New directions in American political parties / edited by Jeffrey M. Stonecash.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-290) and index.

Changing American political parties / Jeffrey M. Stonecash -- Social change in America : the context for parties / Jeffrey M. Stonecash -- Strategic maneuvers : political parties and the pursuit of winning coalitions in a constantly changing electoral environment / Mark D. Brewer -- Parties and the media : getting messages to voters / Danny Hayes -- Party organization and mobilization of resources : evolution, reinvention, and survival / Diana Dwyre -- Blacks and the democratic party : a resilient coalition / Kerry L. Haynie and Candis S. Watts -- Class in American politics / Jeffrey M. Stonecash -- Ideological realignment among voters / Alan Abramowitz -- Religion, moralism, and the cultural wars : competing moral visions / Laura R. Olson -- Immigrants and political parties / Marika Dunn and Jane Junn -- Partisan trends in the south and northeast : political ping-pong / Howard L. Reiter -- The president as partisan actor / Sidney M. Milkis -- Consequences of electoral and institutional change : the evolution of conditional party government in the U.S. House of Representatives / David Rohde and John Aldrich -- Parties, public policy differences, and impact / Rebekah E. Liscio and Jeffrey M. Stonecash.