The Dynamics of Southern Politics: Causes and Consequences

The Dynamics of Southern Politics: Causes and Consequences

"I cannot praise the author enough for rising to the challenge of providing students with an accessible trip through time to show the emergence of the one-party South and how the South evolved over time."  ―Keith Lee, Georgia College Taking a hard look at the changing demographics in the American South, The Dynamics of Southern Politics discusses how this region remains exceptional while also addressing how that exceptionalism is eroding. Author Seth McKee tells a historically rich story going back to the end of the Civil War, tracks electoral changes to the present, and explores some of the most significant components contributing to partisan change. Supported by a host of detailed tables and figures, this book pairs a strong historical foundation with an in-depth analysis of the contemporary region. "A thorough and empirically-based (not exhausting!) discussion of the role of race in southern politics from the Civil War to the present." -- Branwell DuBose Kapeluck "I cannot praise the author enough for rising to the challenge of providing students with an accessible trip through time to show the emergence of the one-party South and how the South evolved over time." -- Keith Lee "A historically rich treatment of southern politics that successfully introduces students to the way social science is practiced today." -- Chris Cooper "Thoughtful, meticulously researched, accessible to an undergraduate population." -- Vaughn May "The subfield of southern politics is sometimes criticized for focusing far too much on anecdotal evidence without having much of an empirical flavor. McKee remedies this." -- Vaughn May Seth C. McKee is associate professor of political science at Texas Tech University. McKee is the current Editor in Chief of Political Research Quarterly and a member of the editorial boards of American Politics Research and Political Behavior . His primary area of research focuses on American electoral politics and especially party system change in the American South. He has published numerous articles on such topics as political participation, public opinion, voter preferences, redistricting, party switching, minority representation, strategic voting behavior, and state legislator voting behavior. McKee is the author of Republican Ascendancy in Southern U.S. House Elections (Westview Press 2010) and the editor of Jigsaw Puzzle Politics in the Sunshine State (University Press of Florida 2015).