Understanding American Political Parties: Democratic Ideals, Political Uncertainty, and Strategic Positioning

ISBN-13: 9780415508445 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 144 str.

Jeffrey M. Stonecash

Opis

Noted scholar Jeffrey Stonecash gives us a big picture analysis that helps us understand what is happening in contemporary party politics. He explains that parties behave the way they do because of existing political conditions and how parties adapt to those conditions as they prepare for the next election.

Spis treści

I: American Political Parties: Democratic Ideals and Doubts. 1. Democracy and the Ideal Role of Political Parties. 2. Enduring Doubts about Parties. II: Parties and Political Conditions. 3. Notions of Party and Conflict 4. Shifting Electoral Bases. 5. Conflicting Interpretations of Change 6. The Lack of a Majority. 7. Continuing Social Change and Events. 8. Voters and the Media. 9. Enduring Uncertainty and Troubling Behaviors. III: Pursuing Party Goals. 10. Pursuing Coalitions and an Identity: Long-Term Strategies. 11. Disparaging the Other Party: Short-Term Strategies. 12. Democracy and the Continuous Campaign

O autorze

Jeffrey M. Stonecash is Maxwell Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University. His research focuses on political parties, realignment of their electoral bases, and the impact of changing alignments on the nature of policy debates.