This volume examines American party organizations and controversies over how they are studied. It includes debates over the vitality and relevance of the two party system, the analytical usefulness of the traditional model of parties and the import of organisational studies.
This volume provides students of political parties with up-to-date information on both the state of American party organizations and controversies over how these organizations are studied. The collection focuses on new direction in party scholarship-including debates over the vitality and relevance of the two party system, the analytical usefulness of the traditional model of American parties, and the import of organizational studies.
