Title American cities and the politics of party conventions / Eric S. Heberlig, Suzanne M. Leland, and David Swindell

Published Albany : State University of New York Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Contents Who wants circus politicus? -- Matchmaking : the politics of site selection -- Paying for conventions -- Unconventional conventions : protests, hurricanes and other logistical nightmares -- The political benefits of political conventions -- Conventions as economic development : do they matter? -- Generating support for mega-events Summary Uncovers the politics involved when a city recruits and implements a presidential convention. Political party conventions have lost much of their original political nature, serving now primarily as elaborate infomercials while ratifying the decisions made by voters in state primaries and caucuses. While this activity hasn't changed significantly since the 1970s, conventions themselves have changed significantly in terms of how they are recruited, implemented, and paid for. American Cities and the Politics of Party Conventions analyzes how and why cities advance through the site selection process. Just as parties use conventions to communicate their policies, unity, and competence to the electorate, cities use the convention selection process to communicate their merits to political parties, businesses and residents. While hosting such a "mega event" provides some direct economic stimulus for host cities, the major benefit of the convention is the opportunity it provides for branding and signaling status. Combining a case studies approach as well as interviews with party and local officials, Eric S. Heberlig, Suzanne M. Leland, and David Swindell bring party convention scholarship up to date while highlighting the costs and benefits of hosting such events for tourism bureaus, city administrators, elected officials, and the citizens they represent Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Political conventions -- United States -- Planning Political conventions -- Social aspects -- United States City planning -- United States POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. City planning United States Genre/Form Electronic books Form Electronic book Author Leland, Suzanne M., 1971- author. Swindell, David, 1966- author. LC no. 2017007997 ISBN 9781438466408 1438466404

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