Issue Evolution: Race and the Transformation of American PoliticsTo test their theory of how issues can reshape the political system, Carmines and Stimson examine the impact of race on American politics in recent decades. They focus on presidential campaigns, congressional votes, party activists, and mass attitudes; and develop their alternative to realignment theory. |
Contents
From Roosevelt to Reagan | 27 |
The Politics and Policy of Race in Congress | 59 |
Political Activism and the Party System | 89 |
Identifiers 19561984 | 99 |
The Ideological and Partisan Transformation | 115 |
Modeling Change in Mass Identification | 138 |
On the Structure and Sequence of Issue Evolution | 159 |
Strategy Chance | 184 |
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Issue Evolution: Race and the Transformation of American Politics Edward G. Carmines,James A. Stimson No preview available - 1989 |
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