Political Machine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076954 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia M Thornton (0000-0001-9532-1293, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosp038 |
| OpenAlex | W4239335528 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
An urban political machine is a partisan organization that mobilizes its members to vote primarily through the dispersion of material incentives and other forms of preferential treatment, including favoritism based on political criteria in personnel decisions, contracting, and the administration of laws. While the degree and scope of political machines varied, both from city to city as well as over time, they were widely perceived as organizations capable of mobilizing broad swaths of the urban electorate to deliver a vote with mechanical predictability
Administration (probate law · Business · Democracy · Economics · Incentive · Market economy · Political economy · Political machine · Political science · Politics · Predictability · Scope (computer science · Computer Science · Law · Public Administration · Race, History, and American Society
Theoretical perspectives on urban politics
Beyond the Melting Pot. The Negroes, Puerto Ricans, Jews, Italians, and Irish of New York City.
The Origins of Urban Political Machines in the United States
Urban Political Reform
Social Theory and Social Structure
Why Political Machines Have Not Withered Away and Other Revisionist Thoughts
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |