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Title The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups / edited by L. Sandy Maisel, Jeffrey M. Berry
Published Oxford ; New York : University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 699 pages) : illustrations
Series Oxford handbooks
Oxford handbooks of American politics
Oxford handbooks.
Oxford handbooks of American politics.
Contents The state of research on political parties and interest groups / L. Sandy Maisel and Jeffrey M. Berry -- Theories of parties / John H. Aldrich and Jeffrey D. Grynaviski -- Interest group theory / Andrew McFarland -- Methodological issues in the study of political parties / Hans Noel -- Methodological perspectives on interest groups / Scott Ainsworth -- American political parties : history, voters, critical elections, and party systems / Joel H. Silbey -- The evolution and alteration of American party coalitions / Mark D. Brewer -- The party faithful : religion and party politics in America / John C. Green -- Party nominating procedures and recruitment--state and local level / Raymond J. La Raja -- How parties nominate presidents / William G. Mayer -- The road less taken: new directions in American party politics / Daniel M. Shea -- Winning isn't everything : third parties and the American two-party system / Ronald B. Rapoport -- The evolution of national party organizations / Paul S. Herrnson -- The pure partisan institution : national party conventions as research sites / Byron E. Shafer -- Activists, influence, and representation in American elections / Walter J. Stone -- Political parties and consultants / David B. Magleby -- What a difference twenty-five years makes : changing perspectives on parties and leaders in the U.S. House / David W. Rohde -- Partisan models and the search for party effects in the U.S. Senate / Barbara Sinclair -- Party coalitions in the US Congress : intra v. interpart / David W. Brady -- The president, party politics, and constitutional development / Sidney M. Milkis and Jesse H. Rhodes -- State parties research : the quest for strong, competitive state parties / Gerald C. Wright -- Who sings in the heavenly chorus : the shape of the organized interest system / Kay L. Schlozman -- The mobilization and influence of business interests / Mark A. Smith -- Social and economic justice movements and organizations / Dara Z. Strolovitch and M. David Forest -- The comparative advantage of state interest, organization research / David Lowery and Virginia Gray -- Urban interest groups / Jeffrey M. Berry -- Interest groups and agendas / Frank M. Baumgartner -- Lobbying and influence / Beth L. Leech -- Interest groups in American elections / Clyde Wilcox and Rentaro Iida -- Linking political parties and interest groups / Michael T. Heaney
Summary The books in this series are an essential guide to the study of American political life in the 21st century. With engaging new contributions from the major figures in the field of political parties & interest groups, this handbook is a key point of reference for anyone working in American politics today
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 589-665) and indexes
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In EBL
Subject Political parties -- United States.
Pressure groups -- United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Parties.
Politics and Government.
Political parties
Pressure groups
Interessenverband
Partei
United States
USA
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Author Maisel, Louis Sandy, 1945-
Berry, Jeffrey M., 1948-
LC no. 2009938565
ISBN 9780191584862
019158486X
9780191572791
0191572799
Other Titles Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups
American Political Parties and Interest Groups