Contents
Introduction. The Hidden Struggle: Reform Politics, Institutional Change, and the Circulation of Elites, 1968-1972
Part I. The Politics of Recommendation
Chapter 1. The Idea of a Reform Commission: The McCarthy Campaign and the "Mandate"
Chapter 2. A Politics of Party Reform: The Humphrey Campaign and the Party Structure Commission
Chapter 3. An Institutionalized Bias for Reform Politics: A Statement of Purpose and an Executive Committee
Chapter 4. The Definition of Party Reform: The Staff in Commission Politics
Chapter 5. The Internal Debate on Party Reform: The Commissioners in Commission Politics
Chapter 6. The Content of the Mandate: A Final Meeting and a Reform Text
Chapter 7. The Meaning of the Mandate: Formal Rules and Practical Effects
Chapter 8. The Promulgation of Party Reform: Compliance Letters and a Published Report
Part II. The Politics of Implementation
Chapter 9. The Mandate at the National Level: The National Chairman and the Commission Report
Chapter 10. The Mandate at the State Level: The State Parties and the Commission Report
Chapter 11. Reform as an Ideology: The Elections of 1970 and the Functions of the Mandate
Chapter 12. The Politics of Implementation Writ Small: Pennsylvania Accepts Reform
Chapter 13. The Battle for Official Status: The Preliminary Call and the Fate of the Guidelines
Chapter 14. Climax on the National Level: The National Committee and the Triumph of the Guidelines
Chapter 15. The Debate over Implementation: State Compliance Politics and National Press Analysis
Chapter 16. The National Party Revisited: The Final Call and the Triumph of the Guidelines - Again
Chapter 17. The Re-creation of Reform: The Women's Caucus and Demographic Representation
Chapter 18. The Re-creation of Reform: The Party Structure Commission and Proportionality
Conclusion. Politics after Reform: Institutional Change and the Circulation of Elites, 1972-1984
Appendix A. Summary of the Official Guidelines of the Commission on Party Structure and Delegate Selection
Appendix B. Roster of Personal Interviews
Acknowledgments and Methods
Notes
Index