What Happened to the Vital Center? Presidentialism, Populist Revolt, and the Fracturing of America 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780197603529,0197603521,9780197603543, 0197603548

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 0197603548
• ISBN-13: 9780197603543
• Author: Nicholas Jacobs Sidney Milkis

Taking the reader through a long view of American history, What Happened to the Vital Center? offers a novel and important contribution to the ongoing scholarly and popular discussion of how America fell apart and what might be done to end the Cold Civil War that fractures the country and weakens the national resolve. In What Happened to the Vital Center?, Nicholas Jacobs and Sidney Milkis tackle a foundational question within American political history: Is current partisan polarization, aggravated by populist disdain for constitutional principles and institutions, a novel development in American politics? Populism is not a new threat to the country’s democratic experiment, but now insurgents intrude directly on elections and government. During previous periods of populist unrest, the US was governed by resilient parties that moderated extremist currents within the political system. This began to crumble during the 1960s, as anti-institutionalist incursions into the Democratic and Republican organizations gave rise to reforms that empowered activists at the expense of the median voter and shifted the controlling power over parties to the executive branch.

Table contents:

1. Populism and American Democracy
2. The American Party System and Populist Upheaval: Mediating Anger and Discontent, 1800–1945
3. Origins of Executive-Centered Partisanship and the Quest for Responsible Party Government
4. Liberalism Transformed: The Democratic Party Since 1960
5. Conservatism Transformed: The Republican Party Since 1960
6. Culminating Developments: Presidential Power, Liberalism, and Conservatism in the 21st Century
7. Conclusion: Executive-Centered Partisanship and the Future of American Democracy

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