The state of the parties: the changing role of contemporary American parties

1. State of the Parties in an Evenly Divided Nation / John C. Green and Rick Farmer

2. Future of the American Two-Party System at the Beginning of a New Century / A. James Reichley

3. Tale of Two Electorates: The Changing American Party Coalitions, 1952-2000 / Paul Allen Beck

4. State of Party Elites: National Convention Delegates, 1992-2000 / John S. Jackson, Nathan S. Bigelow and John C. Green

5. Out of the Shadows, but Still in the Dark? The Courts and Political Parties / David K. Ryden

6. Parties Take the Lead: Political Parties and the Financing of the 2000 Presidential Election / Anthony Corrado, Sarah Barclay and Heitor Gouvea

7. Committee Shuffle: Major Party Spending in Congressional Elections / Robin Kolodny and Diana Dwyre

8. State Parties and Soft Money: How Much Party Building? / Raymond J. La Raja

9. State Parties: Independent Partners in the Money Relationship / Sarah M. Morehouse and Malcolm E. Jewell

10. Battle for the Legislature: Party Campaigning in State House and State Senate Elections / Peter L. Francia, Paul S. Herrnson, John P. Frendreis and Alan R. Gitelson

11. Casting a Weak Net: Political Party Web Sites in 2000 / Rick Farmer and Rich Fender

12. No Mo[mentum] in Ohio: Local Parties and the 2000 Presidential Campaign / Melanie J. Blumberg, William Binning and John C. Green

13. Symbiotic Relationship between Political Parties and Political Consultants: Partners Past, Present, and Future / David A. Dulio and James A. Thurber

14. Double-Edged Sword: Party Dilemmas in Mobilizing Electoral Bases in U.S. House Elections / Jeffrey M. Stonecash

15. Unprecedented Senate: Political Parties in the Senate after the 2000 Election / Larry Schwab

16. Taking Responsibility Seriously: Assessing Party Strength in the House of Representatives / R. Lawrence Butler

17. Parliamentary Government in the United States: A New Regime for a New Century? / Gerald M. Pomper

18. Schattschneider's Dismay: Strong Parties and Alienated Voters / Daniel M. Shea

19. Responsible, Functional, or Both? American Political Parties and the APSA Report after Fifty Years / John J. Coleman

20. Spoiler or Builder? The Effect of Ralph Nader's 2000 Campaign on the U.S. Greens / John C. Berg

21. Ross Perot Is Alive and Well and Living in the Republican Party: Major Party Co-optation of the Perot Movement and the Reform Party / Ronald B. Rapoport and Walter J. Stone

22. Toward a More Responsible Three-Party System: Deregulating American Democracy / Theodore J. Lowi.