Like the age in which he lived, Gorres' life was marked by upheavals. He pioneered political journalism in Germany and founded political Catholicism. His life provides a window into a prolific era of European history - the Enlightenment, German romanticism, and political parties.
The Bund was the first modern Jewish political party in Eastern Europe and had a role in the fight for Jewish rights, socialism and against Russian oppression. This volume utilizes previously unexamined source material to offer fresh perspectives on the significance of the Bund and its ideas.
Powerful cross-currents of both decline and resurgence have been affecting American political parties over the past several decades. Is the era of decline that began in the late 1960s over and are the parties in a new era of rebuilding? In what direction are the parties headed and what does it mean for a healthy and well-functioning democracy? American Political Parties brings together a distinguished team of contributors to explore these questions. Students are exposed to original, state-of-the-art research on the parties that is written to be accessible and engaging.Presenting both historical and contemporary material on the changing U.S. parties, the book offers a balanced portrait and a wide variety of views concerning the continuing weaknesses of the parties and their concurrent signs of revitalization. Essays examine three important elements of parties the parties in the mass public, the parties as electoral and political organizations, and the parties as governing groups. Two themes recur throughout the first deals with party change (specifically realignment and dealignment) and the second with party responsibility in a democratic government. The concluding chapter places the contibutors' various findings and viewpoints in perspective. It offers several theories to help explain why the parties seem to be following their dual paths of development and considers the implications of this state of affairs for the future of American democracy.
An account of the changing nature of party politics in Britain. Paul Webb draws on models of comparative politics and empirical analysis to map and explain the capacity of British parties to adapt to a changing political environment. He addresses: the nature and extent of party competition; the internal life and organizational development of parties; the variety of evolving party systems in Britain; the links between parties and the wider political system; the current weaknesses of party performance; and the scope of reform.
An account of the changing nature of party politics in Britain. Paul Webb draws on models of comparative politics and empirical analysis to map and explain the capacity of British parties to adapt to a changing political environment. He addresses: the nature and extent of party competition; the internal life and organizational development of parties; the variety of evolving party systems in Britain; the links between parties and the wider political system; the current weaknesses of party performance; and the scope of reform.
In the wake of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, the Christian Right expected major victories in the 1998 elections. Instead, many of its allies lost close contests, and the movement was seen as a liability in some high-profile campaigns. This book analyzes the role of the movement in fourteen key states, from Maine to California.
The Triumph of Campaign-Centered Politics is an incisive overview of contemporary campaigns and elections and the role parties play in them. Anyone looking to better understand and identify important features of current campaigns and elections, and to place these features in a historical context, will find the book invaluable. Drawing on extensive interviewing and archival research, Menefee-Libey argues that campaign-centered politics is now the dominant force in American elections with serious implications for representative democracy.
British Parties and Voters in Long-term Perspective
Did Labour's landslide victory in 1997 mark a critical watershed in British party politics? Did the radical break with 18 years of Conservative rule reflect a fundamental change in the social and ideological basis of British voting behaviour? Critical Elections brings together leading scholars of parties, elections and voting behaviour to ......
A comprehensive survey of U.S. political parties: their form, their function, and their present state of health. In this latest edition, Keefe provides a clear understanding of how and why present-day parties function as they do. He gives extensive coverage to the parties' role in the electoral process including the primaries, candidate finance, ......
