TY - BOOK AU - BREWER, Mark D. AU - Jeffrey M. Stonecash. TI - Dynamics of American Political Parties SN - 978-521-70887-6 U1 - 324.273 BRE 22nd ed. PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - USA / Regierung N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - In Dynamics of American Political Parties, Mark D. Brewer and Jeffrey M. Stonecash examine the process of gradual change that inexorably shapes and reshapes American politics. Parties and the politicians that comprise them seek control of government in order to implement their visions of proper public policy. To gain control parties need to win elections, and winning elections requires assembling an electoral coalition that is larger than that crafted by the opposition. coalitions, and opportunities are always there, but they are rarely, if ever, without risk. ER -