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

by Green, John Clifford; Farmer, Rick

• ISBN13: 9780742518223
• ISBN10: 0742518221
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

Every four years, The State of the Parties brings readers up to date on political party action in election years and in-between. The growing sophistication of party politics is the theme of this new edition, a theme sure to be played out in the elections of 2004. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author Biography

Sarah Barclay is a research associate for The Pew Charitable Trusts -- Colby College Coalition to Promote Civic Dialogue on Campaign Finance Reform Project Paul Allen Beck is professor of political science and department chair at The Ohio State University John C. Berg is professor of government and director of the graduate program in professional politics at Suffolk University Nathan S. Bigelow is a Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland, College Park William Binning is professor and chair of political science at Youngstown State University Melanie J. Blumberg is assistant professor of political science at California University of Pennsylvania R. Lawrence Butler is assistant professor of political science at Rowan University John J. Coleman is professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison Anthony Corrado is professor of government at Colby College David A. Dulio is assistant professor of political science at Oakland University Diana Dwyre is associate professor of political science at California State University, Chico Rick Farmer is assistant professor of political science at the University of Akron Rich Fender is a graduate of Kent State University Peter L. Francia is a research fellow and program coordinator for the Center for American Politics and Citizenship at the University of Maryland, College Park John P. Frendreis is professor of political science and associate vice president for planning and analysis at Loyola University Chicago Alan R. Gitelson is professor of political science at Loyola University Chicago Heitor Gouvea is a research associate for The Pew Charitable Trusts -- Colby College Coalition to Promote Civic Dialogue on Campaign Finance Reform Project John C. Green is professor of political science and director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron Paul S. Herrnson is director of the Center for American Politics and Citizenship and professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland, College Park John S. Jackson is visiting professor at the Public Policy Institute at SIUC Malcolm E. Jewell is a retired political science professor at the University of Kentucky Robin Kolodny is associate professor of political science at Temple University Raymond J. La Raja is assistant professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Theodore J. Lowi is the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions at Cornell University Sarah M. Morehouse is professor emerita of political science at the University of Connecticut Gerald M. Pomper is Board of Governors Professor of Political Science (emeritus) at Rutgers University Ronald B. Rapoport is the John Marshall Professor of Government at the College of William & Mary A. James Reichley is a senior fellow in the graduate public policy institute at Georgetown University David K. Ryden is an assistant professor of political science at Hope College and an attorney Larry Schwab is professor of political science at John Carroll University Daniel M. Shea is associate professor of political science and director of the Center for Political Participation at Allegheny College Walter J. Stone is professor of political science at the University of California, Davis Jeffrey M. Stonecash is professor and chair of political science at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University James A. Thurber is professor of government and director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	ix
Preface	xiii
1 The State of the Parties in an Evenly Divided Nation	1	(18)
John C. Green and Rick Farmer
Part I The Party System
2 The Future of the American Two-Party System at the Beginning of a New Century	19	(19)
A. James Reichley
3 A Tale of Two Electorates: The Changing American Party Coalitions, 1952-2000	38	(16)
Paul Allen Beck
4 The State of Party Elites: National Convention Delegates, 1992-2000	54	(25)
John S. Jackson, Nathan S. Bigelow, and John C. Green
5 Out of the Shadows, but Still in the Dark? The Courts and Political Parties	79	(18)
David K. Ryden
Part II Party Finances
6 The Parties Take the Lead: Political Parties and the Financing of the 2000 Presidential Election	97	(18)
Anthony Corrado, Sarah Barclay, and Heitor Gouvêa
7 The Committee Shuffle: Major Party Spending in Congressional Elections	115	(17)
Robin Kolodny and Diana Dwyre
8 State Parties and Soft Money: How Much Party Building?	132	(19)
Raymond J. La Raja
9 State Parties: Independent Partners in the Money Relationship	151	(20)
Sarah M. Morehouse and Malcolm E. Jewell
Part III Party Services in the States
10 The Battle for the Legislature: Party Campaigning in State House and State Senate Elections	171	(19)
Peter L. Francia, Paul S. Herrnson, John P. Frendreis, and Alan R. Gitelson
11 Casting a Weak Net: Political Party Web Sites in 2000	190	(13)
Rick Farmer and Rich Fender
12 No Mo[mentum] in Ohio: Local Parties and the 2000 Presidential Campaign	203	(11)
Melanie J. Blumberg, William Binning, and John C. Green
13 The Symbiotic Relationship between Political Parties and Political Consultants: Partners Past, Present, and Future	214	(13)
David A. Dulio and James A. Thurber
Part IV Party in Government
14 A Double-Edged Sword: Party Dilemmas in Mobilizing Electoral Bases in U.S. House Elections	227	(14)
Jeffrey M. Stonecash
15 The Unprecedented Senate: Political Parties in the Senate after the 2000 Election	241	(13)
Larry Schwab
16 Taking Responsibility Seriously: Assessing Party Strength in the House of Representatives	254	(13)
R. Lawrence Butler
Part V Party Responsibility
17 Parliamentary Government in the United States: A New Regime for a New Century?	267	(20)
Gerald M. Pomper
18 Schattschneider's Dismay: Strong Parties and Alienated Voters	287	(13)
Daniel M. Shea
19 Responsible, Functional, or Both? American Political Parties and the APSA Report after Fifty Years	300	(23)
John J. Coleman
Part VI Minor Parties
20 Spoiler or Builder? The Effect of Ralph Nader's 2000 Campaign on the U.S. Greens	323	(14)
John C. Berg
21 Ross Perot Is Alive and Well and Living in the Republican Party: Major Party Co-optation of the Perot Movement and the Reform Party	337	(17)
Ronald B. Rapoport and Walter J. Stone
22 Toward a More Responsible Three-Party System: Deregulating American Democracy	354	(25)
Theodore J. Lowi
References	379	(28)
Index	407	(14)
About the Contributors	421