The Demise and Rebirth of American Third Parties: Poised for Political Revival?
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Third-Party Revival? -- 1 Unraveling the Conundrum of Third-Party Decline -- 2 Duverger's Law and the American Electoral System -- 3 The Impact of Ballot Access Laws -- 4 The Prohibition of Fusion -- 5 Do Primaries Undermine Third Parties? -- 6 Co-optation and Third-Party Waves -- 7 The Decline and Rise of Political Polarization -- 8 The Evolution of Party Resources -- Conclusion: A Reemergence of Third Parties? -- Bibliography -- Index