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OverviewIdeology in the Supreme Court is the first book to analyze the process by which the ideological stances of U.S. Supreme Court justices translate into the positions they take on the issues that the Court addresses. Eminent Supreme Court scholar Lawrence Baum argues that the links between ideology and issues are not simply a matter of reasoning logic Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lawrence BaumPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691204130ISBN 10: 0691204136 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 09 June 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsBaum persuasively illustrates the underlying complexity of ideology as not just a product of justices' values, but of the way justices' decisions are affected by social and political groups as well. According to Baum, by giving more attention to group affect as a source of polarity, scholars can gain a richer sense of ideology as an element in decision making in the Supreme Court. * Choice * Baum provides a fascinating look at the evolution of ideology on the Supreme Court by exploring historical linkages between issue positions and ideology across issues. . . . His book is smart and will influence this conversation for a long time. ---Michael A. Bailey, Perspectives on Politics Winner of the 2018 C. Herman Pritchett Award, Law and Courts Section, American Political Science Association Excellent and provocative. . . . I strongly recommend this book for all students of the Supreme Court. ---Thomas G. Hansford, Law and Politics Book Review Author InformationLawrence Baum is professor emeritus of political science at Ohio State University. His books include Judges and Their Audiences (Princeton), The Puzzle of Judicial Behavior, and Specializing the Courts. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |