Multiparty Democracy

Author : Norman Schofield,Itai Sened
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006-07-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139455251

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Multiparty Democracy by Norman Schofield,Itai Sened Pdf

This book adapts a formal model of elections and legislative politics to study party politics in Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Britain, and the United States. The approach uses the idea of valence, that is, the party leader's non-policy electoral popularity, and employs survey data to model these elections. The analysis explains why small parties in Israel and Italy keep to the electoral periphery. In the Netherlands, Britain, and the US, the electoral model is extended to include the behavior of activists. In the case of Britain, it is shown that there will be contests between activists for the two main parties over who controls policy. For the recent 2005 election, it is argued that the losses of the Labour party were due to Blair's falling valence. For the US, the model gives an account of the rotation of the locations of the two major parties over the last century.

Author : Lee Drutman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190913854

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Breaking the Two-party Doom Loop by Lee Drutman Pdf

American democracy is in deep crisis. But what do we do about it? That depends on how we understand the current threat.In Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop, Lee Drutman argues that we now have, for the first time in American history, a genuine two-party system, with two fully-sorted, truly national parties, divided over the character of the nation. And it's a disaster. It's a party system fundamentally at odds withour anti-majoritarian, compromise-oriented governing institutions. It threatens the very foundations of fairness and shared values on which our democracy depends.Deftly weaving together history, democratic theory, and cutting-edge political science research, Drutman tells the story of how American politics became so toxic and why the country is now trapped in a doom loop of escalating two-party warfare from which there is only one escape: increase the numberof parties through electoral reform. As he shows, American politics was once stable because the two parties held within them multiple factions, which made it possible to assemble flexible majorities and kept the climate of political combat from overheating. But as conservative Southern Democrats andliberal Northeastern Republicans disappeared, partisan conflict flattened and pulled apart. Once the parties became fully nationalized - a long-germinating process that culminated in 2010 - toxic partisanship took over completely. With the two parties divided over competing visions of nationalidentity, Democrats and Republicans no longer see each other as opponents, but as enemies. And the more the conflict escalates, the shakier our democracy feels.Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop makes a compelling case for large scale electoral reform - importantly, reform not requiring a constitutional amendment - that would give America more parties, making American democracy more representative, more responsive, and ultimately more stable.

Author : John Mukum Mbaku,Julius O. Ihonvbere
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429835759

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Multiparty Democracy and Political Change by John Mukum Mbaku,Julius O. Ihonvbere Pdf

First published in 1998, This book is written by seasoned scholars of African Studies and it intended to make a significant contribution to the debate on democracy and democratization in the continent. It contains a rich mixture of analytical ideas and views on the transition to accountable, participatory, and democratic governance structures in Africa. It provides both students of African political economy and policymakers in the continent and in-depth analysis of the post-independence experience of African countries with institutional reforms. Specifically, it looks at the struggles of Africans, since independence, to provide themselves with more appropriate and viable governance structures and economic systems that enhance the ability to entrepreneurs to create wealth. The Book breaks new ground in that it places significant emphasis on the reconstruction of the neo-colonial state as an important first step to a successful transition to democratic and more accountable governance structures.

Author : Aaron Rwodzi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031512841

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Multiparty Democracy in Zimbabwe by Aaron Rwodzi Pdf

Author : E. Kashoki
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789982240925

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What on Earth is a Ruling Party in a Multiparty Democracy? Musings and Ruminations of an Armchair Critic by E. Kashoki Pdf

The primary objective of What on Earth is a Ruling Party in a Multiparty Democracy? is to provoke thought and thereby stimulate debate. To this end, provocatively, this collection of topical issues ranges from 'The place of the miniskirt in sociocultural development' to 'Which citizen in Zambia should not take part in (partisan) politics?' The Author, Mubanga E Kashoki, is a Professor of African Languages at the institute of Economic and Social Research in the University of Zambia.

Author : M.J. Holler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789400936072

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The Logic of Multiparty Systems by M.J. Holler Pdf

What determines the number of political parties in a democracy? Electoral rules certainly influence the incentives to create and maintain parties. However, a society's political culture can maintain parties despite electoral rules that give them poor prospects of success. Thus, comparing the number of parties and differences in electoral rules across countries cannot clearly test the effect of the electoral rules. A better test would examine a society with a fairly continuous political culture, but a change in electoral rules. Postwar France is such a society. While the basic social order has not changed, there was a drastic change in the electoral system in 1958, which theory implies would reduce the number of parties. Thus we can test the hypothesis that the number of parties fell with the change in electoral system. We can also calculate an " equivalent number of parties· to see how closely France approached a two - party system under the new regime. The first section describes the electoral rules under the Fourth and Fifth Republics. The second section develops a model that indicates how the change in electoral rules should have affected the incentives for multiple parties. The third section tests the hypothesis that the number of parties fell from the Fourth to the Fifth Republic. 1. Electoral Rules In the French Fourth Republic (1945 - 1958) political parties existed largely to serve the direct interests of their members.

