Southern political party activists : patterns of conflict and change, 1991-2001 / edited by John A. Clark, Charles L. Prysby.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clark, John A. (John Andrew), 1964-

Prysby, Charles L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Southern States.

Political parties.

Political culture.

Political activists.

Southern States.

Political activists--Southern States.

Political culture--Southern States.

Southern States--Politics and government--1951-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

ix, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [2004]

Summary:

The South continues to be the most distinctive region in American politics. Its "peculiar institution" of slavery set the stage for the Civil War, which in turn led to the creation of the Democratic "Solid South." Over the last half century, however, Democratic dominance in the South has given way to the emergence of a truly competitive two-party system that leans Republican in presidential elections. In some ways, the region is increasingly like the rest of the country, yet even the degree of change and the speed with which it occurred give the South a distinctive air. The contributors to Southern Political Party Activists examine both the development of American political party organizations and the changing political character of the South, focusing on grassroots party activists -- those who are involved in party organizations at the county level.

Contents:

Studying southern political party activists / John A. Clark and Charles L. Prysby

Religion : culture wars in the new South / John A. Clark

The continuing role of race in Southern party organizations / Jay Barth

Population movement and Southern party activists / Laurence W. Moreland and Robert P. Steed

A growing divide : issue opinions of Southern party activists / Patrick R. Cotter and Samuel H. Fisher III

Partisan attachments of Southern party activists / Jonathan Knuckey

Factionalism transformation in the two-party South : it's getting harder to pick a fight / John J. McGlennon

Mass-elite linkages and partisan change in the South / Barbara A. Patrick, Steven D. Shaffer, Patrick R. Cotter, and Samuel H. Fisher III

Purist versus pragmatist orientations among Southern political party activists / Charles L. Prysby

Motives for involvement among grassroots party activists in the modern South / James Newman, Steven D. Shaffer, and David A. Breaux

Party activists in election campaigns / Robert E. Hogan

Communication patterns and party integration / John M. Bruce and John A. Clark

Conclusion : patterns of change between and within party organizations / Charles L. Prysby and John A. Clark.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-245) and index.

ISBN:

0813123402

0813191165

OCLC:

55679509