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Polarization. Partisanship. Rancor. Character assassinations. Government shutdowns. Why can't our elected officials just get along and do their jobsThe United States was once seen as a land of broad consensus and pragmatic politics. Sharp ideological differences were largely absent. But today politics in America is dominated by intense party polar

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Japan's national government, and most of its local governments, have been in conservative hands for more than three decades. Recently, however, the strength of progressive opposition forces has been increasing at the local level. The contributors to this volume analyze this increasing opposition to determine whether it is a temporary phenomenon or

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This book demonstrates how a similar logic of politics pervades these societies despite differences in culture and political institutions.

Moody provides an up-to-date analysis of politics in these countries and examines contemporary developments in a historical and cultural context.

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Aims to counter two ideas: that popular interests will automatically generate political organizations and that such organizations will faithfully mirror the opinions and interests of their members. This book also demonstrates that the way in which political organizations are created and maintained has an impact on the opinions they represent.

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This volume addresses the recurring problem of the non-participation of significant numbers of citizens in the political process of the US political system. Specifically, the book explores the reasons why half of eligible voters fail to exercise their basic right to vote.

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This broad-ranging text examines the big issues about political attitudes, behaviour and participation in contemporary Britain. Written by a leading expert and drawing on extensive research, this will be essential reading for all students of British politics and everyone involved in the world of politics and policy.

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Theodore H. Friedgut scrutinizes mass political participation in the Soviet system, examining in detail the electoral process, the local councils, and the neighborhood committees from 1957 to the present. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of

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"This new encyclopedia will be invaluable for political science and history reference collections. . . . Highly recommended." Library Journal

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Scholars offer clearly written coverage of the relationship between political parties and democracy in the Western Hemisphere.

Political Parties and Democracy: Volume I: The Americas is the first volume in this five volume set.

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Native scholars offer clearly written coverage of the relationship between political parties and democracy in the nations of Europe.

Political Parties and Democracy: Volume II: Europe is the second volume in this five-volume set.

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Native scholars offer clearly written coverage of the relationship between post-Soviet and Asian political parties and democracy in their nations.

Political Parties and Democracy: Volume III: Post-Soviet and Asian Political Parties is the third volume in this five-volume set.

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Native scholars offer clearly written coverage of the relationship between political parties and democracy in Africa and Oceania.

Political Parties and Democracy: Volume IV: Africa and Oceania is the fourth volume in this five-volume set.

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Native scholars offer clearly written coverage of the relationship between political parties and democracy in the Arab World and neighboring states.

Political Parties and Democracy: Volume V: The Arab World is the fifth volume in this five-volume set.

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A group of specialists trace the origins and development of political parties, explore their impact on the system in which they exist, and raise new questions about the potential role of parties. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print bo

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Since its release in 1980, Kay Lawson's Political Parties and Linkage: A Comparative Perspective has become a classic text in the field of political science. The first looks at such topics as the evolution and intellectual development of Lawson's concept through social actors, policy responsiveness, and multi-layer politics.

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A collection of Martin Shefter's articles on political parties. The articles in this work address three questions: Under what conditions will strong party organizations emerge What influences the character of parties In what circumstances will the parties that formerly dominated politics in a nation or city come under attack

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Exploring the political developments in the post-Soviet countries, this cross-national study gathers on the formation of democratic institutions of Russia, the Baltic States, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. It contains seven chapters that see the individual party systems in both their sub-regional contexts as well as in their national ones.

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It pays special attention to the evaluation of the role of political parties in the creation of multicultural, pluralist, and democratic societies.

The contributions to this volume come from indigenous authors who bear the necessary contextual knowledge needed to analyze the political parties in South Asia.

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Emerging studies are organized under the following three sections: Party Reform and Party Systems introduces party reform, nationalization of American politics, and party change in the South.

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