William J. Crotty is Thomas P. O'Neill Chair in Public Life, director of the O'Neill Center for the Study of Democracy, and professor of political science at Northeastern University. His books include The Politics of Presidential Selection (HarperCollins, 1996) and the four-volume Political Science: Looking to the Future (Northwestern University Press, 1991).

• Preface 1. Politics and Policy for a New Century Michael S. Dukakis, Northeastern University 2. Introduction: Perspectives on an Evolving Democratic Experiment in a New Century (and Millennium) William Crotty, Northeastern University 3. Political Mobilization in America M. Margaret Conway, University of Florida 4. Public Support for the Party System in the United StatesDiana Owen, Georgetown University; Jack Dennis, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Casey A. Klofstad, Harvard University 5. Party Relevance over TimeWilliam Crotty, Northeastern University6. Does Congress Represent the American PeopleDonald R. Matthews, University of Washington 7. The Enduring Dilemma of Political Tolerancee in American Political History George E. Marcus, Williams College 8. The Future of Racial Politics: Beyond: Beyond Fatalism Edward G. Carmines, Indiana University, and Paul M. Sniderman, Stanford University 9. The Limits of the Market: New Examinations of an Old ProblemBetty Glad, University of South Carolina 10. Crossroads Blues: Business Representation, Public Policy, and Economic Growth for the Twenty-First CenturyCathie Jo Martin, Boston University11. Blowing Smoke: Impeachment, the Clinton Presidency, and the Political Economy Thomas Ferguson, University of Massachusetts at Boston 12. The Battle between Issue Expanders and Containers: The Elderly behind the Wheel in the Twenty-First CenturyRoger W. Cobb, Brown University, and Joesph F. Coughlin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Contributors Index

A thoughtful, challenging, and critical analysis of contemporary American democracy. Democratization