إعادة النظر في الأحزاب والانتماء الحزبي

As partisanship has become a powerful force in the United States, the academic literature abounds with different approaches to this complex and multifaceted topic. The book "Rethinking Parties and Partisanship" brings together a group of prominent researchers specializing in issues of parties and partisanship, to present a collection of articles on how American partisanship has transformed and changed in the twenty-first century. This book prompts readers to reevaluate their understanding of the role of parties and partisanship in contemporary politics, and provides a useful set of analyzes and tools for understanding the key features of the country's partisan environment. Here researchers examine parties from the perspective of partisan and social identities, polarization, the spread of independents (and semi-independents), political campaigns, and more. By linking different aspects of the party—the party in the electoral college, the party in government, and the party as an organization—the chapters offer a wide range of theories and ideas worthy of study. Through this exploration, Rethinking Parties and Partisanship provides a valuable roadmap for understanding partisanship in our current era. Readers will learn how conditional partisanship seems to work in this era of hyperpartisan polarization How donors and lobbyists have taken over campaigns How independents are often stealth partisans, but also feel alienated from established parties—even the party they typically support How different identities come together to produce partisan passion (if they exist) How do party affiliations relate to ideology?