The story of modern politics in North Carolina is very much one of American democracy, with all its grand ambitions, limitations, and pitfalls. So argues Tom Ea

Making of a Southern Democracy: North Carolina Politics from Kerr Scott to Pat McCrory

The transformation of Southern politics over the past fifty years has been one of the most significant developments in American political life. The emergence of

Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around th

A strong case can be made that the South has had the greatest impact of any region on the transformation of U.S. politics and government. Since 1968, we have se