Assesses what effect the Democratic reforms of 1968 have had on American politics and suggests practical changes that could improve current political practices.

This book explains why, and how, political parties in several advanced democracies are undertaking high-profile organizational reforms.

Throughout this century, reformers have fought to eliminate party control of city politics. As a result, the majority of American cities today elect council mem

Since the Second World War, congressional parties have been characterized as declining in strength and influence. Research has generally attributed this decline

The last twenty years has seen a series of changes to American party politics: polarization, negative partisanship, decreasing voter turnout, and decreasing fai