Electoral realignments : a critique of an American genre
معرفی کتاب «Electoral realignments : a critique of an American genre» نوشتهٔ Mayhew, David R.، منتشرشده توسط نشر Yale University Press در سال 2008. این کتاب در فرمت epub، زبان انگلیسی ارائه شده است.
The study of electoral realignments is one of the most influential and intellectually stimulating enterprises undertaken by American political scientists. Realignment theory has been seen as a science able to predict changes, and generations of students, journalists, pundits, and political scientists have been trained to be on the lookout for signs" of new electoral realignments. Now a major political scientist argues that the essential claims of realignment theory are wrongthat American elections, parties, and policymaking are not (and never were) reconfigured according to the realignment calendar. David Mayhew examines fifteen key empirical claims of realignment theory in detail and shows us why each in turn does not hold up under scrutiny. It is time, he insists, to open the field to new ideas. We might, for example, adopt a more nominalistic, skeptical way of thinking about American elections that highlights contingency, short-term election strategies, and valence issues. Or we might examine such broad topics as bellicosity in early American history, or racial questions in much of our electoral history. But we must move on from an old orthodoxy and failed model of illumination. The study of electoral realignments is one of the most influential and intellectually stimulating enterprises undertaken by American political scientists. Realignment theory has been seen as a science able to predict changes, and generations of students, journalists, pundits, and political scientists have been trained to be on the lookout for signs” of new electoral realignments. Now a major political scientist argues that the essential claims of realignment theory are wrongthat American elections, parties, and policymaking are not (and never were) reconfigured according to the realignment calendar.
David Mayhew examines fifteen key empirical claims of realignment theory in detail and shows us why each in turn does not hold up under scrutiny. It is time, he insists, to open the field to new ideas. We might, for example, adopt a more nominalistic, skeptical way of thinking about American elections that highlights contingency, short-term election strategies, and valence issues. Or we might examine such broad topics as bellicosity in early American history, or racial questions in much of our electoral history. But we must move on from an old orthodoxy and failed model of illumination. "The study of electoral realignments is one of the most influential and intellectually stimulating enterprises undertaken by American political scientists. Realignment theory has been seen as a science able to predict changes, and generations of students, journalists, pundits, and political scientists have been trained to be on the lookout for "signs" of new electoral realignments. Now a major political scientist argues that the essential claims of realignment theory are wrong - that American elections, parties, and policy making are not (and never were) reconfigured according to the realignment calendar. David R. Mayhew is Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved One of our most important thinkers in political science argues in this book that the essential claims of electoral realignment theory are wrong — American elections, parties, and policymaking are not (and never were) reconfigured according to the claims of realignment orthodoxy. David Mayhew shows why realignment theory does not hold up under scrutiny and calls for new ways of thinking about election issues. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Realignments Perspective -- Chapter 3. Framing the Critique -- Chapter 4. The Cyclical Dynamic -- Chapter 5. Processes and Issues -- Chapter 6. Policies and Democracy -- Conclusion -- Index One of our most influential political scientists shows why realignment theory does not hold up under scrutiny and calls for new ways of thinking about election issues. David R. Mayhew. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
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David Mayhew examines fifteen key empirical claims of realignment theory in detail and shows us why each in turn does not hold up under scrutiny. It is time, he insists, to open the field to new ideas. We might, for example, adopt a more nominalistic, skeptical way of thinking about American elections that highlights contingency, short-term election strategies, and valence issues. Or we might examine such broad topics as bellicosity in early American history, or racial questions in much of our electoral history. But we must move on from an old orthodoxy and failed model of illumination. "The study of electoral realignments is one of the most influential and intellectually stimulating enterprises undertaken by American political scientists. Realignment theory has been seen as a science able to predict changes, and generations of students, journalists, pundits, and political scientists have been trained to be on the lookout for "signs" of new electoral realignments. Now a major political scientist argues that the essential claims of realignment theory are wrong - that American elections, parties, and policy making are not (and never were) reconfigured according to the realignment calendar. David R. Mayhew is Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved One of our most important thinkers in political science argues in this book that the essential claims of electoral realignment theory are wrong — American elections, parties, and policymaking are not (and never were) reconfigured according to the claims of realignment orthodoxy. David Mayhew shows why realignment theory does not hold up under scrutiny and calls for new ways of thinking about election issues. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Realignments Perspective -- Chapter 3. Framing the Critique -- Chapter 4. The Cyclical Dynamic -- Chapter 5. Processes and Issues -- Chapter 6. Policies and Democracy -- Conclusion -- Index One of our most influential political scientists shows why realignment theory does not hold up under scrutiny and calls for new ways of thinking about election issues. David R. Mayhew. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.