Why parties ? : a second look / John H. Aldrich

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Aldrich, John Herbert (1947-....). Auteur

Edité par The University of Chicago Press. Chicago, ill., London - 2011 - [New edition]

Surveying critical episodes in the development of American political parties--from their formation in the 1790s to the Civil War--Aldrich shows how they serve to combat three fundamental problems of democracy: how to regulate the number of people seeking public office, how to mobilize voters, and how to achieve and maintain the majorities needed to accomplish goals once in office. Aldrich brings this innovative account up to the present by looking at the profound changes in the character of political parties since World War II, especially in light of ongoing contemporary transformations, including the rise of the Republican Party in the South, and what those changes accomplish, such as the Obama Health Care plan. Finally, Why Parties? A Second Look offers a fuller consideration of party systems in general, especially the two-party system in the United States, and explains why this system is necessary for effective democracy."(Provided by publisher)

Political parties and democracy. Politics and parties in America. Why parties form. Party formation in America, 1790-1860. Prologue. Founding the first parties: institutions and social choice. Jacksonian democracy: the mass party and collective action. Whigs and republicans: institutions, issue agendas, and ambition. The new political party in contemporary America. Prologue. Party activists and partisan cleavages in contemporary elections. Political parties and governance. The critical era of the 1960s. Conclusions. Political parties, historical dynamics, and democratic politics.

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