This collection of essays questions whether the theory of electoral realignment, referring originally to a major shift in party preference within the general pu

In this work, a political scientist argues that the essential claims of realignment theory are wrong - that American elections, parties and policy-making are no

Introduction: the next realignment is coming -- America's first and second party systems: the early republic's love-hate affair with two-party politics -- Ameri

"Explores electoral changes in Pennsylvania since 1960, finding that the recent "culture-wars realignment" has significantly altered the old New Deal party syst

Realignment: The Theory that Changed the Way We Think About American Politics tells the dramatic story of how a new approach to American politics emerged in the