PARTIES AND GOVERNMENT IN THE USA

POLI-D-537 – 5 ECTS – EMILIE VAN HAUTE

LIST OF READINGS

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Journal articles are available via the e-journals of the library (downloads from a university computer on CIBLE or via EZ Proxy).

Books are available at the university library (reference between brackets).

Week 4: The American Party System (Deadline to be on the blog: Friday October 14)

Tatjana KIREJEVA Aldrich J.H., Why Parties? The Origin and Transformation of Political Parties in America, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1995, pp.68-156. (4NIV 324.273.ALDR)

Lionel HENRY Brady D.W., “A Reevaluation of Realignments in American Politics: Evidence from the House of Representatives”, American Political Science Review, 1985, vol.79, n°1, pp.28-49. Sinclair B.D., “Party Realignment and the Transformation of the Political Agenda: The House of Representatives”, American Political Science Review, 1977, vol.71, n°3, pp.940-953. Valentino N.A., Sears D.O., “Old Times There Are Not Forgotten: Race and Partisan Realignment in the Contemporary South”, American Journal of Political Science, 2005, vol.49, n°3, pp.672-688.

Marie-Catherine WAVREILLE Nardulli P.F., “The Concept of a Critical realignment. Electoral Behavior, and Political Change”, American Political Science Review, 1995, vol.89, n°1, pp.10-22. Aldrich J.H., “Political Parties in a Critical Era”, American Politics Research, 1999, vol.27, n°9, pp.9-32. Key V.O. Jr, “A Theory of Critical Elections”, Journal of Politics, 1955, vol.17, n°1, pp.3-18.

Emilien PAULIS Rapoport R.B., “Winning isn’t Everything: Third Parties and the American Two-Party System”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.222-242. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Schattschneider E.E., Party Government. American Government in Action, New Brunswick, London, Transaction Publishers, 2004, pp.65-98. (4NIV 324.273.SCHA) Shafiqullah SHAKIR Brewer M.D., “The Evolution and Alteration of American Party Coalitions”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.121-142. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Green J.C., “The Part Faithful: Religion and Party Politics in America”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.143-161. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Shea D.M., “The Road Less Taken: New Directions in American Party Politics”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.204-221. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Week 5: Party Organizations (Deadline to be on the blog: Friday October 21)

Silvio LAZZARI Paddock J., State and National Parties and American Democracy, New York Peter Lang, 2005, pp.11- 51. (4NIV 324.273.PADD) Schattschneider E.E., Party Government. American Government in Action, New Brunswick, London, Transaction Publishers, 2004, pp.129-169. (4NIV 324.273.SCHA)

Paloma DE BOISMOREL Schlesinger J.A., “The New American Political Party”, American Political Science Review, 1985, vol.79, n°4, pp.1152-1169. Gibson J.L. et al, “Assessing Party Organizational Strength”, American Journal of Political Science, 1983, vol.27, n°2, pp.193-222. Wright G.C., “State Parties Research: The Quest for Strong, Competitive State Parties”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.403-422. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS)

Nareg TERZIAN Stone W.J., “Activists, Influence, and Representation in American Elections”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.285-302. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Shafer B.E., “The Pure Partisan Institution: National Party Convention”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.264-284. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Herrnson P.S., “The Evolution of National Party Organizations”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.245-263. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS)

Marcio DESLANDES Reiter H.L., “Factional Persistence within Parties in the United States”, Party Politics, 2004, 10, pp.251-271. Grofman B., Merrill S., Brunell T.L., Koetzle W., “The Potential Electoral Disadvantages of a Catch-All Party: Ideological Variance among Republicans and Democrats in the 50 US States”, Party Politics, 1999, 5/2, pp.199-210. Dark T. III, “The Rise of a Global Party: American Party Organization Abroad”, Party Politics, 2003, 9/2, pp.241-255.

