Multiparty Politics in America: Prospects and Performance (People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations and the Political Process) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0742515990 ISBN 13: 9780742515994

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002

Synopsis

In the wake of Election 2000 and the Ralph Nader factor, this collection of original essays by leading political scientists examines the possibilities for and performance of minor parties in the American political system. Looking at the rise and fall of the Reform Party and the seeming upsurge in Green Party prospects, the authors present evidence and opinion about the viability of a multiparty system in the United States. New York party politics and Congressional and state legislative elections add depth to our understanding of multiparty politics in action. A unique public opinion survey shows surprising variation in citizen's attitudes toward minor parties and multiparty politics nationwide. Will minor parties flourish or flounder in the 2004 election season? This volume offers a variety of views that every voter should consider.

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About the Author

Paul S. Herrnson is professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland. John C. Green is director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute for Applied Politics at the University of Akron.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742515990
• ISBN 13: 9780742515994
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Herrnson Paul S., Green John Clifford