The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups

Author:   L. Sandy Maisel (William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government and Director, Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, Colby College) ,  Jeffrey M. Berry (John Richard Skuse Professor of Political Science, Tufts University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199604470


Pages:   718
Publication Date:   12 January 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   L. Sandy Maisel (William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government and Director, Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, Colby College) ,  Jeffrey M. Berry (John Richard Skuse Professor of Political Science, Tufts University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 4.50cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.228kg
ISBN:  

9780199604470


ISBN 10:   0199604479
Pages:   718
Publication Date:   12 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part I: Introduction 1: L. Sandy Maisel and Jeffrey M. Berry: The State of Research on Political Parties and Interest Groups Part II: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives 2: John H. Aldrich and Jeffrey D. Grynaviski: Theories of Parties 3: Andrew McFarland: Interest Group Theory 4: Hans Noel: Methodological Issues in the Study of Political Parties 5: Scott Ainsworth: Methodological Perspectives on Interest Groups Part III: Party History 6: Joel H. Silbey: American Political Parties: History, Voters, Critical Elections, and Party Systems 7: Mark D. Brewer: The Evolution and Alteration of American Party Coalitions 8: John C. Green: The Party Faithful: Religion and Party Politics in America Part IV: Parties in the Electoral Process 9: Ray J. La Raja: Party Nominating Procedures and Recruitment - State and Local Level 10: William G. Mayer: How Parties Nominate Presidents 11: Daniel M. Shea: The Road Less Taken: New Directions in American Party Politics 12: Ronald B. Rapoport: Winning Isn't Everything: Third Parties and the American Two-Party System Part V: Party Organization 13: Paul S. Herrnson: The Evolution of National Party Organizations 14: Byron E. Shafer: The Pure Partisan Institution: National Party Conventions as Research Sites 15: Walter J. Stone: Activists, Influence, and Representation in American Elections 16: David B. Magleby: Political Parties and Consultants Part VI: Party in Government 17: David W. Rohde: What a Difference 25 Years Makes: Changing Perspectives on Parties and Leaders in the U.S. House 18: Barbara Sinclair: Partisan Models and the Search for Party Effects in the US Senate 19: David W. Brady: Party Coalitions in the US Congress: Intra- v. Interparty 20: Sidney M. Milkis and Jesse H. Rhodes: The President, Party Politics, and Constitutional Development 21: Gerald C. Wright: State Parties Research: The Quest for Strong, Competitive State Parties Part VII: Interest Groups: Bias and Representation 22: Kay L. Schlozman: Who Sings in the Heavenly Chorus: The Shape of the Organized Interest System 23: Mark A. Smith: The Mobilization and Influence of Business 24: Dara Z. Strolovitch and M. David Forest: Social and Economic Justice Movements and Organizations 25: David Lowery and Virginia Gray: The Comparative Advantage of State Interest Organization Research 26: Jeffrey M. Berry: Urban Interest Groups Part VIII: Interest Groups: Dimensions of Behavior 27: Frank M. Baumgartner: Interest Groups and Agendas 28: Beth L. Leech: Lobbying and Influence 29: Clyde Wilcox and Rentaro Iida: Interest Groups in American Elections 30: Michael T. Heaney: Linking Political Parties and Interest Groups

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Review from previous edition Oxford has assembled a remarkable group of political party and interest group experts in this Handbook. The volume includes established leaders in the field and up and coming stars. For those wishing for a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the state of American parties and groups, this is the book to read. It will enlighten those wanting to see where the field has been and where it is going. Darrell M. West, Vice President and Director of Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics are a grandly ambitious undertaking. Success depends on coverage, scholarship, and editorial command. Measured by these standards, the Handbooks will be immensely valuable to the discipline. The right topics are analyzed by knowledgeable scholars and managed by experienced editors. A five-star project that will influence teaching and research for decades. Professor Charles O. Jones, University of Wisconsin-Madison


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L. Sandy Maisel is a former candidate for Congress and a Democratic party activist, he is the author of From Obscurity to Oblivion: Running in the Congressional Primary, Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process (published in its Third Edition, Post-Election Edition in 2001), and Two Parties -- Or More? The American Party System, with John Bibby, published in a second edition in 2002; he is also the editor of The Parties Respond: Changes in American Parties and Campaigns, now in its fourth edition, as well as the general editor of Jews in American Politics and Political Parties and Elections in the United States: An Encyclopedia. Sandy is also the series editor of Dilemmas in American Politics series. He is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government, Chair of the Government Department, and Director of the Colby in Washington Program. Professor Berry specializes in the areas of interest groups, citizen participation, nonprofits, and public policymaking. He is the author or co-author of Lobbying for the People (Princeton, 1977), The Interest Group Society (Longman, 4th ed., 2007), Feeding Hungry People: Rulemaking in the Food Stamp Program (Rutgers, 1984), The Challenge of Democracy (Houghton Mifflin, 9th ed., 2007), and The Rebirth of Urban Democracy (Brookings, 1993), winner of the American Political Science Association's 1994 Gladys Kammerer Award for the Best Book in American Politics, and the American Political Science Association Organized Section on Urban Politics' 1994 Best Book in Urban Politics Award.

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