Party Position Change in American Politics

by David Karol

Book Overview

America's two party system is highly stable, but its parties' issue positions are not. Democrats and Republicans have changed sides on many subjects, including trade, civil rights, defense spending, and fiscal policy, and polarized on newer issues like abortion and gun control. Yet party position change remains poorly understood. In this book David Karol views parties as coalitions of groups with intense preferences on particular issues managed by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521738199
• ISBN13: 9780521738194
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"