| Contents |
The state of research on political parties and interest groups / L. Sandy Maisel and Jeffrey M. Berry -- Theories of parties / John H. Aldrich and Jeffrey D. Grynaviski -- Interest group theory / Andrew McFarland -- Methodological issues in the study of political parties / Hans Noel -- Methodological perspectives on interest groups / Scott Ainsworth -- American political parties : history, voters, critical elections, and party systems / Joel H. Silbey -- The evolution and alteration of American party coalitions / Mark D. Brewer -- The party faithful : religion and party politics in America / John C. Green -- Party nominating procedures and recruitment--state and local level / Raymond J. La Raja -- How parties nominate presidents / William G. Mayer -- The road less taken: new directions in American party politics / Daniel M. Shea -- Winning isn't everything : third parties and the American two-party system / Ronald B. Rapoport -- The evolution of national party organizations / Paul S. Herrnson -- The pure partisan institution : national party conventions as research sites / Byron E. Shafer -- Activists, influence, and representation in American elections / Walter J. Stone -- Political parties and consultants / David B. Magleby -- What a difference twenty-five years makes : changing perspectives on parties and leaders in the U.S. House / David W. Rohde -- Partisan models and the search for party effects in the U.S. Senate / Barbara Sinclair -- Party coalitions in the US Congress : intra v. interpart / David W. Brady -- The president, party politics, and constitutional development / Sidney M. Milkis and Jesse H. Rhodes -- State parties research : the quest for strong, competitive state parties / Gerald C. Wright -- Who sings in the heavenly chorus : the shape of the organized interest system / Kay L. Schlozman -- The mobilization and influence of business interests / Mark A. Smith -- Social and economic justice movements and organizations / Dara Z. Strolovitch and M. David Forest -- The comparative advantage of state interest, organization research / David Lowery and Virginia Gray -- Urban interest groups / Jeffrey M. Berry -- Interest groups and agendas / Frank M. Baumgartner -- Lobbying and influence / Beth L. Leech -- Interest groups in American elections / Clyde Wilcox and Rentaro Iida -- Linking political parties and interest groups / Michael T. Heaney. |
