Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996

ISBN-13: 9780521785907 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 352 str.

John Gerring

Opis

Is American politics "ideological," or relatively consensual? Do the American parties differ from one another and, if so, how? Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996 is a synthetic history and analysis of the ideologies of the major American parties from the early nineteenth century to the present. It is the only book currently in print that attempts such a broad treatment of the subject and that is empirically grounded.

Recenzje

"The quantitative data derived from content analysis of party platforms and speeches by presidential counterweigh the accumulated judgements of generations of scholars, but Gerring's work deserves serious reflection by all students of US political parties." Choice

Spis treści

Part I. Introduction: 1. Argument; 2. Rethinking the ideology debate; Part II. The Whig-Republican Party: 3. The national epoch (1828–1924); 4. The neoliberal epoch (1928–92); Part III. The Democratic Party: 5. The Jeffersonian epoch (1828–92); 6. The populist epoch (1896–1948); 7. The universalist epoch (1952–92); Part IV. Conclusion: 8. What drives ideology change?; 9. Does ideology matter?; Epilogue.