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John Aldrich

John Aldrich

Pfizer, Inc./Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Political Science
Box 90209, Durham, NC 27708-0289
404B Old Chemistry, Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708-0289

Scholarly Works - Books

The fundamental voter: American electoral democracy, 1952-2020

Book · June 20, 2024 This book asks three questions. How have American national elections changed in the last seventy years? Why have they changed as they did? What are the consequences of these changes for democracy in America? Chapter 1 shows that elections up through 1984 d ... Full text Cite

The many faces of strategic voting: Tactical behavior in electoral systems around the world

Book · February 28, 2019 Voters do not always choose their preferred candidate on election day. Often they cast their ballots to prevent a particular outcome, as when their own preferred candidate has no hope of winning and they want to prevent another, undesirable candidate's vic ... Full text Cite

Why Parties Matter Political Competition and Democracy in the American South

Book · January 10, 2018 Why Parties Matter argues that a competitive party system is essential in order to have the public's preferences and wants expressed and satisfied in elections. ... Cite

Party politics in America

Book · January 1, 2017 The seventeenth edition of Party Politics in America continues the comprehensive and authoritative coverage of political parties for which it is known while expanding and updating the treatment of key related topics including interest groups and elections. ... Full text Cite

Interdisciplinarity: Its Role in a Discipline-based Academy

Book · August 7, 2014 Their emergence at that time fundamentally altered how universities were constructed and how they did their business. It is the model on which the academy of the twenty-first century operates. ... Cite

Change and Continuity in the 2012 Elections

Book · April 7, 2014 The 2012 edition, with its current scholarship and its excellent use and display of data, covers the most recent presidential and Congressional elections, voter turnout, and the social forces, party loyalties, and prominent issues that ... ... Cite

Introduction to the volume

Book · December 5, 2011 Full text Cite

Change and continuity in the 2008 elections

Book · January 1, 2010 One of the first texts to make use of the 2008 National Election Study results, this new edition of Change and Continuity will put the momentous recent elections into historical context for your students. Questions considered include: What were the impact ... Full text Cite