Review
A new edition of
Change and Continuity in American Elections is always welcome for anyone teaching a course in American Voting Behavior. This new edition is an especially valuable resource given the historic quality of the 2008 election. As usual, there is wisdom in how the authors locate this election in historical context, taking into account both individual level change and the impact of major social and economic events. It is a no-brainer for me to use this text again. --- Jack Citrin, University of California, Berkley
When I have taught voting and elections, or related courses, in the past I have routinely used the
Change and Continuity books by Abramson, Aldrich, and Rohde. The textbook successfully blends theoretical discussion of political behavior with accessible, compelling narratives of recent presidential and congressional campaigns, and current findings from the venerable American National Election Studies series, helping students understand the ways in which political scientists study elections and voting. Perhaps most importantly, the authors also place recent elections in a rich historical context, illustrating the key trends in the public mood, party allegiances, and voting patterns over time. --- Chris Lawrence, Texas A&M International University
I have used the
Change and Continuity books for many years and have always found them ideal for my elections and voting behavior course. They have consistently provided the best set of findings from the most recent National Election Study. Furthermore, they have proved doubly valuable because they astutely place these findings in historical perspective. - --Martin P. Wattenberg, University of California, Irvine
When I have taught voting and elections, or related courses, in the past I have routinely used the
Change and Continuity books by Abramson, Aldrich, and Rohde. The textbook successfully blends theoretical discussion of political behavior with accessible, compelling narratives of recent presidential and congressional campaigns, and current findings from the venerable American National Election Studies series, helping students understand the ways in which political scientists study elections and voting. Perhaps most importantly, the authors also place recent elections in a rich historical context, illustrating the key trends in the public mood, party allegiances, and voting patterns over time. --- Chris Lawrence, Texas A&M International University
I have used the
Change and Continuity books for many years and have always found them ideal for my elections and voting behavior course. They have consistently provided the best set of findings from the most recent National Election Study. Furthermore, they have proved doubly valuable because they astutely place these findings in historical perspective. --- Martin P. Wattenberg, University of California, Irvine
About the Author
Paul R. Abramson is a Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University. He is coauthor of Value Change in Global Perspective (1995), and author of Political Attitudes in America (1983), The Political Socialization of Black Americans (1977), and Generational Change in American Politics (1975). Along with John H. Aldrich and David W. Rohde, he is the coauthor of fourteen additional books in the Change and Continuity series, all of which were published by CQ Press.
John H. Aldrich is Pfizer-Pratt University Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He is coeditor of Positive Changes in Political Science (2007), and author of Why Parties (1995) and Before the Convention (1980). He is past president of the Southern Political Science Association and the Midwest Political Science Association. In 2001 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
David W. Rohde is Ernestine Friedl Professor of Political Science and director of the Political Institutions and Public Choice Program at Duke University. He is coeditor of Why Not Parties? (2008), author of Parties and Leaders in the Postreform House (1991), coeditor of Home Style and Washington Work (1989) and coauthor of Supreme Court Decision Making (1976).
