Passions and Interests: Political Party Concepts of American Democracy

by Gerald M. Pomper

Book Overview

Bridging analysis of political parties and political philosophy, Passions and Interests presents eight conceptual models of political parties with particular relevance to American democracy. Gerald Pomper, an internationally recognized scholar, asks three questions: What meanings are attributed to parties? Empirically, to what extent do American parties fit these concepts? How well do these different models serve democratic interests?

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700605525
• ISBN13: 9780700605521
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"