Tracey OCTOBER La Raja R.J., “Party Nominating Procedures and Recruitment”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.165-184. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Paddock J., State and National Parties and American Democracy, New York Peter Lang, 2005, pp.53- 79. (4NIV 324.273.PADD) Magleby D.B., “Political Parties and Consultants”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.303-319. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS)

Weronika GARBACZ Rohde D.W., “What a Difference Twenty-Five Years Makes: Changing Perspectives on Parties and Leaders in the US House”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Milkis S.M., Rhodes J.H., “The President, Party Politics, and Constitutional Development”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Silbey J.H., “American Political Parties. History, Voters, Critical Elections, and Party Systems”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.97-120. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS)

Gamzegul KINALI Schwartz M.A., “Interactions Between Social Movements and US Political Parties”, Party Politics, 2010, vol.16, n°5, pp.587-607. Medvi S. K., “Old Democrats in New Clothing? An Ideological Analysis of a Democratic Party Faction”, Party Politics, 2007, vol.13, n°5, pp. 587-609. Farmer R., Fender R., “eParties: Democratic and Republican State Parties in 2000”, Party Politics, 2005, vol.11, n°1, pp. 47-58. Sanbonmatsu K., “The Legislative Party and Candidate Recruitment in the American States”, Party Politics, 2006, vol.12, n°2, pp.233-256.

Natalie Jane KHRAINO Brunell T.L., Koetzle W., “A Divided-Government-Based Explanation for the Decline of Resignations from the US Senate, 1834-1996”, Party Politics, 1999, 5/4, pp.497-505. Allen N., Brox B.J., “The Roots of Third Party Voting: The 2000 Nader Campaign in Historical Perspective”, Party Politics, 2005, 11/5, pp.623-637. Reiter H.L., “Factional Persistence within Parties in the United States”, Party Politics, 2004, 10, pp.251-271. Week 6: Ideology, Issues, and Polarization (Deadline to be on the blog: Friday October 28)

Youri Lou VERTONGEN Gerring J., Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1998, pp.3-54. (4NIV 324.273.GERR) Paddock J., State and National Parties and American Democracy, New York Peter Lang, 2005, pp.109- 133 & 197-202. (4NIV 324.273.PADD)

Haroun ATILA Aldrich J.H., Why Parties? The Origin and Transformation of Political Parties in America, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1995, pp.163-193. (4NIV 324.273.ALDR) Paddock J., State and National Parties and American Democracy, New York Peter Lang, 2005, pp.81- 108 & 193-195. (4NIV 324.273.PADD)

Dima TONCHEVA Gerring J., Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1998, pp.57-124. (4NIV 324.273.GERR) Gerring J., Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1998, pp.161-186. (4NIV 324.273.GERR)

Luke McINNIS Gerring J., Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1998, pp.125-158. (4NIV 324.273.GERR) Gerring J., Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1998, pp.187-231. (4NIV 324.273.GERR) Gerring J., Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1998, pp.232-253. (4NIV 324.273.GERR)

Barbara PIETRASZEK Brewer M.D., Party Images in the American Electorate, New York, Routledge, 2009. (4NIV 324.273.BREW)

Raluca Miruna PAUN Democratic Party, The 2008 Democratic National Platform. Renewing America’s Promise, 2008 (available on the UV) Republican Party, 2008 Republican Platform, 2008 (available at http://www.gop.com/2008Platform/2008platform.pdf)

Diana Buksa Stone W.J., Rapoport R.B., Schneider M.B., “Party members in a three-party election”, Party Politics, 2004, 10/4, pp.445-469. Herrera R., “The Origins of Opinion of American Party Activists”, Party Politics, 1999, 5/2, pp.237-252. Josefson J., “An Exploration of the Stability of Partisan Stereotypes in the United States”, Party Politics, 2000, 6/2, pp.285-304. Ilaria BASSI Gerring J., Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1998, pp.125-158. (4NIV 324.273.GERR) Gerring J., Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1998, pp.187-231. (4NIV 324.273.GERR) Gerring J., Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1998, pp.232-253. (4NIV 324.273.GERR)

Week 7: Presidential Elections: Nomination & Process (Deadline to be on the blog: Friday November 4)

Loules PANAGIOTIS Bartels L.M., “Candidate Choice and the Dynamics of the Presidential Nominating Process”, American Journal of Political Science, 1987, vol.31, n°1, pp.1-30. Mayer W.G., “How Parties Nominate Presidents”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.185-203. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Steger W.P., “Who Wins Nominations and Why? An Updated Forecast of the Presidential Primary Vote”, Political Research Quarterly, 2007, vol.60, pp.91-99.

