ICS IN AMERICA The seventeenth edition of Party Politics in America continues the comprehensive and authoritative coverage of political parties for which it is known while …

Although this two-party system has important implications for the dynamics of American politics, they also see the two-party system as a part of the intermediary groups in society.

Each party system is, in many ways, unique, marked by differences in dominant issues, party coalitions, and partisan control. In addition to the potent legacy of the Civil War (both parties …

We propose a theory of political parties in which interest groups and activists are the key actors, and coalitions of groups develop common agendas and screen candidates for party …

We review the theoretical and empirical literature on party polarization and partisan change. We begin by comparing the current period both to earlier political eras and to theories of partisan …

The racial dynamics of US party politics have been a major topic of political science research but here, too, there is real divide over the ongoing implications of partisan control for minority well …

Party Sorting and Democratic Politics This essay is more qualitative than the two previous data-heavy essays. It considers the larger consequences of party sorting for the conduct of …