Multiparty Politics in America

by Herrnson, Paul S.; Green, John C.; Broder, David S.; Bibby, John F.; Binning, William; Broder, David S.; Collet, Christian; Dwyre, Diana; Green, John C.; Harmel, Robert; Jan, Greg; Kolodny, Robin; Lawson, Kay; Roberts, Justin A.; Savage, Terry; Spitzer, R

• ISBN13: 9780847684960
• ISBN10: 0847684962
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-08-29
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Multiparty Politics in America examines the roles that third parties have played in U.S. elections past and present and their prospects for the future. It presents unique and detailed coverage of the Reform, Green, and Libertarian parties' goals and campaign strategies; discusses the kinds of reforms that would help them become more viable; and advances the debate over whether the U.S. should have a two-party or multiparty system. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vii	(2)
Preface	ix
Foreword: Is the Party Over?	1	(8)
David S. Broder
Introduction: Making or Repeating History? American Party Politics at the Dawn of a New Century	9	(12)
Paul S. Herrnson
John C. Green
Part I: Possibilities	21	(66)
1 Two-Party Dominance and Minor Party Forays in American Politics	21	(22)
Paul S. Herrnson
2 The Impact of New Parties on Party Systems: Lessons for America from European Multiparty Systems	43	(16)
Robert Harmel
3 The Case for a Multiparty System	59	(14)
Kay Lawson
4 In Defense of the Two-Party System	73	(14)
John F. Bibby
Part II: Performance	87	(54)
5 Surviving Perot: The Origins and Future of the Reform Party	87	(16)
John C. Green
William Binning
6 Taking the "Abnormal" Route: Backgrounds, Beliefs, and Political Activities of Minor Party Candidates	103	(22)
Christian Collet
7 Multiparty Politics in New York	125	(16)
Robert J. Spitzer
Part III: Prospects	141	(42)
8 The Libertarian Party: A Pragmatic Approach to Party Building	141	(6)
Terry Savage
9 The Reform Party: An Issue-Driven Awakening	147	(6)
Justin A. Roberts
10 The Green Party: Global Politics at the Grassroots	153	(6)
Greg Jan
11 Institutional Obstacles to a Multiparty System	159	(14)
Richard Winger
12 Barriers to Minor Party Success and Prospects for Change	173	(10)
Diana Dwyre
Robin Kolodny
References	183	(8)
About the Editors and Contributors	191