The state of the parties : the changing role of contemporary American politics / edited by John C. Green and Daniel J. Coffey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Green, John Clifford, 1953-

Coffey, Daniel J., 1975-

Series:

People, passions, and power

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--United States.

Political parties.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 428 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2007]

Summary:

Every four years, The State of the Parties brings readers up to date on American party organization and activities. With the dual themes of polarization and innovation, the new edition of this essential primer on party politics includes thirteen new chapters covering topics ranging from the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act to "Deaniacs" and Democrats to the rise of the Right. A distinguished roster of contributors offers new analyses of party resources, a greatly expanded section on public opinion, and new research on mobilizing the youth vote.

Contents:

The state of the parties in a polarized nation / Daniel J. Coffey and John C. Green

The future of the American two-party system in the twenty-first century / A. James Reichley

Party factions in 2004 / Howard L. Reiter

The state of the party elites: national convention delegates 1992-2004 / John S. Jackson, III, Nathan S. Bigelow, and John C. Green

State party activists and state party polarization / Daniel J. Coffey

Committee and candidates: national party finance after BCRA / Diana Dwyre ... [et al.]

Surviving BCRA: state party finance in 2004 / Raymond J. La Raja, Susan E. Orr, and Daniel A. Smith

Rally 'round the flag: when interest groups invite themselves to the party / David B. Magleby, J. Quin Monson, and Kelly D. Patterson

Deaniacs and Democrats: Howard Dean's campaign activists / Scott Keeter, Cary Funk, and Courtney Kennedy

Machine politics for the twenty-first century? multi-level marketing and party organizations / Peter Ubertaccio

The (un)coordinated campaign: the battle for Mahoning County, Ohio / Melanie J. Blumberg, William C. Binning, and John C. Green

Organizational strength and campaign professionalism in state parties / David A. Dulio and R. Sam Garrett

Local parties and mobilizing the vote: the case of young citizens / Daniel M. Shea and John C. Green

The dynamic of third parties and the Perot constituency: twelve years and counting / Ronald B. Rapoport and Walter J. Stone

The declining significance of Ralph / Christian Collet and Jerrold Hansen

The growing polarization of American voters / David C. Kimball and Cassie A. Gross

Party coalitions in the American public: morality politics, issue agendas, and the 2004 election / John R. Petrocik

The rise of the ideological voter: the changing bases of partisanship in the American electorate / Kyle L. Saunders and Alan I. Abramowitz

The rise of the right: more conservatives or more concentrated conservatism? / Jeffrey M. Stonecash

The partisan presidency / Richard M. Skinner

Party leadership in the House of Representatives / R. Lawrence Butler

Ten years after the revolution: 1994 and partisan control of government / Shannon Jenkins ... [et al.]

The courts and party systems in 2004: representation without competition? / David K. Ryden.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [383]-407) and index.

ISBN:

0742553213

0742553221

OCLC:

64486972

Publisher Number:

9780742553217

9780742553224