Electoral realignment and the outlook for American democracy
By: Arthur Paulson.
Series: Northeastern series on democratization and political development
Publisher: Northeastern University Press; University Press of New England
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Boston; Hanover
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781555536671
Subjects: Political parties -- United States.; Presidents -- United States -- Election.; Elections -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-212) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : realignment and American politics; title: Realignment theory and its critics; title: A century of presidential elections : realignment in historical perspective; title: Ideological polarization and party change in American politics; title: From party decay to party renewal : ideological homogenization and the new nominating equilibrium in American politics; title: The two-tier party system : critical realignment at the top, secular realignment at the bottom; title: Realignment and the study of American elections; title: Toward a responsible-party system?; title: Epilogue : political parties, public policy, and postindustrial democracy in America.