State of Change: Colorado Politics in the Twenty-First Century - Softcover

Daum, Courtenay W.; Duffy, Robert; Straayer, John A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 160732086X ISBN 13: 9781607320869

Publisher: University Press of Colorado, 2011

Synopsis

Colorado has recently been at the center of major shifts in American politics. Indeed, over the last several decades the political landscape has altered dramatically on both the state and national levels. State of Change traces the political and demographic factors that have transformed Colorado, looking beyond the major shift in the dominant political party from Republican to Democratic to greater long-term implications.The increased use of direct democracy has resulted in the adoption of term limits, major reconstruction of fiscal policy, and many other changes in both statutory and constitutional law. Individual chapters address these changes within a range of contexts--electoral, political, partisan, and institutional--as well as their ramifications. Contributors also address the possible impacts of these changes on the state in the future, concluding that the current state of affairs is fated to be short-lived. State of Change is the most up-to-date book on Colorado politics available and will be of value to undergraduate- and graduate-level students, academics, historians, and anyone involved with or interested in Colorado politics.

About this title

About the Author

John A. Straayer is a professor of political science at Colorado State University. Courtenay W. Daum is an assistant professor of political science at Colorado State University. Robert Duffy is a professor and chair of the Departments of Political Science at Colorado State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160732086X
• ISBN 13: 9781607320869
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304