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Author:   Russell J. Dalton (Research Professor of Political Science, Research Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.564kg
ISBN:  

9780198830986

ISBN 10:   019883098
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   31 October 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1: The Evolution of Political Competition Social Structure and Political Cleavages 2: Citizens, Issues, and Political Cleavages 3: The Social Distribution of Cleavage Positions 4: Cleavage Patterns across Nations 5: Elites, Issues, and Political Cleavages Political Cleavages and Party Alignments 6: Placing Parties in the Political Space 7: Voters and Parties 8: Congruence and Representation 9: The American Experience Conclusion 10: Realignment and Beyond Appendices A: Issue Questions from the European Election Studies B: Citizen Issue Structures by Nation C: Identifying Party Positions D: Party Cleavage Positions E: Party Cleavage Polarization Scores F: The Complexity of Measurement G: Construction of Economic and Cultural Indices in the United States

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This book should be read by scholars interested in learning about the deeper historical, social, and political forces that are triggering tectonic shifts in many governments party systems. * R. P. Seyb, Skidmore College *

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Russell Dalton is Research Professor of Political Science at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at UC Irvine. Dalton has been awarded a Fulbright Research Fellowship, Scholar-in-Residence at the Barbra Streisand Center, German Marshall Fund Research Fellowship, and the POSCO Fellowship at the East West Center in Hawaii. His research focuses on the role of citizens in the political process. Previous publications include The Participation Gap (OUP, 2017), Political Parties and Democratic Linkage: How Parties Organize Democracy (OUP, 2011), and Citizens, Context and Choice: How Context Shapes Citizens' Electoral Choices (OUP, 2011).

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