Party Reform is a new comparative study of the politics of party organization. The book provides a novel perspective in party scholarship and develops the conce
Throughout the contest for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, politicians and voters alike worried that the outcome might depend on the preferences of
The functioning of representative democracy crucially depends on political parties that mediate between citizens and the state. It is widely doubted, however, t
Since the Second World War, congressional parties have been characterized as declining in strength and influence. Research has generally attributed this decline