Jeffrey M. Stonecash

Understanding American Political Parties (eBook, ePUB)

Democratic Ideals, Political Uncertainty, and Strategic Positioning

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

There is a clear discrepancy between the ideal role of political parties expressed in many textbooks and the reality that we see playing out in politics. This book gives us a big picture analysis that helps explain what is happening in American electoral politics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136339202
• Artikelnr.: 38445879

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey M. Stonecash is Maxwell Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University. His research focuses on political parties, realignment of their electoral bases, and the impact of changing alignments on the nature of policy debates.

Inhaltsangabe

I: American Political Parties: Democratic Ideals and Doubts. 1. Democracy
and the Ideal Role of Political Parties. 2. Enduring Doubts about Parties.
II: Parties and Political Conditions. 3. Notions of Party and Conflict 4.
Shifting Electoral Bases. 5. Conflicting Interpretations of Change 6. The
Lack of a Majority. 7. Continuing Social Change and Events. 8. Voters and
the Media. 9. Enduring Uncertainty and Troubling Behaviors. III: Pursuing
Party Goals. 10. Pursuing Coalitions and an Identity: Long-Term Strategies.
11. Disparaging the Other Party: Short-Term Strategies. 12. Democracy and
the Continuous Campaign