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Strategic Party Government
- Why Winning Trumps Ideology
Engelsk Paperback
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Strategic Party Government
- Why Winning Trumps Ideology
Engelsk Paperback

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Why is Congress mired in partisan polarization? The conventional answer is that members of Congress and their constituencies fundamentally disagree with one other along ideological lines. But Gregory Koger and Matthew J. Lebo uncover a more compelling reason that today's political leaders devote so much time to conveying their party's positions, even at the expense of basic government functions: Both parties want to win elections. In Strategic Party Government, Koger and Lebo argue that Congress is now primarily a forum for partisan competition. In order to avoid losing, legislators unite behind strong party leaders, even when they do not fully agree with the policies their party is advocating. They do so in the belief that party leaders and voters will reward them for winning or at least trying to win these legislative contests. And as the parties present increasingly united fronts, partisan competition intensifies and pressure continues to mount for a strong party-building strategy despite considerable disagreement within the parties. By bringing this powerful but underappreciated force in American politics to the forefront, Koger and Lebo provide a new interpretation of the problems facing Congress that is certain to reset the agenda for legislative studies.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
224
ISBN-13:
9780226424606
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
022642460X
Udg. Dato:
30 jan 2017
Længde:
17mm
Bredde:
229mm
Højde:
153mm
Forlag:
The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato:
30 jan 2017
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