The State of the Parties: The Changing Role of Contemporary American PartiesDaniel M. Shea, John Clifford Green This volume provides students of political parties with up-to-date information on both the state of American party organizations and controversies over how these organizations are studied. The collection focuses on new direction in party scholarship-including debates over the vitality and relevance of the two party system, the analytical usefulness of the traditional model of American parties, and the import of organizational studies. |
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The Future of the American TwoParty System A James Reichley | 13 |
Who Speaks for the Political Parties? Or Martin Van Buren | 27 |
Toward a Responsible ThreeParty System Theodore J Lowi | 45 |
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