Interpreting extensive data gathered in eleven southern states during the 1992 presidential election, this book addresses a critical question about the democratic process: Do political parties still have a meaningful role to play in linking government and the governed?
While some observers have written off modern parties -- arguing that they have been supplanted by political action committees, social movements, candidate organizations, and the like -- Michael Maggiotto and Gary Wekkin find that parties remain viable mediators between the wishes and values of voters and the policy espousals...
Interpreting extensive data gathered in eleven southern states during the 1992 presidential election, this book addresses a critical question about th...
With democratic capitalism appearing to sweep the world, this timely collection addresses theoretical and practical aspects of building democracy in one-party systems. Contributions examine the progress and condition of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, and the two Chinas; the fall of Gorbachev; and the Serbian drive for hegemony in the Balkans. Focusing upon four main areas, the volume analyzes (1) the theoretical challenge of creating and sustaining democracy, (2) the experience of operating democracy in the absence of two-party competition, as found in the Southern United...
With democratic capitalism appearing to sweep the world, this timely collection addresses theoretical and practical aspects of building democracy i...
