National Party Organizations and Party Brands in American Politics

The Democratic and Republican National Committees, 1912-2016

AvBoris Heersink

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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A new assessment on the role, influence, and limitations of the Democratic and Republican National Committees in American political development. Scholars have long debated the role and importance of the Democratic and Republican National Committees in American politics. In National Party Organizations and Party Brands in American Politics, Boris Heersink identifies a core DNC and RNC role that has thus far been missed: creating national party brands. Drawing on extensive historical case studies and quantitative analysis, Heersink argues that the DNC and RNC have consistently prioritized their role of using publicity to inform voters about their parties' policies and priorities from the beginning of the twentieth century onwards. Both committees invested heavily in political communication tools with the goal of shaping voters' perceptions of their parties. As Heersink shows, the DNC and RNC often have considerable freedom in determining what type of brands to promote, placing them in the center of major intra-party debates in the twentieth century--including Prohibition, civil rights, foreign affairs, and economic policy. Analytically rigorous and marshaling a vast body of research on US elections between 1912 and 2016, this book highlights how important national party organizations are in setting the agenda in American politics.

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-08-23
Mått:236 x 156 x 20 mm
Vikt:531 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:360
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780197695111

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Boris Heersink is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Fordham University. His research focuses on American political parties as organizations at the national and state level and on campaigns and elections. He is the co-author of Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865-1968 (with Jeffery A. Jenkins), which was a co-winner of APSA's 2021 J. David Greenstone Prize for best book in politics and history and a winner of the SPSA's V.O. Key Award for best book in Southern politics. His articles have appeared in many journals, including The Journal of Politics, Political Analysis, Party Politics, Studies in American Political Development, and Political Behavior.

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Heersink offers a fresh and important new perspective on American political parties, challenging claims that formal party organizations are merely in service to candidates. Drawing on wide-ranging historical evidence, Heersink demonstrates national party committees have played a pivotal role in shaping their party's 'brand,' defining the party's positions and identity for voters. This impressive account will be of wide interest to students of political parties and representation.

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List of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgementsChapter 1: Introduction: National Committees and Party BrandsChapter 2: Examining DNC and RNC Party Branding Quantitatively: Presidential Control and National Committee Branding DeclineChapter 3: Building Permanently Active National Committees, 1912-1932Chapter 4: National Committees and the New Deal, 1933-1952Chapter 5: "We Either Have a National Party or We Do Not Have," 1953-1968Chapter 6: Managing Mixed-Ideological Parties, 1969-1980Chapter 7: "Reagan's Party" vs. "Recapturing the Center of American Politics," 1981-2000Chapter 8: "Near Obscurity": The Deterioration of National Committee Branding, 2001-2016Chapter 9: Conclusion: The Past and Future of National CommitteesReferencesIndex