Author : M. Melo,C. Pereira
Publisher : Springer
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137310842

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Making Brazil Work by M. Melo,C. Pereira Pdf

This book offers the first conceptually rigorous analysis of the political and institutional underpinnings of Brazil's recent rise. Using Brazil as a case study in multiparty presidentialism, the authors argue that Brazil's success stems from the combination of a constitutionally strong president and a robust system of checks and balances.

Author : Pius Msekwa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Democracy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105071243724

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The Transition to Multiparty Democracy by Pius Msekwa Pdf

Author : Paul S. Herrnson,John Clifford Green
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0742515990

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Multiparty Politics in America by Paul S. Herrnson,John Clifford Green Pdf

In the wake of Election 2000 and the Ralph Nader factor, this collection of original essays by leading political scientists examines the possibilities for and performance of minor parties in the American political system. Looking at the rise and fall of the Reform Party and the seeming upsurge in Green Party prospects, the authors present evidence and opinion about the viability of a multiparty system in the United States. New York party politics and Congressional and state legislative elections add depth to our understanding of multiparty politics in action. A unique public opinion survey shows surprising variation in citizen's attitudes toward minor parties and multiparty politics nationwide. Will minor parties flourish or flounder in the 2004 election season? This volume offers a variety of views that every voter should consider. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author : Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015045617746

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The Rise of Multipartyism and Democracy in the Context of Global Change by Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo Pdf

Lumumba-Kasongo examines those forces that contributed to the fate of multiparty democracy in Africa. The forces include the state, political parties, ethnicity, nationalism, religion, underdevelopment, and the global market. Multipartyism in Africa is not necessarily democratic. However, the processes toward multipartyism can produce democratic discourses if they can be transformed by popular and social movements. As the author points out, almost all social classes have demanded some form of democracy. Yet the sociological meanings and teleological perspectives of those forms of democracy depend on an individual or group's economic and educational status. The dynamics of the global context, as reflected in the adoption of the structural adjustment programs of the World Bank and the stability programs of the International Monetary Fund, are likely to produce non-democratic conditions in Africa. Lumumba-Kasongo challenges the existing paradigms on democracy and development, so the book is of considerable interest to scholars and policy makers involved with African politics and socio-economic development.

Author : Michael Laver
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1087973870

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Multiparty Government by Michael Laver Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X006016665

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The Cost of Peace by Anonim Pdf

Author : Carrie Menkel-Meadow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351916516

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Multi-Party Dispute Resolution, Democracy and Decision-Making by Carrie Menkel-Meadow Pdf

The articles selected for this volume draw on game theory, political science, psychology, sociology and anthropology to consider how the process of dispute resolution is altered, challenged and made more complex by the presence of multiple parties and/or multiple issues. The volume explores issues of coalition formation, defection, collaboration, commitments, voting practices, and joint decision making in settings of increasing human complexity. Also included are examples of concrete uses of deliberative democracy processes taken from new applications of complex dispute resolution theory and practice. The selected essays represent the latest theoretical advances and challenges in the field and demonstrate attempts to use dispute resolution theory in a wide variety of settings such as political decision making and policy formation; regulatory matters; environmental disputes; healthcare; community disputes; constitutional formation; and in many other controversial issues in the polity.

Author : Rachel Beatty Riedl
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107045040

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Authoritarian Origins of Democratic Party Systems in Africa by Rachel Beatty Riedl Pdf

This book investigates why seemingly similar African countries developed very different forms of democratic party systems.

Author : Michael Laver,Norman Schofield
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCAL:B4967672

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Multiparty Government by Michael Laver,Norman Schofield Pdf

The politics of coalition is inherent in the political process of most European countries. Coalition may be analyzed either theoretically or empirically; this study reconciles both approaches. Providing insight into contemporary coalition theory and placing it in the context of coalition politics, this work examines five basic themes: the identity and motivation of those involved in coalition politics; the eventual membership of coalitions; durability; payoffs; and the impact of constitutional, behavioral, and historical constraints on the process of coalition bargaining.