Screen LibraryElectoral realignment and the outlook for American democracy
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| Published: |
Northeastern University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Boston |
| Publication Dates: | c2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Northeastern series on democratization and political development |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 220 p.: maps ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781555536671 (paperbback : alk. paper) 1555536670 (paperbback : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D771 |
| CLC: |
D771.264 D771.224 |
| Call Number: | D771.264/P332 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-212) and index. Introduction : realignment and American politics -- Realignment theory and its critics -- A century of presidential elections : realignment in historical perspective -- Ideological polarization and party change in American politics -- From party decay to party renewal : ideological homogenization and the new nominating equilibrium in American politics -- The two-tier party system : critical realignment at the top, secular realignment at the bottom -- Realignment and the study of American elections -- Toward a responsible-party system? -- Epilogue : political parties, public policy, and postindustrial democracy in America. |