The Normative Value of Partisanship: When and Why Partisanship Matters

Efthymiou, Dimitrios

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“…Any defense of the instrumental role of parties would be incomplete without a demonstration that parties perform their function "in a way that is compatible with democratic principles." (Chapman, 2020, 3) This more substantial, 'philosophical' appreciation has been developed in recent years by a handful of political theorists (Rosenblum, 2008;White and Ypi, 2011;Muirhead, 2014;Efthymiou, 2018). These theorists agree on many points, above all on the emphasis placed on partisanship as a "regulative ideal" for democracy (Chapman, 2020, 3-5).…”

Section: Boosting Partisanshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Political Representation in Liquid Democracy

Valsangiacomo

2021

Front. Polit. Sci.

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This article provides an in-depth survey of political representation in Liquid Democracy (LD). More precisely, it refutes two potential criticisms: 1) LD impoverishes the concept of political representation relative to existing representative democracies; 2) LD undermines the centrality of political parties. In answer to (1), the article shows that LD is compatible with a selection model of representation, in which proxies are characterized as gyroscopic representatives, driven by intrinsic motivation and indifferent to sanctions. This claim has far-reaching normative implications for the mandate-independence tradeoff, anti-elitism, and deliberation under LD. With regard to (2), the article examines the function of parties, arguing that, although it puts parties and interest groups on a level playing field, LD does not threaten partisanship, but rather expands the range of potential carriers of partisanship. In addressing these objections, this article demonstrates the democratic credentials of LD, showing that LD is compatible with a high-quality, democratic understanding of representation, which is surrounded by a cluster of thick concepts like commitment, intrinsic motivation, alignment of objectives, sympathy, trust, and dialogue. This turns LD into a powerful instrument for the refurbishment of representation both as a unique mode of political participation and as a practice of self-government.

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Section: Boosting Partisanshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Political Representation in Liquid Democracy

Valsangiacomo

2021

Front. Polit. Sci.

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“…A collective "we" is necessary to sustain and enhance political commitment, and parties keep the project visible and give it continuity over time. For Efthymiou (2018), for instance, partisanship is valuable because it supports political commitment and contestation. Parties inform, mobilize, and organize participation, and they connect government to citizens via "the partisan connection" (Muirhead & Rosenblum 2012).…”

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The Political Theory of Parties and Partisanship: Catching Up

Muirhead

Rosenblum

2020

Annu. Rev. Polit. Sci.

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Despite their centrality to modern democracy, until recently political parties were relegated to the margins of normative democratic theory, taking a back seat to social movements, civil society associations, deliberative experiments, spaces for local participatory government, and direct popular participation. Yet, in the past 15 years, a burgeoning literature has emerged in democratic theory focused directly on parties and partisanship; that is our focus in this review. We locate three main normative defenses of parties: one centered in the special role parties can play in political justification as agents of public reason, a second that looks to the way parties contribute to deliberation, and a third that focuses on the partisan commitment to regulated political rivalry and peaceful rotation in office. In this last connection, we survey work on the constitutional status of parties and reasons for banning parties. We then consider the relation of partisanship to citizenship, and in a fourth section we turn to the ethics of partisanship. Parties and partisanship are interwoven but separable: If partisans are necessary to realize the value of parties, the reverse holds as well, and parties are necessary to realize the value of partisanship.

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“…The orientation is both psychological and behavioral. It is psychological when “the citizens identify with a party and behavioral in that they usually vote for it, and possibly give it time and money” (Efthymiou 2017). In multiparty systems partisanship is used to refer to politicians who have strong favorability to their party's policies and hardly compromise with the policies of their political opponents.…”

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“…In multiparty systems partisanship is used to refer to politicians who have strong favorability to their party's policies and hardly compromise with the policies of their political opponents. Thus, in this article, we define partisanship as the placing of commitment to a political party at its core, thus prioritizing party loyalty (see also Efthymiou 2017; Mair 2013).…”

Section: Partisanship Politics Clientelism and Political Culture Inmentioning

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The Effects of Politics on the Implementation of Government Programs/Projects: Insights from a Developing Economy

2020

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Over the years, Ghanaian governments have invested huge sums of money in programs and projects for socioeconomic development to improve their citizens' well‐being. However, the implementation of most of these programs and projects have failed and been abandoned. There is a lack of research addressing this issue and the specific causal mechanism through which politics and culture shapes these failed implementations and program abandonments. Partisan politics—which demonstrates strong favoritism toward one's preferred political party, adherence to party policies, and reluctance to compromise with political opponents—provides an appropriate framework to clarify the role of politics in programs and projects ineffective implementation and abandonment debates. Drawing on political theory and the partisan politics literature, this study explores the role partisan politics plays in the implementation failure and abandonment of government programs and projects in Ghana. Our analysis reveals three causal factors: political culture, political corruption, and poor planning and implementation, which are shaped by partisan politics in the Ghanaian context. This impacts negatively on the unity and socioeconomic development of the country. Related Articles Debrah, Emmanuel. 2016. “Decentralization, District Chief Executives, and District Assemblies in Ghana's Fourth Republic.” Politics & Policy 44 (1): 135‐164. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12146 Kim, Eun Kyung. 2019. “Issue Ownership and Strategic Policy Choice in Multiparty Africa.” Politics & Policy 47 (5): 956‐983. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12327 Mohammed, Abdulai Kuyini. 2013. “Civic Engagement in Public Policy Making: Fad or Reality in Ghana?” Politics & Policy 41 (1): 117‐152. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12003

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The Normative Value of Partisanship: When and Why Partisanship Matters

Cited by 11 publications

References 36 publications

Political Representation in Liquid Democracy

Political Representation in Liquid Democracy

The Political Theory of Parties and Partisanship: Catching Up

The Effects of Politics on the Implementation of Government Programs/Projects: Insights from a Developing Economy

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