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The Republican South : democratization and partisan change /
"This comprehensive and in-depth look at southern politics in the United States challenges conventional notions about the rise of the Republican Party in the South. David Lublin argues that the evolution of southern politics must be seen as part of a process of democratization of the region...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
[2004]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction : Core questions : Describing partisan change : A typology of partisan change ; Classifying partisan change in the south. Explaining partisan change in the south : The historical role of race in the south ; Political elites and partisan change ; Institutions and partisan change ; Racial issues, racial context, and partisan change ; Racial, economic, and social issues and partisan change. Outline of the book
- 2. The pace of republican gains : Federalist elections : Presidential elections ; Congressional elections. State elections : Gubernatorial elections ; State legislative elections. Local elections : Top-down republican gains?
- 3. Strategic elites and partisan choice : Why focus on local and state legislative contests? : An indicator of partisanship ; Strategic behavior by elites. The local elections database : Candidate recruitment : Republican contestation of southern elections ; The incumbency advantage in local elections
- 4. The role of institutions : The history of institutions in southern politics : Racial redistricting in the nineteenth century ; The establishment of primary and runoff elections. Racial redistricting : Criticisms and defenses of racial redistricting ; Racial redistricting stimulates partisan change. Primary elections : Enfranchisement, the democratic primary, and partisan change ; Louisiana. The initiative process and term limits : No party labels on the ballot: the case of Virginia
- 5. The impact of racial context : Race remains central to black partisanship : The history of black partisanship ; Maintaining black support for the democrats today. Racial threat, electoral outcomes, and white voting behavior : National elections ; County and state legislative elections ; County and state legislative elites ; Submerged white backlash?
- 6. Issues and white partisanship : Explaining white partisanship change in the south : Racial relations ; Class or social issue explanations ; Multiple factors? ; The overemphasis on racial issues. Assessing the relative importance of racial, economic and social issues : Racial issues and democratic officials ; Class, economic issues, and partisan change ; Social issues and partisan change. Comparing the impact of racial, economic, and social issues : Economic issues remain paramount ; Racial and social issues have grown in importance
- 7. The future of southern politics : A new "solid south?" ; Issues and southern politics ; Do long term trends favor the democrats? ; Rising minority population ; Supreme court attacks on racial redistricting.