Power, Conflict, and Democracy:
American Politics Into the Twenty-first Century

Robert Y. Shapiro, Editor

This series focuses on how the will of the people and the pub-
lic interest are promoted, encouraged, or thwarted. It aims to
question not only the direction American politics will take as
it enters the twenty-first century but also the direction Ameri-
can politics has already taken.

The series addresses the role of interest groups and social
and political movements; openness in American politics;
important developments in institutions such as the executive,
legislative, and judicial branches at all levels of government as
well as the bureaucracies thus created; the changing behavior
of politicians and political parties; the role of public opinion;
and the functioning of mass media. Because problems drive
politics, the series also examines important policy issues in
both domestic and foreign affairs.

The series welcomes all theoretical perspectives, method-
ologies, and types of evidence that answer important questions
about trends in American politics.