Martin Shefter
Biographic Data
| ID | 262385 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin Shefter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin |
| FAMILY NAME | Shefter |
| SIGNATURE | SHEFTER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 152 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
State Autonomy and Popular Participation
The argument that the modern democratic state is fairly autonomous, because mass publics have limited knowledge of government and limited interest in politics, ignores the full range of possibilities. The character of a nation’s parties and other political institutions greatly affects the extent of political participation among even citizens who are well informed and concerned about public affairs. And under appropriate conditions, the mobilizati…
Shaped by War and Trade
Political Parties and the State
Regulating a New Society
Preface * Introduction Institutions The Family and the State * The Matrix of Marriage * The Dilemmas of Divorce * Parent and Child Church and State, School and Society * Church and State * School and Society Issues Private Rights and Civil Liberties * The Interests of Personality * Civil Liberties and Social Change * The Passions of Politics and War Private Vices, Public Mores * Frailties of the Flesh * The Crusade against Drink * Jerusalem Lost …
Political Parties and the State
New York City in the 1980s
Capital of the American Century
Journal Article Capital of the American Century: The National and International Influence of New York City. Ed. by Martin Shefter. (New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1993. xii, 244 pp. $29.95, ISBN 0-87154-768-6.) Get access Neil Jumonville Neil Jumonville Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 2, September 1994, Pages 8…
Political Parties and the State
This book collects a number of Martin Shefter's most important articles on political parties. They address three questions: Under what conditions will strong party organizations emerge? What influences the character of parties--in particular, their reliance on patronage? In what circumstances will the parties that formerly dominated politics in a nation or city come under attack? Shefter's work exemplifies the "new institutionalism" in political …
Institutional Conflict Over Presidential Appointments
The fight over the confirmation of Clarence Thomas for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court was another round in a struggle between Congress and the White House for control over the government of the United States. The intensity of the battle over the Thomas nomination reflected the Republican determination to counter the attacks upon presidential appointees that Democrats in Congress staged in the course of this struggle. The conflict over the Thoma…
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Politics by Other Means
Trade Unions and Political Machines
Working-Class Formation
Political Crisis/Fiscal Crisis
Political Incorporation and the Extrusion of the Left
The movement of new social forces into the political system is one of the central themes in the study of American political development on both the national and local levels. For example, Samuel P. Huntington has characterized the realignment of 1800 as marking “the ascendancy of the agrarian Republicans over the mercantile Federalists, 1860 the ascendancy of the industrializing North over the plantation South, and 1932 the ascendancy of the urba…
Regional Receptivity to Reform
Journal Article Regional Receptivity to Reform: The Legacy of the Progressive Era Get access Martin Shefter Martin Shefter MARTIN SHEFTER is associate professor of government at Cornell University. He has written extensively on patronage and machine politics, the fiscal politics of American cities, and the development of political parties and public bureaucracies. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political …
Revolution and the Transformation of Societies
Party and Patronage
Party and Patronage
Shaped by War and Trade
Regional Receptivity to Reform
Journal Article Regional Receptivity to Reform: The Legacy of the Progressive Era Get access Martin Shefter Martin Shefter MARTIN SHEFTER is associate professor of government at Cornell University. He has written extensively on patronage and machine politics, the fiscal politics of American cities, and the development of political parties and public bureaucracies. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political …
Political Incorporation and the Extrusion of the Left
The movement of new social forces into the political system is one of the central themes in the study of American political development on both the national and local levels. For example, Samuel P. Huntington has characterized the realignment of 1800 as marking “the ascendancy of the agrarian Republicans over the mercantile Federalists, 1860 the ascendancy of the industrializing North over the plantation South, and 1932 the ascendancy of the urba…
Capital of the American Century
Journal Article Capital of the American Century: The National and International Influence of New York City. Ed. by Martin Shefter. (New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1993. xii, 244 pp. $29.95, ISBN 0-87154-768-6.) Get access Neil Jumonville Neil Jumonville Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 2, September 1994, Pages 8…
Party and Patronage
Revolution and the Transformation of Societies
Regional Receptivity to Reform
Journal Article Regional Receptivity to Reform: The Legacy of the Progressive Era Get access Martin Shefter Martin Shefter MARTIN SHEFTER is associate professor of government at Cornell University. He has written extensively on patronage and machine politics, the fiscal politics of American cities, and the development of political parties and public bureaucracies. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political …
Political Crisis/Fiscal Crisis
Political Incorporation and the Extrusion of the Left
The movement of new social forces into the political system is one of the central themes in the study of American political development on both the national and local levels. For example, Samuel P. Huntington has characterized the realignment of 1800 as marking “the ascendancy of the agrarian Republicans over the mercantile Federalists, 1860 the ascendancy of the industrializing North over the plantation South, and 1932 the ascendancy of the urba…
Trade Unions and Political Machines
Working-Class Formation
Politics by Other Means
Institutional Conflict Over Presidential Appointments
The fight over the confirmation of Clarence Thomas for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court was another round in a struggle between Congress and the White House for control over the government of the United States. The intensity of the battle over the Thomas nomination reflected the Republican determination to counter the attacks upon presidential appointees that Democrats in Congress staged in the course of this struggle. The conflict over the Thoma…
Apsa Members and Friends Continue to Provide Program Support
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Political Parties and the State
This book collects a number of Martin Shefter's most important articles on political parties. They address three questions: Under what conditions will strong party organizations emerge? What influences the character of parties--in particular, their reliance on patronage? In what circumstances will the parties that formerly dominated politics in a nation or city come under attack? Shefter's work exemplifies the "new institutionalism" in political …
New York City in the 1980s
Capital of the American Century
Journal Article Capital of the American Century: The National and International Influence of New York City. Ed. by Martin Shefter. (New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1993. xii, 244 pp. $29.95, ISBN 0-87154-768-6.) Get access Neil Jumonville Neil Jumonville Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 2, September 1994, Pages 8…
Political Parties and the State
Political Parties and the State
Regulating a New Society
Preface * Introduction Institutions The Family and the State * The Matrix of Marriage * The Dilemmas of Divorce * Parent and Child Church and State, School and Society * Church and State * School and Society Issues Private Rights and Civil Liberties * The Interests of Personality * Civil Liberties and Social Change * The Passions of Politics and War Private Vices, Public Mores * Frailties of the Flesh * The Crusade against Drink * Jerusalem Lost …
Shaped by War and Trade
State Autonomy and Popular Participation
The argument that the modern democratic state is fairly autonomous, because mass publics have limited knowledge of government and limited interest in politics, ignores the full range of possibilities. The character of a nation’s parties and other political institutions greatly affects the extent of political participation among even citizens who are well informed and concerned about public affairs. And under appropriate conditions, the mobilizati…
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