Filip SLEZAK Berggren D.J., “Two Parties, Two Types of Nominees, Two Paths to Winning a Presidential Nomination, 1972-2004”, Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2007, vol.37, pp.203-227. Norrander B., “Primary Elections”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.514-530. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Burden B.C., “United States Senators as Presidential Candidates”, Political Science Quarterly, 2002, vol.117, pp.81-102.

Marie VANHERCK Kenny L.W., Lotnia B., “Evidence on the Importance of Spatial Voting Models in Presidential Nominations and Elections”, Public Choice, 2005, vol.123, pp.439-462. Meinke S.R., Staton J.K., Wuhs S.T., “State Delegate Selection Rules for Presidential Nominations, 1972-2000”, Journal of Politics, 2006, vol.68, pp.180-193. Holbrook T., “Forecasting US presidential Elections”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.346-371. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG)

Antoine HERBIET Abramson P.R. et al, “’Sophisticated’ Voting in the 1988 Presidential Primaries”, American Political Science Review, 1992, vol.86, n°1, pp.55-69. Norrander B., “Presidential Nomination Politics in the Post-Reform Era”, Political Research Quarterly, 1996, vol.49, pp.875-915. Marian CONSTANTIN Petrocik J.R., “Issue Ownership in Presidential Elections, with a 1980 Case Study”, American Journal of Political Science, 1996, vol.40, pp.825-850. Norrander B., “Ideological Representativeness of Presidential Primary Voters”, American Journal of Political Science, 1989, vol.33, n°3, pp.570-587. Atkeson L.R., “Divisive Primaries and General Election Outcomes: Another Look at Presidential Campaigns”, American Journal of Political Science, 1998, vol.42, pp.256-271.

Marian COSMINA Ahn T.K., Huckfeldt R., Mayer A.K., Ryan J.B., “Politics, Expertise, and Interdependence within Electorates”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.278-299. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Sanbonmatsu K., “Organizing American Politics, Organizing Gender”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.415-432. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Goldstein K.M., Holleque M., “Getting Up Off the Canvass: Rethinking the Study of Mobilization”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.577-594. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG)

Ludmila BULGAR McSweeney D., “The Front-Runner Falls: The Failure of Howard Dean”, Party Politics, 2007, 13/1, pp.109-126. Hanson G.S., “Out of Cash: US Presidential Pre-Nominations”, Party Politics, 2000, 6/1, pp.47-59. Gibson R., Margolis M., Resnick D., Ward S.J., “Election Campaigning on the WWW in the USA and UK: A Comparative Analysis”, Party Politics, 2003, 9/1, pp.47-75.

Ali EL YOUNSI Wattenberg M.P., “Why Clinton Won and Dukakis Lost: An Analysis of the Candidate-centered Nature of American Party Politics”, Party Politics, 1995, ½, pp.245-260. Cover A.D., Pinney N., Serra G., “Voting Behavior in the US House and Senate: Regional Shifts and Contemporary Changes in Party Coalitions”, Party Politics, 1997, 3/2, pp.221-241. Kolodny R., Dwyre D., “Party-Orchestrated Activities for Legislative Party Goals: Campaigns for Majorities in the US House of Representatives in the 1990s”, Party Politics, 1998, 4/3, pp.275-295. Week 11: Congressional Elections (Deadline to be on the blog: Friday December 2)

Tobias ZANDER Rohde D.W., “What Difference Twenty-Five Years Makes: Changing Perspectives on Parties and Leaders in the US House”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.323-338. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Sinclair B., “Partisan Models and the Search for Party Effects in the US Senate”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.339- 357. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Brady D.W., “Party Coalitions in the US Congress: Intra- v. Interparty”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.358-376. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS)

Rachel Tsimba MATONDO Burden B.C., “Local and National Forces in Congressional Elections”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.453-470. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Grofman B., Brunell T.L., “Redistricting”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.649-666. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Djupe P.A., Peterson D.A.M., “The Impact of Negative Campaigning: Evidence from the 1998 Senatorial Primaries”, Political research Quarterly, 2002, vol.55, pp.845-860.

Andra Roxana BANEA Adams G.D., Squire P., “Incumbent Vulnerability and Challenger Emergence in Senate Elections”, Political Behavior, 1997, vol.19, pp.97-111. Bullock C.S., “Redistricting and Congressional Stability, 1962-1972”, Journal of Politics, 1975, vol.37, pp.569-575. Cover A.D., “One Good Term Deserves Another: The Advantage of Incumbency in Congressional Elections”, American Journal of Political Science, 1977, vol.21, pp.523-541. Green D.P., Krasno J.S., “Salvation for the Spendthrift Incumbent: Reestimating the Effects of Campaign Spending in House Elections”, American Journal of Political Science, 1988, vol.32, pp.884-907.

