The inevitable party : why attempts to kill the party system fail and how they weaken democracy

The inevitable party : why attempts to kill the party system fail and how they weaken democracy / Seth E. Masket.

This work is a study of antiparty reforms and why they fail. Numerous reform movements over the past century have designated parties as the enemy of democracy, and they have found a willing ally in the American people in their efforts to rein in and occasionally root out parties. The text investigat...

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Main Author: Masket, Seth E., 1969- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Political parties > United States > History > 20th century.
Progressivism (United States politics) > History > 20th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
U.S. states > Politics and government.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Political culture
Political parties
Progressivism (United States politics)
U.S. states > Politics and government
United States
Electronic books.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; The Inevitable€Party; Copyright; Contents; 1. Fixing Politics; 2. Parties and Reforms; 3. "Somebody's Gotta Go":€Campaign Finance in Colorado; 4. Polarization without Parties:€Nebraska and the Nonpartisan Legislature; 5. The Nonpartisan Legislature in Minnesota; 6. The California Recall:€"A Sprint with No Primary"; 7. Wisconsin's Adoption of the Direct Primary; 8. Quit Fixing It:€You're Only Making It Worse; Appendix:€Network Modeling in Nebraska; References; Index.

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