Kentucky women play as elected representatives remains among the most muted in the nation. Despite the success of large numbers of women as local elected officials, at the highest level, women are, in effect, second‐class citizens. Only 12 percent of the state legislature "looks like" 52 percent of the population, despite the disproportionately high percentage of women who are active in the campaigns of the other 88 percent. The traditionalistic political culture, the powerful inertia of incumbency at all levels, and the entrenched "good old boy network" keep many women from office.
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 29, Heft 3, S. 513-517
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 29, Heft 3, S. 513-516
ISSN: 0030-8269, 1049-0965
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 34, Heft 2, S. 270
ISSN: 0030-8269, 1049-0965
Twenty years ago the Kentucky General Assembly was one of the least powerful and least effective legislatures in the country, almost entirely dominated by the governor. Over the past two decades the legislature has changed -- gradually and with little public attention -- into a far more powerful, professional, and independent body.This book is a study of that process of change: its causes, the obstacles encountered, and the political and policy consequences. It is a study of changing relationships between governor and legislature, caused in part by less aggressive gubernatorial leadership and
In: Public Papers of the Governors of Kentucky
In his inaugural address, Governor Brereton C. Jones proclaimed, ""This administration is committed to having the most positive, progressive, exciting four years in our state's history.""Through speeches and press releases, this volume reflects the principal concerns of Jones's time in office. Thematically organized, the more than two hundred public statements included here present the public face of the Jones administration on such issues as health care, education, economic development, the environment, and governmental reform. Nowhere else has the full text of these speeches and press releas
This is a study of Kentucky political parties: how they are organized and how they nominate and elect candidates. Because state politics in Kentucky is dominated by the Democratic Party, a major portion of the study is devoted to the Democratic primary candidates, campaign techniques, funding, of elections, and voting patterns.As in other slates, campaign techniques in Kentucky are changing. During the 1950s and 1960s the Democratic Party had two dominant factions, and candidates for statewide office sought factional allies among local party organizations. Now factional alignments have disappe
In: Political studies, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 367
ISSN: 0032-3217
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 50, Heft 2, S. 459-470
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 50, Heft 2, S. 459
ISSN: 0022-3816
In: The Western political quarterly, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 519-526
ISSN: 1938-274X
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 33, Heft 2, S. 1-1
ISSN: 0048-5950
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 33, Heft 2, S. 1-16
ISSN: 0048-5950
In: Women & politics, Band 17, Heft 3, S. 69-88
ISSN: 0195-7732