Anel REDJEB Coleman J.J., “The Importance of Being Republican: Forecasting Party Fortunes in House Midterm Elections”, Journal of Politics, 1997, vol.59, pp.497-519. Kernell S., “Presidential Popularity and Negative Voting: An Alternative Explanation of the Midterm Congressional Decline of the President’s Party”, American Political Science Review, 1977, vol.71, pp.44-66. Abramowitz A.I., “Economic Conditions, Presidential Popularity, and Voting Behavior in Midterm Congressional Elections”, Journal of Politics, 1985, vol.47, pp.31-43. Sylvain CARLIER Mann T.E., Wolfinger R.E., “Candidates and Parties in Congressional Elections”, American Political Science Review, 1980, vol.74, pp.617-632. Ragsdale L., “Old Approaches and New Challenges in Legislative Election Research”, Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1994, vol.19, pp.537-582. La Raja R.J., “Party Nominating Procedures and Recruitment”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.165-184. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS)

Hélène-Marie t’Kint de Roodenbeke Burden B.C., Wichowski A., “Local and National Forces in Congressional Elections”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.453-470. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Marschall M.J., “The Study of Local Elections in American Politics”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.471-492. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Langer L., Leonard M., Polk A., “Studying State Judicial Races in a Transformed Electoral Environment”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.493-513. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG)

Mariana VAZ MONTEIRO Best R.E. Best, Lem S.B., “Electoral volatility, competition and third-party candidacies in US gubernatorial elections”, Party Politics, 2011, vol.17, n°5, pp.611-628. Heberlig E.S., Larson B.A., “Congressional Parties and the Mobilization of Leadership PAC Contributions”, Party Politics, 2010, vol.16, n°4, pp.451-475. Hatcher A.C., “A Man for All Seasons: Partisan Constraints on U.S. Senate Majority Leaders”, Party Politics, 2010, vol.16, n°3, pp.323-346. Theriault S.M., “Party Polarization in the US Congress: Member Replacement and Member Adaptation”, Party Politics, 2006, vol.12, n°4, pp.483-503.

Theophile RENARD Barrilleaux C., “Party Strength, Party Change and Policy-Making in the American States”, Party Politics, 2000, 6/1, pp.61-73. Royed T.J., Borrelli S.A., “Parties and Economic Policy in the USA: Pledges and Performances”, Party Politics, 1999, 5/1, pp.115-127. Fisher P., “The Prominence of Partisanship in the Congressional Budget Process”, Party Politics, 1999, 5/2, pp.225-236. Scully R., Patterson S.C., “Ideology, Partisanship and Decision-Making in a Contemporary American Legislature”, Party Politics, 2001, 7/2, pp.131-155. Week 12: Participation & Voting Behavior (Deadline to be on the blog: Friday December 9)

Charlotte DIDISHEIM Martinez M.D., “Why is American Turnout so Low, and Why Should We Care?”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.107-124. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) McDonald M.P., “American Voter Turnout in Historical Perspective”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.125-143. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Brown R.D., “Voter Registration. Turnout, Representation, and Reform”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.162-181. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Alvarez R.M., Hall T.E., “Voting Technology”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.219-237. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG)

Sébastien DETEMMERMAN Bartels L.M., “The Study of Electoral Behavior”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.239-261. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Jacoby W.G., “The American Voter”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.262-277. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Linn S., Nagler J., Morales A., « Economics, Elections, and Voting Behavior », in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.375-396. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG)

Simon SOBRY Hutchings V.L., Valentino N.A., “The Centrality of Race in American Politics”, Annual Review of Political Science, 2004, vol.7, pp.383-408. Garcia J.A., “Latinos and Political Behavior: Defining Community to Examine Critical Complexities”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.397-414. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Green J.C., “Gauging the God Gap: Religion and Voting in US Presidential Elections”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.433-451. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG)

