Democratic partisanship : party activism in an age of democratic crises / Lise Esther Herman.
The dual narrative of party crisis -- A theory of democratic partisanship -- Studying partisanship in context -- Democracy through the partisan lens -- The cohesiveness of partisan identity -- Partisan respect for pluralism -- Democracy in partisan custody.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2023.
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| Summary: | The dual narrative of party crisis -- A theory of democratic partisanship -- Studying partisanship in context -- Democracy through the partisan lens -- The cohesiveness of partisan identity -- Partisan respect for pluralism -- Democracy in partisan custody. "Political parties are caught in the crossfire of contemporary criticism. Some are accused of being excessively technocratic and removed from citizens' concerns, while others are attacked for their populist discourse and for pandering to the base instincts of constituents. But what ideal of partisanship do we have in mind when we blame parties for the ills of democracy? And how do real-world parties actually compare to this normative ideal? Democratic Partisanship bridges political theory and empirical study to answer these questions. It explores and compares how key democratic norms hailed by political theorists, such as good justification and respect for opponents, resonate with right-wing and left-wing party members in Hungary and France. Focusing on the partisan's perspective, the book explores how and why some party organisations reconcile the most contradictory democratic imperatives while others fail to uphold basic principles. Far from writing-off parties as intrinsically suspect, Democratic Partisanship makes an incisive case for a new partisan ethic in an age of democratic crises." -- |
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| Physical Description: | x, 242 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1399511858 9781399511858 |