" The South continues to be the most distinctive region in American politics. Over the last half century, Democratic dominance in the South has given way to the emergence of a truly competitive two-party system that leans Republican in presidential elections. In some ways, the region is increasingly like the rest of the country, yet even the degree of change and the speed with which it occurred give the South a distinctive air. The contributors to Southern Political Party Activists examine both the development of American political party organizations and the changing political character of the South, focusing on grassroots party activists-those who are involved in party organizations at the county level. John A. Clark is associate professor of political science at Western Michigan University. Charles L. Prysby is professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Clark, John A., Charles L. Prysby

Charles L. Prysby; John A. Clark

Clark, John A; Prysby, Charles L

Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky

United States, United States of America

Lexington, Ky, Kentucky, 2004

Illustrated, PT, 2004

September 15, 2004

[curator]lenscriv@archive.org[/curator][date]20180706194929[/date][state]approved[/state][comment]199[/comment]

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-245) and index.

The Essays In Southern Political Party Activists, Compiled And Edited By John A. Clark And Charles L. Prysby, Present The Findings Of A Large-scale Survey Research Project Tracing The Ways In Which County-level Political Party Organizations Have Adapted In Response To The Challenges Of Their New Electoral Environments. The Findings In Southern Political Party Activists Lead To Broad And Telling Conclusions About The Nature Of The Southern Political Party System At The Beginning Of The Twenty-first Century. Also, Because Researchers Have Compiled Little Systematic Data On Local Party Organizations In Any Region Of The Country, These Essays Contribute Significantly To Understanding Recent National Political Developments. By Detailing The Changes That Southern Democrats And Republicans Have Made In Response To The Region's Shifting Political Tides And Placing Those Changes Within The Context Of Recent Scholarship In The Field, The Authors Provide A Baseline From Which Future Changes May Be Measured.--jacket. Studying Southern Political Party Activists / John A. Clark And Charles L. Prysby -- Religion : Culture Wars In The New South / John A. Clark -- The Continuing Role Of Race In Southern Party Organizations / Jay Barth -- Population Movement And Southern Party Activists / Laurence W. Moreland And Robert P. Steed -- A Growing Divide : Issue Opinions Of Southern Party Activists / Patrick R. Cotter And Samuel H. Fisher Iii -- Partisan Attachments Of Southern Party Activists / Jonathan Knuckey -- Factionalism Transformation In The Two-party South : It's Getting Harder To Pick A Fight / John J. Mcglennon -- Mass-elite Linkages And Partisan Change In The South / Barbara A. Patrick, Steven D. Shaffer, Patrick R. Cotter, And Samuel H. Fisher Iii -- Purist Versus Pragmatist Orientations Among Southern Political Party Activists / Charles L. Prysby -- Motives For Involvement Among Grassroots Party Activists In The Modern South / James Newman, Steven D. Shaffer, And David A. Breaux -- Party Activists In Election Campaigns / Robert E. Hogan -- Communication Patterns And Party Integration / John M. Bruce And John A. Clark -- Conclusion : Patterns Of Change Between And Within Party Organizations / Charles L. Prysby And John A. Clark. Edited By John A. Clark, Charles L. Prysby. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 227-245) And Index.

ix, 254 p. : 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-245) and index
Studying southern political party activists / John A. Clark and Charles L. Prysby -- Religion : culture wars in the new South / John A. Clark -- The continuing role of race in southern party organizations / Jay Barth -- Population movement and southern party activists / Laurence W. Moreland and Robert P. Steed -- A growing divide : issue opinions of southern party activists / Patrick R. Cotter and Samuel H. Fisher III -- Partisan attachments of southern party activists / Jonathan Knuckey -- Factionalism transformation in the two-party South : it's getting harder to pick a fight / John J. McGlennon -- Mass-elite linkages and partisan change in the South / Barbara A. Patrick, Steven D. Shaffer, Patrick R. Cotter, and Samuel H. Fisher III -- Purist versus pragmatists : divisions among southern party activists / Charles L. Prysby -- Motives for involvement among grassroots party activists in the modern South / James Newman, Steven D. Shaffer, and David A. Breaux -- Party activists in election campaigns / Robert E. Hogan -- Communication patterns and party integration / John M. Bruce and John A. Clark -- Conclusion : patterns of change between and within party organizations / Charles D. Hadley

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