American Parties in Decline
Author: William J. Crotty
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 314
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Author: William J. Crotty
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 314
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jeffrey E Cohen
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1483300293
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPowerful cross-currents of both decline and resurgence have been affecting American political parties over the past several decades. Is the era of decline that began in the late 1960s over and are the parties in a new era of rebuilding? In what direction are the parties headed and what does it mean for a healthy and well-functioning democracy? American Political Parties brings together a distinguished team of contributors to explore these questions. Students are exposed to original, "state-of-the-art" research on the parties that is written to be accessible and engaging. Presenting both historical and contemporary material on the changing U.S. parties, the book offers a balanced portrait and a wide variety of views concerning the continuing weaknesses of the parties and their concurrent signs of revitalization. Essays examine three important elements of parties—the parties in the mass public, the parties as electoral and political organizations, and the parties as governing groups. Two themes recur throughout—the first deals with party change (specifically realignment and dealignment) and the second with party responsibility in a democratic government. The concluding chapter places the contibutors' various findings and viewpoints in perspective. It offers several theories to help explain why the parties seem to be following their dual paths of development and considers the implications of this state of affairs for the future of American democracy.
Author: John J. Coleman
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780691027319
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the influence of political parties diminished in postwar America, scholars argued about whether their decline was caused by transformations in voter behavior, new styles of campaigning, or trust-shattering events such as Vietnam and Watergate. To some of these writers, parties were the relics of a technologically less sophisticated era. Today, however, many experts believe that these institutions have an inevitable tendency to adapt and survive. John Coleman thinks the reality is more complicated than this. In his view neither party decline nor adaptation is inevitable. His state-centered approach shows that the condition of political parties depends critically on the state's major policy concerns and on its institutional policy-making structure.
Author: Martin P. Wattenberg
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 192
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAUTHOR ANALYZES SURVEY RESEARCH THAT SHOWS VOTERS HAVE BECOME MORE NEUTRAL THAN NEGATIVE TOWARD PARTIES AND THAT THE PARTIES ARE INCREASINGLY IRRELEVANT TO THE SOLVING OF REAL NATIONAL PROBLEMS.
Author: Martin P. Wattenberg
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Martin P. Wattenberg
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text on the travails of political parties in the United States has been updated to include an analysis of the 1992 presidential election campaign. This edition emphasizes the Ross Perot phenomenon, maintaining that his success indicates that all is not well in American politics.
Author: Martin P. Wattenberg
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2009-07-01
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780674044968
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe major theme of Chapter 12, new to this edition, is the missed opportunities for the parties in the 1996 elections. The year started with a highly visible confrontation over the budget that could have revitalized the party coalitions if the issues had been carried over to the election. However, the candidate-centered campaign of 1996 ultimately did little to resolve these issues or to reinvigorate partisanship in the electorate. In spite of the opportunities for getting new voters to the polls created by the Motor Voter Act, voter turnout in 1996 was the lowest since 1924. Turning out the vote is one of the most crucial functions of political parties, and their inability to mobalize more than half of the eligible electorate strongly indicates their future decline in importance to voters. Until citizens support the parties more by showing up to cast votes for their candidates, the decline of American political parties must be considered to be an ongoing phenomenon. --From the preface
Author: Martin P. Wattenberg
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 274
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Martin P. Wattenberg
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 234
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Crotty
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman
Published: 1984-01-01
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ISBN-13: 9780673394309
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