Parties, Polarization and Democracy in the United States

Baumer, Donald C./ Gold, Howard J.

Routledge（2009/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781594516672
• DDC分類 324.273

Full Description

As evidenced in the 2008 elections and the transition to a new era of Democratic governance, one of the most important developments in American politics in recent years has been the resurgence of political parties. Democrats and Republicans represent different world views and policies, citizens recognise these differences, and many of them use party labels to make sense of the political world. Parties, Polarisation and Democracy in the United States describes and analyses the place of political parties in American politics today - both among elites and citizens at large. Many scholars and pundits denounce political polarisation; they view it as a symptom of a broken political system that provides unappealing choices for voters and that is frequently mired in deadlock. Baumer and Gold make a different argument - that party polarisation offers the kind of choice and accountability to voters that was not always present in earlier periods of American political history.

Contents

Chapter 1 Political Part Ies in the Twenty-First Century; Chapter 2 Part Ies and the Electorate I: Images of the Part Ies; Chapter 3 Part Ies and the Electorate II: The Dynamics of Party Polarization; Chapter 4 The Midterm Elections of 1994 and 2006; Chapter 5 Part Ies in Power: Congress, Presidents, Part Isanship, and Gridlock; Chapter 6 Political Part Ies in Anglo-America; Chapter 7 Looking Backward and Forward: The Election of 2008 and the Future of American Politics;