Researching American Politics and Government

A brief guide introduction to a number of topics related to U.S. party & election history and current structure.

This one-volume reference presents the major conceptual approaches to the study of U.S. political parties and the national party system, describing the organization and behavior of U.S. political parties in thematic, narrative chapters covering party origins, historical development, and current operations.

Guide to Interest Groups and Lobbying in the United States offers a thematic analysis of interest groups and lobbying in American politics and over the course of American political history. It explores how interest groups have organized and articulated their support for numerous issues, and have they grown.

The chapters of this book overviews the state of scholarly research on major topics related to political parties and interest groups.

Vital Statistics on Interest Groups provides comparative data over time on who interest groups are, what issues they advocate for, and how much money they spend.