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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460625303321

Autore

Roscoe Douglas D. <1969->

Titolo

Local party organizations in the twenty-first century / / Douglas D. Roscoe and Shannon Jenkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, New York : , : SUNY Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4384-5951-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Disciplina

324.273/11

Soggetti

Political party organization - United States

Local elections - United States

Politics, Practical - United States

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Party Organizations in Their Environment; A Changing Political Landscape; Organizational Evolution; Party Organizers and the Party Exchange; Innovation and Adaptation; Conclusion: Local Parties in the 21st Century; Chapter 2: Connections and Cooperation in the State Party Confederacy; Survey of Local Party Chairs; Assistance from the State Party; Political Party Organizational Culture; Cultural Differences between Democrats and Republicans; Cultural Difference within Parties and States

Conclusion: State Party Influence on Local PartiesChapter 3: Organizational Structure and Activity at the Local Level; Organizational Form at the Local Level: Patterns of Structure and Activity; Organizational Form and the Environment; Multilevel Model Specification; Modeling Local Party Structure; Modeling Local Party Activity; Conclusion: State and Local Environments; Chapter 4: The Electoral Payoff; Analyzing the Effects of Party Activity; Different Activities, Different Effects; Conclusion: The Continued Utility of Local Parties; Chapter 5: The Future of Local Party Organizations



Purposive Benefits and Party ActivityMoney and Local Party Organizations; Conclusion: The Future of Local Parties; Appendix: Local Party Chair Survey; Survey Responses; Measuring Party Organizational Culture; Survey Instrument; Notes; References; Index