Political Perfectionism and the `Anti-System' Party

Keren, Michael

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“…8 The choice of the term 'complementary' refers to the fact that although such parties often introduce new issues into the political market, such issues may be integrated into the established metapolitical system without resulting in the alteration of crucial features of the status quo. 9 Similar considerations apply to the 'positive definition' of anti-system parties by Keren (2000). 10 Mudde (2014) also considers Communist Refoundation as an anti-system party, a case that is not analysed in this article for reasons of space.…”

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Anti-System Parties Revisited: Concept Formation and Guidelines for Empirical Research

Zulianello¹

2017

Gov. & oppos.

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On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the concept of anti-system party it is time to ask whether it enjoys good health in addition to longevity. Reflecting on what constitutes an anti-system party appears to be of unprecedented relevance, particularly in the light of the electoral success of populist parties such as the French Front National, the Five Star Movement in Italy and Syriza in Greece. This article highlights two crucial questions that remain unsolved if we follow existing conceptualizations: What are the boundaries of the concept? When does a party cease to be anti-system and how can it be reclassified thereafter? In order to overcome such limitations, this article develops a revisited concept of anti-system party and provides a set of guidelines for its empirical application. Furthermore, a novel typology capable of investigating the evolution of anti-system parties and classifying political parties in general is presented.

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Anti-System Parties Revisited: Concept Formation and Guidelines for Empirical Research

Zulianello¹

2017

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“…In a classical definition, 'an anti-system opposition abides by a belief system that does not share the values of political order within which it operates' (Sartori, 1976, p. 133). Drawing on this classical definition, the notion of anti-systemness was predominantly employed for the study of radical political parties in Europe, including organizations with fascist, right-wing, or left-wing agendas (see, for instance, Cappoccia, 2002;Keren, 2000;Zulianello, 2018). And yet, anti-system opposition can exist in any type of political system as genuine pro-democracy preferences constitute anti-systemic opposition in authoritarian regimes (Albrecht, 2013).…”

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Popular support for military intervention and anti-establishment alternatives in Tunisia: Appraising outsider eclecticism

Albrecht

Bishara

Bufano

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Mediterranean Politics

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Popular attitudes in support of authoritarian alternatives and weak party systems constitute important threats to democratic consolidation and the stability of new democracies. This article explores popular alienation from established political actors in Tunisia. Under what conditions do citizens support alternatives to the elites in power and the institutional infrastructure of a new democracy? Drawing on an original, nationally representative survey in Tunisia administered in 2017, this article examines three categories of popular attitudes in support of political outsiders.Military interventionism appears in people's preferences for anti-system politics-the most immediate challenge to the country's stability and democratic transition. Anti-political establishment sentiments are shown in people's preferences for an enhanced role of the country's main trade union as a civil-society alternative to political party elites. Finally, outsider eclecticism is the seemingly incoherent phenomenon of concurrent support for a civil society actor and the military as an 'authoritarian alternative.' Anti-establishment sentiments will continue to be an important element in Tunisian post-authoritarian politics, evidenced by the rise to power of Kais Said in the 2019 presidential elections and his 2021 decision to dismiss parliament. In turn, popular support for military intervention may have implications for the country's domestic security and peaceful transition.

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“…A third group of studies focuses on anti‐establishment or antisystem parties and their leadership (Abedi ; Keren ; Schedler ). Some, but not all, populist groups (and their leaders) are identified as antisystem.…”

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Toward a Theory of Personalist Parties: Concept Formation and Theory Building

Kostadinova

Levitt

2014

Politics & Policy

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Personalistic leadership-the exercise of authority vested in influential individuals based on personal attributes rather than organizational role-is a political phenomenon not limited by time or space. But what do we mean when we say that a political leader or a party is "personalistic"? While the theme of personalist leadership is not absent from political analyses, there is a lack of scholarly consensus on core elements of the concept itself. The goal of this article is to define in clearer terms what personalism is and how it differs from concepts such as charisma, populism, and anti-establishment politics. We introduce a parsimonious definition based on intra-organizational power and identify a party as personalist if two conditions are met: a dominant leader and a weakly structured organization. Finally, we present a more comprehensive typology of parties based on those two criteria and briefly illustrate the utility of our approach for explaining personalist formations as a distinct organizational type.

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Political Perfectionism and the `Anti-System' Party

Abstract: This study provides a `positive' definition of the `anti-system party' as a party seeking a standard of perfection derived from its commitment to an imaginary rather than real civil society. The example of Israel's `New Force' party is then discussed.

Cited by 10 publications

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Anti-System Parties Revisited: Concept Formation and Guidelines for Empirical Research

Anti-System Parties Revisited: Concept Formation and Guidelines for Empirical Research

Popular support for military intervention and anti-establishment alternatives in Tunisia: Appraising outsider eclecticism

Toward a Theory of Personalist Parties: Concept Formation and Theory Building

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