Florentina BAJRAKTARI Alford J.R. et al, “Are Political Orientations Genetically Transmitted”, American Political Science Review, 2005, vol.99, n°2, pp.153-168. Marcus G.E., Mackuen M.B., “Anxiety, Enthusiasm and the Vote: The Emotional Underpinnings of Learning and Involvement during Presidential Campaigns”, American Political Science Review, 1993, vol.87, pp.672-685. Brader T., “Striking a Responsive Chord: How Political Ads Motivate and Persuade Voters by Appealing to Emotion”, American Journal of Political Science, 2005, vol.49, n°2, pp.388-405. Armoudian M., Crigler A.N., “Constructing the Vote: Media Effects in a Constructionist Model”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.300-325. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG)

Ewa ANDRUSZKIEWICZ Stein R.M., Vonnahme G., “Early, Absentee, and Mail-in Voting”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.182-199. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Mossberger K., Tolbert C.J., “Digital Democracy: How Politics Online is Changing Electoral Participation”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.200-218. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Stone W.J., Buttice M.K., “Voters in Context: The Politics of Citizen Behavior”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.555-576. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Abramson P.R., Aldrich J.H., Rohde D.W., “Studying American Elections”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.700-715. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG)

Austra NIKE Stein R.M., Vonnahme G., “Early, Absentee, and Mail-in Voting”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.182-199. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Mossberger K., Tolbert C.J., “Digital Democracy: How Politics Online is Changing Electoral Participation”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.200-218. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Stone W.J., Buttice M.K., “Voters in Context: The Politics of Citizen Behavior”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.555-576. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Abramson P.R., Aldrich J.H., Rohde D.W., “Studying American Elections”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.700-715. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG)

Medhi AZZOUZI Huckfeldt R., Sprague J., “Political Parties and Electoral Mobilization: Political Structure, Social Structure, and the Party Canvass”, American Political Science Review, 1992, vol.86, n°1, pp.70-86. Gerber A.S., Green D.P., Green M., “Partisan mail and voter turnout: results from randomized field experiments”, Electoral Studies, 2003, vol.22, pp.563-579. Holbrook T.M., McClurg S.D., “The Mobilization of Core Supporters: Campaigns, Turnout, and Electoral Composition in United States Presidential Elections”, American Journal of Political Science, 2005, vol.49, n°4, pp.689-703.

Nicolas STREEL Hill K.A., Rae N.C., “What happened to the Democrats in the South? US House Elections 1992-1996”, Party Politics, 2000, 6/1, pp.5-22. Knuckey J., “Racial Resentment and the Changing Partisanship of Southern Whites”, Party Politics, 2005, 11/1, pp.5-28. Morales D.A., “Racial Attitudes and Partisan Identification in the United States, 1980-1992”, Party Politics, 1999, 5/2, pp.191-198.

Ioana NEDELCU Clifton B.M., “Romancing the GOP: Assessing the Strategies Used by the Christian Coalition to Influence the Republican Party”, Party Politics, 2004, 10, pp.475-498. Kuckney J., “Religious Conservatives, the Republican Party and Evolving Party Coalitions in the United States”, Party Politics, 1999, 5/4, pp.485-496. Medvic S.K., “The Impact of Financial Support on the Electoral Success of US House Candidates”, Party Politics, 2001, 7/2, pp.191-212. Week 13: Campaign Finance, Campaign Strategy, and Interest Groups (Deadline to be on the blog: Friday December 16)

Marco NAPOLI Schlozman K.L., “Who Sings the Heavenly Chorus? The Shape of the Organized Interest System”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.425-450. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Smith M.A., “The Mobilization and Influence of Business Interests”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.451-467. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Strolovitch D.Z., Forrest M.D., “Social and Economic Justice Movements and Organizations”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.468-484. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS)

Lea HRICIKOVA Leech B.L., “Lobbying and Influence”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.534-551. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Wilcox C., Iida R., “Interest Groups in American Elections”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.97-120. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Heany M.T., “Linking Political Parties and Interest Groups”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.568-587. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS)

Charlotte POMA Francia P.L., “Organized Interests: Evolution and Influence”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.611-628. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG) Baumgartner F.R., “Interest Groups and Agendas”, in Maisel L.S., Berry J.M., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.519-533. (4NIV 324.4.MAIS) Powell L.W., Wilcox C., “Money and American Elections”, in Leighley J.E. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp.629-648. (4NIV 324.973.LEIG)

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