Shortly, the University of South Carolina will publish “Challengers to Duopoly: Why Third Parties Matter in American Two-Party Politics”, by Political Science and History Professor J. David Gillespie. The book has already received attention from political scientists. The American Political Science Association’s “Political Organizations and Parties” section has its own quarterly newsletter, “Vox Pop.” The latest issue of “Vox Pop” (the spring 2011 issue) devotes its first two pages to a description of the book.
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I tried to access their newsletter. It gives me an error on their site. Do you have to be a member to get it?
Also when does the book come out? I’d like to get it.
You can preorder it at Amazon.
Richard, thanks very much for your gracious announcement about the pending Challengers to Duopoly and the Vox Pop article.
Jordon, the book is scheduled for publication in mid-February and will be available right away then.
I don’t think Vox Pop is accessible online. I will be happy to send you a copy of the article if you will send me your email address. My email is jdavidgi@gmail.com.
That would be great Mr. Gillespie. My e-mail is jordon@jordongreene.com
Where is Challengers to OLIGARCHY ???
ALL monarchy regimes are de facto oligarchies — since all EVIL monarchs need lots of evil help to do their evil deeds — Hitler, Stalin, Hirohito, etc. etc.
i.e. the 6000 plus years of W-A-R between oligarchs (minority rule) and REAL democrats (majority rule – aka Democracy).
This stuff AIN’T atomic physics — except for folks brainwashed by gerrymanders, the U.S.A. Senate and the U.S.A. Electoral College.
P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
USC Press doesn’t have a page up for the book yet, but there is a pdf order form here:
http://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2011/7014.pdf
Scott, thanks for posting this. I hadn’t seen the order form until now.
And Mike, thanks for mentioning the preorder option through Amazon.
Reality check – the only time 3rd parties/independents *matter* is if they cause a D or R to lose to a R or D respectively.
See the genius-MORON Perot in 1992.
P.R. and App.V.
Demo Rep has too much of a grasp on reality.