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True Blues : The Contentious Transformation of the Democratic Party /
Who governs political parties? Recent insurgent campaigns, such as those of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, have thrust this critical question to the center of political debate for casual observers and scholars alike. Yet the dynamics of modern party politics remain poorly understood. Assertions of...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2021]
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| Colección: | American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Introduction. Who Governs Parties?
- PART I. THE RISE OF THE ADVOCACY PARTY
- Chapter 1. In the Shadow of States' Rights: The New Deal Democratic Party and the Prelude to Reform
- Chapter 2. The Undemocratic Party: Antiwar Insurgents and the Party Crisis of 1968
- Chapter 3. "Curing the Ills of Democracy": Party Entrepreneurship in the McGovern- Fraser Commission
- Chapter 4. The Party Turned Upside Down: The McGovern Nomination and the Backlash Against Reform
- Chapter 5. Bringing the Counter- Reformers Back In: The Co ali tion for a Demo cratic Majority and the Making of the Advocacy Party
- PART II. THE POLITICS OF THE ADVOCACY PARTY
- Chapter 6. The Limits of Group Influence: Jimmy Carter and the Demand for Full Employment Policy
- Chapter 7. The Officeholders Strike Back: The Success and Failure of the New Democrats
- Chapter 8. The Advocate- in- Chief: Barack Obama's Harnessing of the Advocacy Party
- Conclusion. The Consequences of the Advocacy Party
- Notes
- Index
- Acknowledgments