Book · 1983 · Political Science
Quiet Revolution
Struggle for the Democratic Party and the Shaping of Post-Reform Politics
Why people recommend it
Quiet Revolution by Byron E. Shafer is a historical political study detailing the internal party dynamics and reforms that reshaped the American political convention process. On an episode of The Ezra Klein Show, Elaine Kamarck offered this text as her third book recommendation during a discussion on how open political conventions function. She described the work as providing the inside story regarding the implementation of the McGovern-Fraser Commission, which fundamentally altered delegate selection and party rules for the Democratic Party. Kamarck pointed listeners to the book to help them understand the historical mechanics of past convention reforms and the institutional evolution of presidential nomination procedures over recent decades.
Who recommended it
- Elaine Kamarck Recommended
Elaine Kamarck — 1 mention
“and I'd end with quiet Revolution by Byron schaer which is the inside story of the movern Fraser commission”