The State of the Parties: The Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties

Abramowitz, Alan

ISBN 10: 1442225602 / ISBN 13: 9781442225602

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014

About this Item

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. Editor(s): Green, John C.; Coffey, Daniel J.; Cohen, David B. Num Pages: 410 pages, 15 charts, 33 tables, 43 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617. . 2014. 7th Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The State of the Parties: The Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442225602
• ISBN 13: 9781442225602
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

John C. Green is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron. Daniel J. Coffey is assistant professor of political science at The University of Akron and a fellow in the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics. He has published in State Politics and Policy Quarterly. He studies political parties, public opinion, state and local politics, campaigns and elections, and research methods. David B. Cohen is professor of political science and fellow in the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron.