Political Problems and Personalities in Contemporary Maryland

Theodore F. Sheckels, Carl T. Hyden

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2022
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781978777767
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Communication Studies
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Political Problems and Personalities in Contemporary Maryland provides a comprehensive rhetorical analysis of contemporary politics and political communication in Maryland at both the state and local levels. Theodore F. Sheckels and Carl Hyden approach rhetoric in a broader sense, arguing that actions by political players – including decisions on housing policy, urban redevelopment policy, and transportation policy—are not in a separate category from their messages. In many cases, they argue, actions are messages, often with important material consequences. Rather than focusing solely on previous or upcoming elections, as political communication has traditionally been examined, Sheckels and Hyden give considerable space to non-election topics, responding to current shifts in political communication scholarship and encouraging others to examine political communication at the local and state levels elsewhere in the United States. Scholars of communication, political science, rhetoric, and history will find this book of particular interest.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Introduction: Studying State and Local Politics; Studying Maryland
• Part I: People
• Chapter 2: Barbara Mikulski: Advocate and Mentor
• Chapter 3: Martin O’Malley’s Failure to Communicate
• Chapter 4: Larry Hogan: A Look at His Record as Governor of Maryland
• Part II: Politics
• Chapter 5: Baltimore in Search of Its Next Transformational Mayor
• Chapter 6: Why Haven’t Maryland’s African American Candidates for Governor Been Elected?
• Chapter 7: Marylanders and Congress: Different Leaders for Different Tasks
• Chapter 8: Why Has There Been No Marylander in the White House?: The Quests of Albert Ritchie, Spiro Agnew, Martin O’Malley, and John Delaney
• Part III: Policies
• Chapter 9: Race, Housing, and Segregation in Baltimore
• Chapter 10: Transportation Policy: Questions of Power, Questions of Identity
• Part IV: Places
• Chapter 11: Renewal, Revitalization, and Redevelopment across Baltimore from the Downtown Core to the Neighborhoods
• Chapter 12: Gerrymandering: Questions of Power, Questions of Identity
• Chapter 13: Has Change Come to Maryland’s Eastern Shore?
• Chapter 14: Conclusions: The Communication Realities of State and Local Politics
• Works Cited
• Index
• About the Authors