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

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: Seventh edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (411 pages) : illustrations, tables
• Disciplina: 324.273
• Soggetto topico: Political parties - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): GreenJohn Clifford <1953->; CoffeyDaniel J. <1975->; CohenDavid B. <1967->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Ch01. The State of the Parties; PartI. POLARIZATION AND THE ELECTORATE; Ch02. Partisan Nation; Ch03. Political Identity and Party Polarization in the American Electorate; Ch04. Why American Political Parties Can'tGet Beyond the Left-Right Divide; Ch05. A Perfect Storm; PartII. POLARIZATION AND POLITICAL ELITES; Ch06. Partisan, Polarized, Yet Not Dysfunctional?; Ch07. Are These Boots Made for Walking?; Ch08. Party Polarization in America's State Legislatures; Ch09. Federal Parties and Polarization; PartIII. TEA PARTY POLITICS ; Ch10. The Tea Party, Republican Factionalism, and the 2012 ElectionCh11. The Divided Republicans?; Ch12. Allies and Antagonists; PartIV. SUPER PACS AND PARTISAN RESOURCES; Ch13. Political Party Activity in the 2012 Elections; Ch14. Classifying Super PACs; Ch15. The Ground Game from the Voter's Perspective; PartV. PARTISAN ACTIVITIES; Ch16. Republicans and Reform; Ch17. Changes in Local Party Structure and Activity, 1980-2008; Ch18. Separated We Stand?; Ch19. A Report from Mahoning County; References; Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: This essential party primer includes new chapters on polarization between and within the parties in the aftermath of the 2012 election, demographic changes to America's political parties and the effects of new media and campaign finance laws, and the implications of all these things on future policymaking and electoral prospects moving forward
• Titolo autorizzato: The state of the parties
• ISBN: 1-4422-2560-2; 1-4422-2561-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810862103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II