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In this book the author proposes that parties are indispensable to modern politics and that the absence of parties suggests that a system is governed by a traditional elite which has yet to come to terms with the modern world. Without them it would be impossible to legitimize modern systems, to engage the loyalty and support of the citizens. The alternative to party rule is either aristocracy or violent repression. In all systems the party widens the area from which political leaders are recruited and is thus a 'democratising' if not necessarily a 'liberalising' force.

"A modern book for a modern parties course Seth Masket and Hans Noel bring a contemporary perspective and engaging writing to the political parties course. Using key material from contemporary and foundational research, Masket and Noel focus on how parties solve important problems in the American political system. This perspective reveals the importance of political parties, their inner workings, and their failures and successes"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Political Science and the Study of Parties: Sorting Out Interpretations of Party Response -- 2 The Diminishing Oddness of American Political Parties -- 3 Attempting to Build a Winner: Parties and the Crafting of Electoral Coalitions -- 4 Party Activists, Ideological Extremism, and Party Polarization -- 5 Local Party Viability, Goals, and Objectives in the Information Age -- 6 National Parties in the Twenty-First Century -- 7 Parties and the Presidential Nominating Contests: The Battles to Control the Nominating Calendar -- 8 Political Parties and Campaign Finance: Challenges and Adaptations -- 9 Boehner's Dilemma: A Tempest in a Tea Party? -- 10 Political Parties and the Media: The Parties Respond to Technological Innovation -- 11 Congressional Parties and the Policy Process -- 12 Partisan Presidential Leadership: The President's Appointees -- 13 American Political Parties in an Age of Polarization -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Index