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Auteur(s) : Aldrich, John Herbert (1947-....)
Griffin, John David (1968-....)
Titre(s) : Why parties matter [Texte imprimé] : political competition and democracy in the American South / John H. Aldrich, John D. Griffin
Publication : Chicago : the University of Chicago press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XV- 300 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Collection : Chicago studies in American politics
Lien à la collection : Chicago studies in American politics
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 269-285
Since the founding of the American Republic, the North and South have followed remarkably
different paths of political development. Among the factors that have led to their
divergence throughout much of history are differences in the levels of competition
among the political parties. While the North has generally enjoyed a well-defined
two-party system, the South has tended to have only weakly developed political parties
and at times no system of parties to speak of. John H. Aldrich and John D. Griffin
make a compelling case that competition between political parties is an essential
component of a democracy that is responsive to its citizens and thus able to address
their concerns. Tracing the history of the parties through four eras the Democratic-Whig
party era that preceded the Civil War; the post-Reconstruction period; the Jim Crow
era, when competition between the parties virtually disappeared; and the modern era
Aldrich and Griffin show how and when competition emerged between the parties and
the conditions under which it succeeded and failed. In the modern era, as party competition
in the South has come to be widely regarded as matching that of the North, the authors
conclude by exploring the question of whether the South is poised to become a one-party
system once again with the Republican party now dominant
Sujet(s) : Partis politiques -- États-Unis (sud) -- Histoire
Démocratie -- États-Unis (sud) -- Histoire
Politique et gouvernement -- États-Unis (sud) -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
324.273 (23e éd.) = Partis politiques - États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780226495231. - ISBN 022649523X. - ISBN 9780226495378. - ISBN 022649537X. -
ISBN 9780226495408 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb455347863
Notice n° :
FRBNF45534786
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Why parties matter. "Except in the South" ; Political parties, electoral competition,
and effective democratic governance ; The exceptional South. Democratic-whig parties
in the Jacksonian era ; Parties in the post-reconstruction era ; Parties in the Jim
Crow South ; The Southern turn to Republicanism ; The democratic fruits of party
competition. Party systems and electoral competition ; Competitive party systems and
democratic responsiveness ; Competitive party systems and democratic effectiveness.
