The state of the parties : the changing role of contemporary American parties / edited by John C. Green and Rick Farmer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Green, John Clifford, 1953-

Farmer, Rick, 1958-

Series:

People, passions, and power

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--United States.

Political parties.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 425 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2003]

Summary:

Every four years, The State of the Parties brings readers up to date on political party action in election years and in-between. The growing sophistication of party politics is the theme of this new edition, a theme sure to be played out in the elections of 2004.

Contents:

1 The State of the Parties in an Evenly Divided Nation / John C. Green, Rick Farmer 1

Part I The Party System

2 The Future of the American Two-Party System at the Beginning of a New Century / A. James Reichley 19

3 A Tale of Two Electorates: The Changing American Party Coalitions, 1952-2000 / Paul Allen Beck 38

4 The State of Party Elites: National Convention Delegates, 1992-2000 / John S. Jackson, Nathan S. Bigelow, John C. Green 54

5 Out of the Shadows, but Still in the Dark? The Courts and Political Parties / David K. Ryden 79

Part II Party Finances

6 The Parties Take the Lead: Political Parties and the Financing of the 2000 Presidential Election / Anthony Corrado, Sarah Barclay, Heitor Gouvea 97

7 The Committee Shuffle: Major Party Spending in Congressional Elections / Robin Kolodny, Diana Dwyre 115

8 State Parties and Soft Money: How Much Party Building? / Raymond J. La Raja 132

9 State Parties: Independent Partners in the Money Relationship / Sarah M. Morehouse, Malcolm E. Jewell 151

Part III Party Services in the States

10 The Battle for the Legislature: Party Campaigning in State House and State Senate Elections / Peter L. Francia, Paul S. Herrnson, John P. Frendreis, Alan R. Gitelson 171

11 Casting a Weak Net: Political Party Web Sites in 2000 / Rick Farmer, Rich Fender 190

12 No Mo[mentum] in Ohio: Local Parties and the 2000 Presidential Campaign / Melanie J. Blumberg, William Binning, John C. Green 203

13 The Symbiotic Relationship between Political Parties and Political Consultants: Partners Past, Present, and Future / David A. Dulio, James A. Thurber 214

Part IV Party in Government

14 A Double-Edged Sword: Party Dilemmas in Mobilizing Electoral Bases in U.S. House Elections / Jeffrey M. Stonecash 227

15 The Unprecedented Senate: Political Parties in the Senate after the 2000 Election / Larry Schwab 241

16 Taking Responsibility Seriously: Assessing Party Strength in the House of Representatives / R. Lawrence Butler 254

Part V Party Responsibility

17 Parliamentary Government in the United States: A New Regime for a New Century? / Gerald M. Pomper 267

18 Schattschneider's Dismay: Strong Parties and Alienated Voters / Daniel M. Shea 287

19 Responsible, Functional, or Both? American Political Parties and the APSA Report after Fifty Years / John J. Coleman 300

Part VI Minor Parties

20 Spoiler or Builder? The Effect of Ralph Nader's 2000 Campaign on the U.S. Greens / John C. Berg 323

21 Ross Perot Is Alive and Well and Living in the Republican Party: Major Party Co-optation of the Perot Movement and the Reform Party / Ronald B. Rapoport, Walter J. Stone 337

22 Toward a More Responsible Three-Party System: Deregulating American Democracy / Theodore J. Lowi 354.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [379]-406) and index.

ISBN:

0742518213

0742518221

OCLC:

51009107