Elite cadres and party coalitions : representing the public in party politics
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Elite cadres and party coalitions : representing the public in party politics
（Contributions in political science, no. 218）
Greenwood Press, 1988
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Bibliography: p. [213]-229
Includes indexes
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This book grew out of the authors' growing sense of frustration with the tenor of the debate over the health of the American political party system. Conventional party theory, they contend, had become a theoretical straitjacket providing little understanding of the transformed contemporary American party system. Baer and Bositis present a theory--based on a combination of elite, interest group, and social movement theories--in an effort to redefine the terms of the debate. They argue that political action within and outside of the party system is elite and group-based and that the group concept incorporates and accounts for elite-mass interdependence. Coming at a time when many existing explanations of political party behavior are under increasing scrutiny, Elite Cadres and Party Coalitions offers a provocative new theory. It will be essential reading for students, scholars, and members of the general public interested in American politics.
The authors have divided their argument into two parts, the first of which is an extensive review of the history of party reform and contemporary assessments of its meaning. Included in this review is a similarly extensive assessment of a variety of party and party-related theory and scholarship. This is followed by an explanation of their own party elite theory of democracy. The second half of the book is devoted to a test of the various theories of party behavior using survey data from The Party Elite Study and from the 1980 and 1984 National Election Studies. These data are used to make comparisons over time among four elite cadres in both parties: nominating convention delegates, national committee members, and state and county chairs in office in 1980 and 1984.
目次
Preface Part I: The Party Coalitional Approach The Current Crisis in Party Theory The Unraveling of Traditional Party Theory Reform and Contemporary Social and Political Movements Elite Cadres, Intermediation and Social Movements Part II: Elite Cadres and Party Orientations Party Reform or Social Change? Party Reform: The Selective Alienation of Support Gauging the Commitment to Party Representing the Public in Party Politics Appendix I: Group Comparisons on Age, Gender, Race and Education Appendix II: Sampling Information and Return Rates
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